WSLK

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WSLK
Broadcast areaSouthern Bedford County - Northeastern Franklin County
Frequency 880 kHz
BrandingLake Radio 880
Programming
Format Oldies - Adult standards
Affiliations Townhall News
Ownership
OwnerSmile 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) [1]
Call sign meaning
WSmith (Mountain) Lake
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 31212
Class D
Power 900 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°10′0.0″N79°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 Listen Live
Website wslk880.com

WSLK (880 AM, "Lake Radio 880") is a commercial radio station licensed to Moneta, Virginia. It broadcasts an oldies and adult standards radio format and is owned and operated by Smile Broadcasting, LLC. [3] The studios and offices are on Village Springs Drive in Hardy, Virginia.

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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. [4] The station's signal covers the Smith Mountain Lake area in parts of Bedford and Franklin Counties in Virginia. [5] [6] Programming is heard around the clock on 250-watt FM translator W252DP at 98.3 MHz in Moneta. [7]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 1990. [8] The new station was assigned the call sign WBLU by the FCC on February 7, 1990. [1] WBLU received its license to cover from the FCC on December 18, 1991. [9]

Smile Broadcasting LLC purchased WCQV, at the time a Southern Gospel station, from Perception Media Group in a deal announced in February 2008. [10] The station was sold for a reported $125,000. [10]

The station was assigned the current WSLK call sign by the FCC on April 7, 2008. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSLK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WSLK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WSLK
  5. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  6. ↑ "WSLK-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". Radio-locator.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/W252DP
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details (BP-19880126AB)". FCC Media Bureau. January 4, 1990.
  9. ↑ "Application Search Details (BL-19911104AB)". FCC Media Bureau. December 18, 1991.
  10. 1 2 "Deals - 2008-02-23". Broadcasting & Cable. February 24, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2009.


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