WELD (Columbus, Ohio)

WELD was an FM radio station in Columbus, Ohio, that began broadcasting, as W45CM, in 1941.

In May 1940, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the establishment, effective January 1, 1941, of an FM radio band operating on 40 channels spanning 42–50 MHz.

During World War Two, manufacturing restrictions limited the production of FM receivers, and WBNS began broadcasting "a regular program devoted to explaining the advantages of FM broadcasting".

[15] The FCC provided that, during a transitional period, stations could simultaneously broadcast on both their old and new frequencies.

[17] In 1957, RadiOhio received a license for a new Columbus FM station, also on 97.1 MHz, which was assigned the call letters WBNS-FM.