WLBH (AM)

WLBH (1170 AM) was a radio station licensed to Mattoon, Illinois, United States. The station began broadcasting on November 26, 1946, and originally ran 250 watts, during daytime hours only. In 1974, the station's power was increased to 5,000 watts. The station was originally owned by James Ray Livesay, and was later owned by his son James R. Livesay II.

The station had long aired a full service format, with farm/talk programming, and also airing country music throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s. On November 6, 1995, the station switched to a news-talk format, the first format change in the station's history. Hosts included G. Gordon Liddy and Oliver North. Shortly thereafter, the station would begin airing adult standards music, branded "Unforgettable 1170". The station would continue airing an adult standards format into the 2000s.

WLBH's licensed was cancelled in 2018, after having been off the air for an indeterminate amount of time, following a break-in at the station's transmitter site, in which the station's transmitter was destroyed and broadcasting equipment was stolen.

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