WDZY

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WDZY
Broadcast area
Frequency 1290 kHz
Programming
Format Conservative Religious [1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.
  • (Richmond Christian Radio Corporation)
History
First air date
1955(70 years ago) (1955) [2]
Former call signs
  • WHAE (1954, CP )
  • WCLA (1954–1957)
  • WPVA (1957–1986)
  • WHUM (1986–1987) [3]
  • WPVA (1987–1989) [4]
  • WSTK (1989–1997)
  • WZOD (1997–1998) [5] [6]
Call sign meaning
"Disney" former owner
Technical information [7]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 21723
Class D
Power
  • 25,000 watts (day)
  • 41 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°15′30.0″N77°23′40.0″W / 37.258333°N 77.394444°W / 37.258333; -77.394444
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WDZY (1290 kHz) is a conservative Religious formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving the Petersburg/Richmond area. [1] WDZY is owned and operated by Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. [8]

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History

The station went on the air as WCLA in 1955, later to become WPVA. [9] On November 13, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WSTK. [6] On March 19, 1997, it changed to WZOD. On February 19, 1998, it changed to the current WDZY. [6] On the same day, WDZY became an affiliate of Radio Disney.

Sale and falling silent

In June 2013, The Walt Disney Company put WDZY and six other Radio Disney stations in medium markets up for sale, to refocus the network's broadcast distribution on top-25 markets. [10] [11]

On September 29, 2013, WDZY dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went silent. [11] In November, Disney filed to sell WDZY to the Richmond Christian Radio Corporation, [12] a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. [12]

The sale was "consummated" on December 31, 2013 [13] and "accepted" by the FCC on January 10, 2014. WDZY resumed operations on January 17, 2014. [14]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WDZY is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [15]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W277CT103.3 FM FM Petersburg, Virginia 18868250 watts96  m (315  ft)D LMS

References

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  3. ↑ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 8, 1986. p. 114.
  4. ↑ "Addenda to the 1987 Yearbook" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 25, 1987. p. 22.
  5. ↑ "FCC History Card forWDZY". FCC .
  6. 1 2 3
  7. ↑ '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000C-QINU`"' "Facility Technical Data for WDZY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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