WDZY
Broadcast area
Frequency1290 kHz
Programming
FormatConservative Religious[1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.
  • (Richmond Christian Radio Corporation)
History
First air date
1955 (69 years ago) (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
"Disney" former owner
Technical information[7]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21723
ClassD
Power
  • 25,000 watts (day)
  • 41 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
37°15′30.0″N 77°23′40.0″W / 37.258333°N 77.394444°W / 37.258333; -77.394444
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WDZY (1290 AM) 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.[8]

History

The station went on the air as WCLA in 1955, later to become WPVA.[9] 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

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.[10][11]

On September 29, 2013, WDZY dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went silent.[11] In November, Disney filed to sell WDZY to the Richmond Christian Radio Corporation,[12] a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.[12]

The sale was "consummated" on December 31, 2013[13] and "accepted" by the FCC on January 10, 2014. WDZY resumed operations on January 17, 2014.[14]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WDZY is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[15]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W277CT 103.3 FM FM Petersburg, Virginia 18868 250 watts 96 m (315 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 8, 1986. p. 114.
  4. ^ "Addenda to the 1987 Yearbook" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 25, 1987. p. 22.
  5. ^ "FCC History Card forWDZY" (PDF). FCC.
  6. ^ a b c "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDZY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  8. ^ "WDZY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  9. ^ Corbin, Robert F. "VARTV.com Richmond". VARTV.com. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  10. ^ Graser, Marc (June 4, 2013). "Radio Disney Stations Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  11. ^ a b Venta, Lance (September 30, 2013). "Radio Disney Places Stations On The Market". Radioinsight. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "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.
  13. ^ "Consummation Notice - WDZY". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  14. ^ "Resumption of Operations - WDZY". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  15. ^ "W277CT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

External links

Radio stations in the Richmond, Virginia, metropolitan area
Religious radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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