WLSD
WLSD is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station. The station is licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of Norton and Wise County in Virginia. WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.
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| Broadcast area | Norton, Virginia Wise County, Virginia |
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| Frequency | 1220 kHz 92.5 MHz |
| Branding | 92-5 The Vault |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits[1] |
| Affiliations | SRN News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.[2] |
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| History | |
First air date | August 20, 1953[3] |
Call sign meaning | Wise Lee Scott Dickenson[4] |
| Technical information[5] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69676 |
| Class | D |
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Transmitter coordinates | 36°50′26.0″N 82°44′14.0″W / 36.840556°N 82.737222°W[2] |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | wlsdradio.com |
WLSD is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station.[1] The station is licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of Norton and Wise County in Virginia.[2] WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.[2][6]
History
[edit]WLSD first went on air August 20, 1953.[3] According to then-station manager William H. Wren, the call letters stood for the four counties served by WLSD: Wise-Lee-Scott-Dickenson.[4] 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
[edit]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.[7][8][6]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W223AA | 92.5 FM | Big Stone Gap, Virginia | 69690 | 250 watts | 570 m (1,870 ft) | D | 36°54′50.30″N 82°53′39.50″W / 36.9139722°N 82.8943056°W | LMS |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "WLSD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ a b Addington, Luther F. (1988). The Story of Wise County (Virginia). The Overmountain Press.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLSD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – WLSD-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "W223AA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – W223AA-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
External links
[edit]- 92-5 The Vault Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 69676 (WLSD) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLSD in Nielsen Audio's AM station database