WVNZ (AM)
WVNZ is an Oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WVNZ is owned and operated by Mahan Janbakhsh's TBLC Holdings, LLC, through licensee TBLC Virginia Holdings, LLC.[4]
| City | Richmond, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Metro Richmond |
| Frequency | 1320 kHz |
| Branding | "Boomtown Richmond" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | TBLC Holdings, LLC (TBLC Virginia Holdings, LLC) |
| WTOX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1955 |
Former call signs | WLLY (1955–1959) WEET (1959–1984)[1] WRJY (1984–1986)[2] WANI (1986–1989)[3] WLEE (1989–1999) |
Call sign meaning | W Virginia's NewZ |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 52050 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 Watts daytime 8 Watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°28′0.0″N 77°27′8.0″W |
| Translator(s) | W269DC (101.7 MHz, Richmond) |
| Links | |
| Website | boomtownrichmond |
Sale
On July 14, 2015, Davidson Media Group announced it would be selling WTOX and sister station WVNZ to TBLC Virginia Holdings, LLC. for $400,000.[5] The sale was consummated on November 5, 2015.
In late 2018, Mobile Radio Partners took over programming control, and put its Boomtown Richmond format, already heard on WBTL, on WVNZ.
References
- "FCC History Cards for WLEE" (PDF). FCC.
- "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 9, 1984. p. 136.
- "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 31, 1986. p. 86.
- "WVNZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Venta, Lance (July 14, 2015). "Davidson Media Sells 12". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
External links
- WVNZ in the FCC's AM station database
- WVNZ on Radio-Locator
- WVNZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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