WLID

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WLID
Semi-satellite of WABC, New York City
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Broadcast area
Suffolk County, New York
[[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]]1370 kHz
BrandingTalkradio 107.1
Programming
LanguageTemplate:Pluralize from textEnglish
FormatConservative talk radio
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Former call signs
WALK (1952–2019)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
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10136
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  • 500 watts (day)
  • 102 watts (night)
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WLID (1370 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Patchogue, New York. Established in 1952 as WALK, the station is owned by businessman John Catsimatidis through his Red Apple Media company.

WLID broadcasts at 500 watts by day. At sunset, the station reduces power to 102 watts to protect other stations on 1370 AM from interference. WLID's transmitter is located at the former WALK studios on Colonial Drive in East Patchogue, New York. Programming is also heard on FM translators W239CY at 95.7 MHz, and W296EK at 107.1 MHz.

History

Early years

The station, initially owned by the Suffolk Broadcasting Corporation, signed on the air on April 20, 1952. The original call sign was WALK, broadcasting from studios on Colonial Drive in East Patchogue.[2] The station's studios would remain there for more than 62 years. For most of those years, the station was a daytimer, required to go off the air at night. It added an FM sister station only seven months later.

In its early years, WALK played classical music, big bands and jazz. It was purchased in 1963 by the Island Broadcasting System along with its sister stations, WALK-FM and WRIV in Riverhead. Island Broadcasting was owned in part by NBC News anchorman Chet Huntley.[3] WALK was one of the first stations on Long Island to run a full schedule of Christmas music for several weeks during the holiday season. The holiday format began in 1995. In later years, it was run on both WALK and WALK-FM as the two stations simulcast.

Changes in ownership

On May 15, 2014, Qantum Communications announced that it would acquire WALK and WALK-FM from the Aloha Station Trust in exchange for transferring its existing 29 stations to the WALK stations' former owner, Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartMedia). Qantum then immediately resold the WALK stations to Connoisseur Media.[4] On September 12, 2014, WALK flipped to a simulcast of co-owned 1100 WHLI's adult standards format.[5]

On October 30, 2019, it was announced that Connoisseur Media would be donating WALK's license to Cantico Nuevo Ministry, the owner of WNYG in Patchogue and WLIM in Medford. As part of the deal, Iglesias de Evangelizacion Misionera Jovenus Cristianos de EU Inc. purchased WALK's transmitter site and former studios for $500,000.[6] The deal was consummated[7] on December 31, 2019.[8] Connoisseur retained the rights to the WALK call sign for 97.5 FM,[6] which prompted 1370's call letters to be changed to WLID.[9]

On November 26, 2025, it was reported that Red Apple Media would be purchasing WLID from Cantico Nuevo Ministry for $500,000.[10] The deal closed in February 2026.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WLID". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WALK Goes on Air First Time Sunday From East Patchogue, New York" (PDF). The Patchogue Advance. Patchogue New York. April 24, 1952. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Peconic Resident Buys Macy Radio Stations" (PDF). The Long Island Traveler Mattituck Watchman. Southold New York. November 7, 1963. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (May 15, 2014). "Qantum Sells To Clear Channel; Connoisseur Expands In Long Island". radioinsight.com. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (September 12, 2014). "WHLI Adds Simulcast". radioinsight.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cantico Nuevo Ministry Acquires 1370 WALK". radioinsight.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Connoisseur Completes Donation Of Long Island AM To Religious Broadcaster". insideradio.com. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Consummation Notice". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Call Sign History (WLID)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Red Apple Media Acquires Long Island AM & Translators". RadioInsight. November 26, 2025. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Closings". insideradio.com. March 5, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
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