WBLO
Encyclopedia
WBLO "Pepe 790 AM
" is a radio station
broadcasting a Spanish language
format. Licensed to Thomasville, North Carolina
, USA. The station is currently owned by GHB Radio. Norsan Multimedia plans to lease the station.
. When the station moved to High Point in the early 2000s, it played southern gospel
music. During most of 2004, the station was called WIST, airing adult standards
along with WIST-FM
. The WBLO letters, the name "The Ball" and the sports talk format were adopted December 14, 2004, after brief use of the call letters WFIK and WZXY.
On June 4, 2010, Norberto Sanchez of Norsan Multimedia said that his company will lease WIST-FM and WBLO, with an option to buy. WBLO kept its format until the end of the year.
WBLO has an application to increase its signal to 10,000 watts during the day.
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
" is a radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
format. Licensed to Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville is a city in Davidson County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,354 at the 2010 census. The city is notable for its furniture industry as are its neighbors of High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's...
, USA. The station is currently owned by GHB Radio. Norsan Multimedia plans to lease the station.
History
For more than 50 years, WTNC was located in Thomasville, North CarolinaThomasville, North Carolina
Thomasville is a city in Davidson County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 21,354 at the 2010 census. The city is notable for its furniture industry as are its neighbors of High Point and Lexington. This Piedmont Triad community was established in 1852 and hosts the state's...
. When the station moved to High Point in the early 2000s, it played southern gospel
Southern Gospel
Southern Gospel music—at one time also known as "quartet music"—is music whose lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music...
music. During most of 2004, the station was called WIST, airing adult standards
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
along with WIST-FM
WIST-FM
WIST-FM is a Regional Mexican outlet serving the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina. The GHB Broadcasting station is licensed to Thomasville, North Carolina.-History:...
. The WBLO letters, the name "The Ball" and the sports talk format were adopted December 14, 2004, after brief use of the call letters WFIK and WZXY.
On June 4, 2010, Norberto Sanchez of Norsan Multimedia said that his company will lease WIST-FM and WBLO, with an option to buy. WBLO kept its format until the end of the year.
WBLO has an application to increase its signal to 10,000 watts during the day.