WLSD

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WLSD
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Broadcast area Norton, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia [2] [3]
Frequency 1220 AM kHz
Branding"92-5 The Vault"
Programming
Format Classic Hits [4]
Affiliations SRN News
Ownership
OwnerValley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc. [1]
WAXM
History
First air date
August 20, 1953 [5]
Call sign meaning
Wise Lee Scott Dickenson [6]
Technical information
Facility ID 69676
Class D
Power 1,000 Watts daytime
45 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
 36°50′26.0″N82°44′14.0″W / 36.840556°N 82.737222°W / 36.840556; -82.737222 [1]
Links
Webcast WLSD Webstream
Website WLSD Online

WLSD is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station. [4] The station is licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of Norton and Wise County in Virginia. [1] [2] [3] WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc. [1] [7]

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History

WLSD first went on air August 20, 1953. [5] According to then-station manager William H. Wren, the call letters stood for the four counties served by WLSD: Wise-Lee-Scott-Dickenson. [6] On January 4, 2021, the format of the station was changed from Southern Gospel and Religious to Classic Hits branding as "92-5 The Vault".

Translator

In addition to WLSD's primary frequency, the station's programming is simulcast on the following translator station, on the FM band, to widen WLSD's broadcast area. [8] [9] [7]

Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID 		ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W223AA92.5 Big Stone Gap, Virginia 69690250 watts570 m (1,870 ft)D 36°54′50.30″N82°53′39.50″W / 36.9139722°N 82.8943056°W / 36.9139722; -82.8943056 FCC LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "WLSD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "WLSD-AM 1350 kHz – Big Stone Gap, VA – Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "WLSD-AM 1350 kHz – Big Stone Gap, VA – Nighttime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Addington, Luther F. (1988). The Story of Wise County (Virginia). The Overmountain Press.
  7. 1 2 "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – WLSD-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "W223AA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  9. ↑ "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – W223AA-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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