WPVC-LP

Last updated
WPVC-LP
Broadcast area
Frequency 94.7 MHz
Programming
Affiliations Pacifica Radio
Ownership
OwnerPromise Land Communications
History
First air date
September 20, 2015 (2015-09-20) [1]
Last air date
June 17, 2020 (2020-06-17)
Former call signs
WPVC-LP (2014–2020) [2]
Call sign meaning
"Progressive Voice of Charlottesville"
Technical information
Facility ID 192897
Class L1
ERP 21 watts
HAAT 64.6 meters (212 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 38°4′39.0″N78°28′21.0″W / 38.077500°N 78.472500°W / 38.077500; -78.472500

WPVC-LP was a progressive talk radio and electronic dance music formatted low-power radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County in Virginia. [3] WPVC-LP was owned and operated by Promise Land Communications. [4]

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On June 17, 2020, the station ceased broadcasting. Promise Land Communications cited in a Facebook post "the ongoing legal challenge...by the out of state giant Saga Communications". [5] In late 2019, Saga accused Promise Land, along with four other Charlotteville area low-power FM stations, of operating as a "de facto cluster". [6] Saga owns six stations in the Charlottesville market. [6] [7] Saga has accused low-power stations of licensure violations in the past. [8]

On June 16, 2020, station president Jeffrey Lenert turned in the license for deletion stating "As a result of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and recent increased costs of station ownership and operation, it has become impossible to operate station WPVC-LP in the manner that I wish." [9] The station's license was deleted and its pending renewal dismissed on July 7 of the same year. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "If you turn to 94.7 right now in Charlottesville... - 94.7 FM Charlottesville". Promise Land Communications/Facebook . September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "DDWPVC-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ "PRESS RELEASE - June 17, 2020". Promise Land Communications/Facebook. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Saga Hits Charlottesville LPFMs for Operating as a Radio Cluster". Insideradio.com. September 11, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Saga Communications - Charlottesville, VA". Saga Communications, Inc. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  8. ↑ Provence, Lisa (October 16, 2019). "License to bully?: Local nonprofit stations say Saga is out to bankrupt them". C-Ville Weekly . Charlottesville, Virginia: C-VILLE Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "6-17-20 Letter to J. Bradshaw re License Cancellation (WPVC-LP Charlottesville VA - Promise Land Communications).pdf" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 16, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  10. ↑ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WPVC-LP". REC Networks. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
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