WMVA (AM)

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WMVA
Broadcast area Martinsville, Virginia
Henry County, Virginia
Frequency 1450 kHz
Programming
Format Defunct (was Oldies)
Ownership
OwnerMartinsville Media, Inc.
WHEE, WYAT-LD
History
First air date
1941
Last air date
January 28, 2019
Call sign meaning
WMartinsville VirginiA
Technical information
Facility ID 40510
Class C
Power 1,000 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
36°42′0.0″N79°51′7.0″W / 36.700000°N 79.851944°W / 36.700000; -79.851944

WMVA was an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Martinsville, Virginia, serving Martinsville and Henry County, Virginia. WMVA was last owned and operated by Martinsville Media, Inc. [1]

Contents

History

In October 2005, William D. Wyatt, Jr. purchased WMVA, which had an adult contemporary and sports radio format, from Billy D. Wilson and Linda R. Wilson. whom purchased it from founder Hans Peter Blume [2]

The station went silent on January 28, 2019, and it never returned to the air. [3] Its license was surrendered on July 23, 2021 and was cancelled on July 27, 2021. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "WMVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, Vol. 135, October 3, 2005, p. 25.
  3. 1 2 "Response to Operational Status Inquiry & Surrender of FCC License Authorization", fcc.gov. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  4. "License Cancelled". Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. July 27, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  5. Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN   978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 11.