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Revision as of 05:38, 26 August 2024 by Wcquidditch (talk | contribs) (WCBS has changed its call sign to WHSQ; etc.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Radio station in Moneta, Virginia | |
| Broadcast area | Southern Bedford County - Northeastern Franklin County |
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| Frequency | 880 kHz |
| Branding | Lake Radio 880 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies - Adult standards |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Smile Broadcasting, LLC |
| History | |
| First air date | December 1991; 33 years ago (1991-12) |
| Former call signs | WBLU (1990–1994) WLQE (1994–1997) WVLR (1997–2001) WCQV (2001–2008) |
| Call sign meaning | W Smith (Mountain) Lake |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 31212 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 900 watts (daytime only) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°10′0.0″N 79°37′50.0″W / 37.166667°N 79.630556°W / 37.166667; -79.630556 |
| Translator(s) | 98.3 W252DP (Moneta) |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Webcast | WSLK Webstream |
| Website | WSLK880.com |
WSLK (880 kHz, "Lake Radio 880") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Moneta, Virginia. It broadcasts an oldies and adult standards radio format and is owned and operated by Smile Broadcasting, LLC. The studios and offices are on Village Springs Drive in Hardy, Virginia.
WSLK is a daytimer station, powered at 900 watts non-directional. AM 880 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WHSQ in New York City. To avoid interference, at night WSLK goes off the air. The transmitter is off Moneta Road in Moneta. The station's signal covers the Smith Mountain Lake area in parts of Bedford and Franklin Counties in Virginia. Programming is heard around the clock on 250-watt FM translator W252DP at 98.3 MHz in Moneta.
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 1990. The new station was assigned the call sign WBLU by the FCC on February 7, 1990. WBLU received its license to cover from the FCC on December 18, 1991.
Smile Broadcasting LLC purchased WCQV, at the time a Southern Gospel station, from Perception Media Group in a deal announced in February 2008. The station was sold for a reported $125,000.
The station was assigned the current WSLK call sign by the FCC on April 7, 2008.
References
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- "Facility Technical Data for WSLK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "WSLK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Radio-Locator.com/WSLK
- "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- "WSLK-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". Radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- Radio-Locator.com/W252DP
- "Application Search Details (BP-19880126AB)". FCC Media Bureau. January 4, 1990.
- "Application Search Details (BL-19911104AB)". FCC Media Bureau. December 18, 1991.
- ^ "Deals - 2008-02-23". Broadcasting & Cable. February 24, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
External links
- Lake Radio 880 Online
- Lake Radio Facebook
- Facility details for Facility ID 31212 (WSLK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WSLK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 88511 (W252DP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W252DP at FCCdata.org
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| See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night | |
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