WWDW

WWDW is a classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Alberta, Virginia, serving the Southside. WWDW is owned and operated by First Media Radio, LLC. The station brands itself as 107.7 Rock City.[1]

WWDW
CityAlberta, Virginia
Broadcast areaSouthside
Frequency107.7 MHz
Branding107.7 Rock City
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsABC Radio News
Ownership
OwnerFirst Media Radio, LLC
(Byrne Acquisition Group)
WCBT, WDLZ, WPTM, WSMY, WTRG, WWDR, WYTT
History
First air date
2001
Call sign meaning
nod to nearby WWDE
Technical information
Facility ID7305
ClassA
ERP2,200 watts
HAAT163 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°52′2.0″N 77°53′31.0″W
Links
WebcastWWDW Webstream

History

In 2007, a construction permit was granted to Joyner radio for a station on 103.1 in Garysburg, NC (now granted call letters WLQC and relocated to Sharpsburg). Part of the requirement of utilizing this allocation was to move WWDW from 103.1 to 107.7. This move took place around April 1, 2009, though no construction permit had been granted or even applied for.

WWDW had to move off 103.1 regardless of the Sharpsburg allocation, as 103.1's second harmonic happens to be the same frequency as that used by WWBT channel 12 in Richmond. This means that when WWDW is on the air, television viewers experience interference on channel 12. This has kept WWDW off the air for extended periods of time.

On October 25, 2017, WWDW changed their format from adult contemporary to variety hits, branded as "107.7 The Lake".[2] On January 2, 2019, the format changed once again, this time to classic rock and a new branding, "107.7 Rock City". In addition, WWDW also picked up Two Guys Named Chris, a syndicated program based out of WKRR in Greensboro, North Carolina.[3]

References
  1. "WWDW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. WWDW Flips to Variety Hits Radioinsight - October 25, 2017
  3. WWDW Makes Alberta VA Rock City Radioinsight - January 6, 2019


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