WALY

WALY (100.1 MHz) is an adult contemporary music formatted FM radio station in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media. The station has an ERP of 3,000 watts. History of the 100.1 frequency As WVAM-FM The station was originally licensed on January 27, 1954, as WVAM-FM and was owned first by The General Broadcasting Corporation, and then by Blair County Broadcasters Incorporated. WVAM-FM was initially an automated Drake-Chenault Top-40 station until 1980. Top-40 initially aired on WVAM (1430 AM) before the launch of WVAM-FM. When the FM station was launched, WVAM was changed to a country format. Sale to Phyldel Communications In 1979, Blair County Broadcasters Inc., the owners of WVAM-FM and WVAM, were charged with engaging in fraudulent billing practices by the FCC and order to either sell the stations or facing a hearing. The fraudulent charges occurred with billing advertisers. The two stations were sold to Phyldel Communications Corp. in September 1980 for $913,000.