WSLK
Radio station in Moneta, Virginia
37°10′0.0″N 79°37′50.0″W / 37.166667°N 79.630556°W / 37.166667; -79.630556WSLK (880 kHz, "Lake Radio 880") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Moneta, Virginia. It broadcasts an oldies and adult standards radio format and is owned and operated by Smile Broadcasting, LLC.[2] The studios and offices are on Village Springs Drive in Hardy, Virginia.
WSLK is a daytimer station, powered at 900 watts non-directional. AM 880 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WCBS in New York City. So to avoid interference, at night WSLK goes off the air. The transmitter is off Moneta Road in Moneta.[3] The station's signal covers the Smith Mountain Lake area in parts of Bedford and Franklin Counties in Virginia.[4][5] Programming is heard around the clock on 250-watt FM translator W252DP at 98.3 MHz in Moneta.[6]
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 1990.[7] The new station was assigned the call sign WBLU by the FCC on February 7, 1990.[1] WBLU received its license to cover from the FCC on December 18, 1991.[8]
Smile Broadcasting LLC purchased WCQV, at the time a Southern Gospel station, from Perception Media Group in a deal announced in February 2008.[9] The station was sold for a reported $125,000.[9]
The station was assigned the current WSLK call sign by the FCC on April 7, 2008.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "WSLK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WSLK
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "WSLK-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". Radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W252DP
- ^ "Application Search Details (BP-19880126AB)". FCC Media Bureau. January 4, 1990.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BL-19911104AB)". FCC Media Bureau. December 18, 1991.
- ^ a b "Deals - 2008-02-23". Broadcasting & Cable. February 24, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
External links
- Lake Radio 880 Online
- Lake Radio Facebook
- ‹The template AMQ is being considered for deletion.› WSLK in the FCC AM station database
- WSLK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› W252DP in the FCC FM station database
- W252DP at FCCdata.org
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