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WXLY

North Charleston, South Carolina United States
Broadcast area	Charleston metropolitan area
Frequency	102.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Y102.5
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Radio by Grace (Christian radio)
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WEZL, WRFQ, WSCC-FM
History
First air date	April 1958 (66 years ago) (1958-04)
Former call signs	WCSC-FM (1958–198?) WKTM (198?–1984)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	34163
Class	C1
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	201 meters (659 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	32°49′4.00″N 79°50′9.00″W / 32.8177778°N 79.8358333°W / 32.8177778; -79.8358333
Translator(s)	HD2: 104.9 W285DV (Charleston) HD2: 105.1 W286AY (Charleston)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	y1025.iheart.com HD2 website

WXLY (102.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to North Charleston, South Carolina, and serving the Charleston metropolitan area, owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station airs an adult contemporary radio format branded Y102.5 with the slogan "Better Music For A Better Workday." WXLY's studios and offices are on Houston Northcutt Boulevard in Mount Pleasant.

WXLY has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations, its transmitter is off Venning Road in Mount Pleasant. WXLY broadcasts using HD Radio technology, its HD-2 digital subchannel carries Radio By Grace, which in turn feeds two FM translators.

History

In April 1958, the station signed on the air as WCSC-FM. It was the FM counterpart to WCSC 1390 AM (now WSPO). The stations were owned by WCSC, Inc. and the call sign stood for the city of license, "Charleston, South Carolina. WCSC-FM was powered at 50,000 watts, half its current output.

By the early 1980s, the call letters switched to WKTM and the station played album-oriented rock. The switch to the WXLY call sign and Y-102 moniker was made when the station flipped to country music. Later in the 1980s, the station played oldies and classic hits.

WXLY featured an oldies format for years. In 2004, the station's name was changed from "Oldies 102.5" to "Y102.5", to eliminate the usage of the word 'old.' In March 2005, WXLY shifted to 1970s based classic hits, even including some 1980s AC songs. The new slogan was "The Greatest Hits of All Time." The evolution was taken a step further in late 2006 when the station adopted the slogan 'Music to Make You Feel Good', and unveiled a new, upbeat presentation with a new voice talent, new jingles, and a pastel-colored website. The logo was altered to give it a more contemporary feel.

The music was once again adjusted later in 2007 to Mainstream AC from the 1970s through 2000s, following the flip of competitor WSUY. The station's once-association with the oldies format has now been completely transformed to AC, except for the name, which has remained the same.

References

1. "Facility Technical Data for WXLY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
2. Information from Broadcasting Yearbook 1964 page B-139

External links

• Official website
• Facility details for Facility ID 34163 (WXLY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WXLY in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 153420 (W285DV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W285DV at FCCdata.org
• Facility details for Facility ID 150415 (W286AY) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W286AY at FCCdata.org

32°49′05″N 79°50′10″W / 32.818°N 79.836°W / 32.818; -79.836

• HD Radio stations
• IHeartMedia radio stations
• Mainstream adult contemporary radio stations in the United States
• Radio stations established in 1958
• Radio stations in Charleston, South Carolina