WEIC
WEIC (1270 AM) was a radio station licensed to Charleston, Illinois, United States. History The station signed on for the first time December 12, 1954 as WEIC, built by Charleston resident Jack Owens, who took a disability settlement from an injury suffered while working for the railroad, and used it to build the radio station. The station signed on with 1,000 watts of power on 1270 kHz operating during daytime hours only, from studios, transmitter and towers located at the same place they were when the station ceased operations—2560 West State Street (on what was formerly Illinois Route 16, now Illinois Route 316) on Charleston's northwest side. The station was owned by Friendly City Broadcasters, which was a partnership of Jack Owens and Betty Jane Owens. Owens' family was involved in the operation of the station as well. Owens owned the station thru the 1960s, and they also began the work to file an application with the Federal Communications Commission to add nighttime service with 500 watts and 3 additional towers. WEIC-FM 92.1 signed on the air on October 1, 1965, providing the first FM radio station in Charleston. In 1967, the station was sold to Community Communications Associates, along