Historic Business
WISL Radio
WISL began broadcasting in 1948 from Rock and Sunbury Streets, where Radio Anthracite operated a 1,000-watt station at 1480 on the AM dial.
Some details remain uncertain
On the Air in 1948
The station history places WISL’s opening in 1948. It describes local on-air coverage without turning a commemorative account into a complete program schedule or list of everyone who worked at the station.
Rock and Sunbury Streets
WISL operated at Rock and Sunbury Streets under Radio Anthracite, Inc. The intersection gives the station a reviewed historic setting while avoiding a claim that the same building or use survives today.
1480 and 1,000 Watts
A centennial-era station advertisement identified WISL at 1480 and described it as a 1,000-watt full-time station. Those technical details document how the station presented its 1964 service; they do not replace the separate 1948 opening date in the narrative history.
Location
Rock and Sunbury Streets, Shamokin, Pennsylvania