WVLY-FM

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WVLY-FM
Broadcast area Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Frequency 100.9 MHz
BrandingThe Valley
Programming
Format
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
United Stations Radio Networks
Ownership
OwnerSunbury Broadcasting Corporation
WEGH, WKOK, WQKX
History
First air date
January 11, 1968 (1968-01-11)
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 www.wqkx.com/The__Valley

WVLY-FM (100.9 FM, "The Valley") is a commercial radio station licensed to Milton, Pennsylvania, United States. 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.

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Its transmitter is located on Tower Road in Danville.

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. [2] 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. [2] 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. [3]

References

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

40°57′11″N76°45′04″W / 40.953°N 76.751°W / 40.953; -76.751

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