WSYL (1490 AM) was a

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owned by Neal Ardman, through licensee NIA Broadcasting, Inc.

License renewal hearing and cancellation

On March 9, 2021, the

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designated the station's license renewal for hearing due to being silent for 73 percent of the last three years, including 270 days in 2019 during which the station operated at reduced power without FCC approval. On March 29, 2021, the FCC released a statement saying the hearing would be terminated with prejudice because of NIA Broadcasting's decision to cancel the license for WSYL.FCC statement, issued March 29, 2021; retrieved March 30, 2021.
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in the FCC Licensing and Management System)
FCC History Cards for WSYL
(covering 1955–1981) SYL Radio stations established in 1975 Radio stations disestablished in 2021 2021 disestablishments in Georgia (U.S. state) Defunct radio stations in the United States SYL {{GeorgiaUS-radio-station-stub