WVLG

WVLG (640 AM) is a radio station licensed to Wildwood, Florida. The station is also broadcast on 102.7 FM in the northern part of the listening area and on 104.5 in the southern part.[2]

WVLG
CityWildwood, Florida
Broadcast areaThe Villages
Frequency640 kHz
BrandingAM 640 Timeless Hits
SloganThe Voice Of The Villages
Programming
FormatOldies/Easy listening
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
OwnerVillage Communications[1]
History
First air date
1986 (as WHOF)
Former call signs
WHOF (1986-1988)
WMZY (5/1988-8/1988)
WHOF (1988-2000)
Call sign meaning
The ViLlaGes
Technical information
Facility ID70724
ClassB
Power930 watts (day)
860 watts (night)
Translator(s)
  • 102.7 W274BR (The Villages)
  • 104.5 W283DK (Wildwood)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.thevillagesdailysun.com/links/wvlg/

WVLG broadcasts mainly to The Villages, Florida retirement community with an oldies format and is an affiliate of Fox News Radio.

History

The WVLG Studio in the Spanish Springs Square of the Villages, Florida.

Originally licensed as WHOF in 1986 and was owned by Walker Heart of Florida Broadcasting and the station was licensed in Wildwood, Florida, but had a studio in Leesburg, Florida. In 1987, the station was sold to Jim Patrick and operated as WMZY and played contemporary Christian music and changed back to WHOF in 1988 and offered religious/talk programming. In 2001 the station was purchased by the Senior Broadcasting Corporation.

As of 2002, WVLG played "a lot more Paul Simon and Bruce Springsteen than Frank Sinatra and Duke Ellington."[3]

In 2011, the station was sold for $750,000 to Villages Communications.[4] The format previously mixed oldies and easy listening.

References

  1. WVLG Sold by Senior Broadcasting to Village Communications
  2. "W274BR-FM 102.7 MHz". Theodric Technologie. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  3. Kunerth, Jeff (November 24, 2002). "Retiree Dreams Come True at the Villages". Orlando Sentinel. p. A1.
  4. "Central Florida Radio". Retrieved 2018-02-16.

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