WVLY-FM

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WVLY-FM
Broadcast area Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Frequency 100.9 MHz
BrandingThe Valley
Programming
Format Adult contemporary - Classic hits
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerSunbury Broadcasting Corporation
WEGH, WKOK, WQKX
History
First air date
January 11, 1968;57 years ago (January 11, 1968) (as WMLP-FM)
Former call signs
WMLP-FM (1967–1979)
WOEZ-FM (1979–1994)
WVLY (1994–2001)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 73272
Class A
ERP 1,300 watts
HAAT 218 meters (715 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°57′12.3″N76°45′3.9″W / 40.953417°N 76.751083°W / 40.953417; -76.751083 (WVLY-FM)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website The Valley Online

WVLY-FM (100.9 MHz, "The Valley") is a commercial radio station licensed to Milton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation with studios on County Line Road in Selinsgrove. The station broadcasts a radio format mixing adult contemporary music and classic hits. Local DJs are heard on weekdays. Two nationally syndicated shows air at night, Delilah with dedications and call-ins, and Intelligence for Your Life with John Tesh , with tips on health and relationships. WVLY-FM plays smooth jazz on Sunday mornings, including the syndicated Dave Koz Radio Show.

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WVLY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,300 watts as a Class A station. Its transmitter and broadcast tower are on Tower Road in Danville. [2]

History

The Federal Communications Commission granted WMLP, Inc. a construction permit for a new FM station on July 5, 1967. It was the sister station to WMLP 1380 AM. The station's call sign was WMLP-FM. The construction was completed and the license was granted on January 11, 1968;57 years ago. [3] In its early years, it mostly simulcast the programming on WMLP 1380 AM. It later had an automated country music format.

The FM station's call sign was changed to WOEZ-FM on October 1, 1979. [3] It began broadcasting an easy listening format. Then on September 23, 1994, the call sign was changed to WVLY, followed by a change to WVLY-FM on January 22, 2001.

Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation purchased the assets of WVLY-FM from Milton/Lewisburg Broadcasting Corporation on March 6, 2006. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WVLY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WVLY-FM
  3. 1 2 "History Cards for WVLY-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "History". Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved July 19, 2015.

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