WLUS-FM

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WLUS-FM
WLUS-FM 2014.png
Broadcast area Southside Virginia
Frequency 98.3 MHz
BrandingUS 98.3
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Birch Broadcasting Corporation
  • (Lakes Media, LLC)
WHLF, WKSK-FM, WMPW, WSHV, WWDN
History
First air date
 1984
Call sign meaning
WLUnited States
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 11723
Class C3
Power 17,500 Watts
HAAT 119 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 36°29′45.0″N78°33′16.0″W / 36.495833°N 78.554444°W / 36.495833; -78.554444
Links
Public license information
Webcast WLUS Webstream
Website WLUS Online

WLUS-FM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Clarksville, Virginia, serving the Southside Virginia area. WLUS-FM is owned and operated by Thomas Birch's Birch Broadcasting Corporation, through licensee Lakes Media, LLC. [2]

In August 2016, Lakes Media sent an informal objection to the Federal Communications Commission alleging that translator W252DK in Durham, North Carolina was interfering with reception of WLUS-FM. After nearly a year of debate between Arohi Media, licensee of W252DK, and Lakes Media, the FCC sent a letter requiring that the translator cease operation immediately. [3] [4] The translator's license has been suspended and is no longer found in the FCC database. [5] The FCC had accepted a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Arohi Media on June 1, 2017. [6]

WLUS would experience interference issues again with another translator station in 2024, this time coming from First State Communications, which owned W252EL in Cary, North Carolina and rebroadcast WQDR-AM. [7] The move was made when numerous translators where reshuffled in a swap with WPTF in August of that year. [8] [9] However, WLUS complained that W252EL was causing interference to its southern coverage area. [10] W252EL would eventually suspend operations on April 11, 2025 [11] , while First State Communications would attempt to ammend its permit to reduce its power from 150 to 6 watts. [12]


References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLUS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WLUS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "In re: W252DK, Durham, NC Interference Complaint" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission . May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  4. ↑ Ashworth, Susan (May 10, 2017). "Translator Ordered Off the Air after Interference Complaints". Radio World. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ "W252DK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ↑ Ashworth, Susan (June 6, 2017). "FCC Taking Second Look at Translator Ordered Off the Air". Radio World. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  7. ↑ Stine, Randy (September 6, 2024). "Virginia Broadcaster Laments Interference From FM Translator". RadioWorld. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ "The Triangle's Rock FM Coverage Map" . Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  9. ↑ Venta, Lance (August 23, 2024). "Rock 92.9 & WPTF Play Translator Musical Chairs". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ "New Complaint, But Lakes Media's 'US 98.3' Faces Familiar Interference Problem", insideradio.com, September 6, 2024
  11. ↑ Langan, Nick (April 14, 2025). "FCC Orders NC Translator Off Air Over WLUS Interference". Radio World. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  12. ↑ "STA Application for 6 Watts Pending Construction of CP Facilities", Charles M. Anderson, April 11, 2025.
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