WDZY
WDZY is a Conservative Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving the Petersburg/Richmond area.[1] WDZY is owned and operated by Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.[7]
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City | Colonial Heights, Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Petersburg, Virginia Richmond, Virginia |
Frequency | 1290 kHz |
Branding | AM1290 The Word |
Slogan | Radio That Changes The Way You Live |
Programming | |
Format | Conservative Religious[1] |
Ownership | |
Owner | Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. (Richmond Christian Radio Corporation) |
History | |
First air date | 1955[2] |
Former call signs | WHAE (1954, CP) WCLA (1954–1957) WPVA (1957–1986) WHUM (1986–1987)[3] WPVA (1987–1989)[4] WSTK (1989–1997) WZOD (1997–-1998)[5][6] |
Call sign meaning | DiZneY former owner |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 21723 |
Class | D |
Power | 25,000 watts day 41 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°15′30.0″N 77°23′40.0″W |
Links | |
Webcast | WDZY Webstream |
Website | WDZY Online |
History
The station went on the air as WCLA in 1955, later to become WPVA.[8] On November 13, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WSTK.[6] On March 19, 1997, it changed to WZOD. On February 19, 1998, it changed to the current WDZY.[6]
Sale and falling silent
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In June 2013, Disney put WDZY and six other Radio Disney stations in medium markets up for sale, in order to refocus the network's broadcast distribution on top-25 markets.[9][10]
On September 29, 2013, WDZY dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went Silent.[10] In November, Disney filed to sell WDZY to the Richmond Christian Radio Corporation,[11] a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.[11]
The sale was "consummated" on December 31, 2013[12] and "accepted" by the FCC on January 10, 2014. WDZY resumed operations on January 17, 2014.[13]
Translator
In addition to the main station, WDZY is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[14]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info |
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W277CT | 103.3 FM | Petersburg, Virginia | 18868 | 250 watts | 96 m (315 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 8, 1986. p. 114.
- "Addenda to the 1987 Yearbook" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 25, 1987. p. 22.
- "FCC History Card forWDZY" (PDF). FCC.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- "WDZY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- Corbin, Robert F. "VARTV.com Richmond". VARTV.com. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- Graser, Marc (June 4, 2013). "Radio Disney Stations Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- Venta, Lance (September 30, 2013). "Radio Disney Places Stations On The Market". Radio Insight. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- "Consummation Notice - WDZY". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- "Resumption of Operations - WDZY". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
- "W277CT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
External links
- WDZY in the FCC's AM station database
- WDZY on Radio-Locator
- WDZY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database