WWSA-LP

Last updated
WWSA-LP
City St. Albans, West Virginia
Broadcast area St. Albans, West Virginia
Cross Lanes, West Virginia
Nitro, West Virginia
Tornado, West Virginia
Frequency 96.9 FM MHz
BrandingOldies 96.9
Programming
Format Oldies [1]
Ownership
OwnerCity of St. Albans
History
First air date
June 2016
Former call signs
WWSA-LP (2015-Present) [2]
Call sign meaning
WWSaint Albans
Technical information
Facility ID 194540
Class L1
Power 100 Watts
HAAT −29 meters (−95 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°23′12.60″N81°50′17.70″W / 38.3868333°N 81.8382500°W / 38.3868333; -81.8382500
Links
Website WWSA-LP Online

WWSA-LP is an Oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to St. Albans, West Virginia, serving St. Albans, Cross Lanes, Nitro, and Tornado in West Virginia. [1] WWSA-LP is owned and operated by City of St. Albans. [3]

Contents

Programming and Studios

Along with the station's Oldies format, WWSA-LP also broadcasts features regarding the history of St. Albans. [1] Interviews with "individuals who have historical backgrounds related to the city" are also heard on the station. [1]

The Museum of Radio and Technology, located in nearby Huntington, West Virginia, donated equipment to the station and built a "vintage studio" in the St. Albans City Hall. [1] [4] The station initially operated from a "broom closet" at the City Municipal Building. [1] In 2017, the studio was moved to the St. Albans Chamber of Commerce at 412 6th Avenue.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gardner, Jennifer (June 19, 2016). "St. Albans has a new radio station to call its own". Charleston Gazette-Mail . Charleston, West Virginia: The Daily Gazette Company. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. "WWSA-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  4. Smith, Charlotte (October 16, 2014). "Museum of Radio and Technology channels memories of a bygone era". Charleston Gazette-Mail . Charleston, West Virginia: The Daily Gazette Company. Retrieved August 30, 2016.