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WOLY (AM)
WOLY is an AM radio station licensed to Olean, New York. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media and operates on 1450 kHz. It currently runs a classic hits format branded as "Big Oly 107.1."
It is the oldest station in Cattaraugus County, signing on on December 11, 1934. It was affiliated with ABC since its days as the Blue Network through the early 2010s. Former congressman James F. Hastings managed WHDL from 1952 to 1966. The station was historically an
to be broadcast on FM translators far removed from their city of license.
On July 29, 2019 WHDL changed their format from top 40/CHR to classic hits, branded as "Big Oly 107.1," changing the station's call sign for the first time in its 85-year history and returning the station to a format of older music. WPIG disc jockeys will serve double duty for the new format (including returning morning host Gary Nease, who served as morning host during the 14 Karat Gold era), which is