Press Release provided courtesy of WKYX and West Kentucky Star.
MAYFIELD, KY - WLLE-FM (Willie 102) and WNGO-FM (95.5) are off the air indefinitely at their Mayfield location, after a fire destroyed the transmitter building in Mayfield, however, Willie 102 can be heard on low power in the Paducah area, temporarily. According to Mayfield Fire Chief David Warner, the fire broke out at around 6:30 am Friday. When firefighters arrived at the scene, flames were coming out of the roof of the transmitter building at the base of the transmitting tower for Willie and WNGO-FM. Chief Engineer Greg Walker with the stations' owner, Bristol Broadcasting Company Paducah, tells West Kentucky Star it is not yet known when the stations will be back on the air at full power. WLLE-FM 102.1 is airing on "low power" for the time being utilizing a low powered transmitter at a different location based in Paducah. WNGO-FM remains off the air completely. The nearly 500 foot tall tower adjacent to the transmitter building was not damaged in the fire, and poses no danger to the surrounding properties at the tower site near the Purchase Parkway / U.S. 45 interchange in Mayfield, according to Walker. WNGO-AM 1320 remains unaffected and on the air. You can also click on the link below to stream the station. The FAA and FCC have been notified of the tower lighting outage due to the fire, and prolonged station signal outages of the two stations. The cause of the fire is under investigation. WLLE-FM is a 50,000 watt station that can be heard across western Kentucky. southern Illinois, and northwest Tennessee. It airs a Classic Country Music format. WNGO-FM is an FM translator station for WNGO-AM 1320, and carries a News-Talk format along with its sister station, WKYX. Both stations cover western Kentucky and southern Illinois with their combined signals. For more information, please contact Jamie Futrell, General Manager of Bristol Broadcasting Company at 270-554-8255.
And from all of us at Freeland Broadcasting in Marshall County, we send our thoughts
and prayers to the Bristol Broadcasting community.