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WLON
WLON (1050 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format and serving the Lincolnton, North Carolina area, and owned and operated by Calvin Hastings, through licensee KTC Broadcasting, Inc. WLON AM is also the home of [Lincoln County] football every Friday night, Atlanta Braves baseball, [Clemson and Duke] and UNC Tar Heels college basketball and football.
WLON also carries Charlotte Hornet Basketball, Carolina Panther Football, the ACC and NCAA basketball tournaments.
History.
Frank Hall of Lake Wylie
was vice president and general manager of WGNC when the family sold both stations to Beasley Broadcast Group in 1986.
Six years after buying WCSL in Cherryville, Calvin Hastings bought WGNC and started KTC Broadcasting. In 1992 he bought WOHS in Shelby and began calling the three stations Piedmont Superstations.
WCSL, WGNC and WOHS began airing Atlanta Braves baseball in 1993. WGNC had served as the radio home of the Gastonia Rangers minor league team from 1990 to 1992.
On April 1, 1993, KTC took over WLON in