WLEC
WLEC (1450 AM) – branded as 1450 AM WLEC – is a commercial oldies/full service radio station licensed to Sandusky, Ohio. Owned by Fremont-based BAS Broadcasting, the station serves the Sandusky/Port Clinton/Lake Erie Islands market (collectively referred to as Vacationland and/or the Firelands), including Erie, Ottawa, and Huron counties.
| Broadcast area |
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|---|---|
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1450 93.5 FM WLEC |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Oldies/Full service |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio Cleveland Cavaliers AudioVerse Cleveland Guardians Radio Network Ohio State Sports Network Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | BAS Broadcasting |
| History | |
First air date | December 7, 1947 |
Call sign meaning | founding owners Lake Erie Corporation |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 19705 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°26′28″N 82°41′14″W |
| Translator(s) | 93.5 W228EN (Sandusky) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WLEC is the local affiliate of Westwood One's America's Best Music, in addition to the Cleveland Guardians, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NFL on Westwood One, and the Ohio State radio networks. The WLEC studios and transmitter are co-located in a Quonset hut east of Sandusky's downtown. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WLEC's programming simulcasts over low-power FM translator W228BN (93.5 FM), and is also available online.
In addition, WLEC is the home for weekly local high school football and basketball broadcasts.