WILY (1210 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Centralia, Illinois. The station is owned by Dana Withers' Withers Broadcasting Companies, and its broadcast license is held by WRXX, LLC. The station, established in 1946 as "WCNT", was assigned the call sign "WILY" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1967.
On June 1, 2026, the station went off the air along with some of its sister stations as part of a reorganization effort by the owner.
Programming WILY broadcast an oldies music format featuring the "Good Time Oldies" programming from Westwood One. , WILY's on-air personalities included Bruce Chandler in morning drive, JJ McKay on mid-days, Brad Pierce in afternoon drive, Peter McLaine on evenings, and Mike Shaw overnight. WILY also broadcast a one-hour talk show hosted by Tootie Cooksey each weekday. On Mondays, this was called Talk Time USA and called Hotline on Tuesday through Friday.
Translators WILY programming was also carried on two broadcast translator stations to extend or improve the coverage area of the station.
References
External links WILY official website Withers Broadcasting