WKDV
Broadcast areaManassas, Virginia
Northern Virginia
Frequency1460 kHz
BrandingLa Ley WKDV
Programming
FormatSilent[1]
Ownership
OwnerMetro Radio, Inc.
WTNT
History
First air date
October 1, 1957[2]
Former call signs
WPRW (1957-1993)[3]
Call sign meaning
W KiDs" Virginia
(affiliate of children-oriented Radio AAHS in the mid-90s)
Technical information
Facility ID8672
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
38°45′0.0″N 77°30′49.0″W / 38.750000°N 77.513611°W / 38.750000; -77.513611
Links
Websitesomoslaley.com

WKDV is a Regional Mexican formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Manassas, Virginia, serving Northern Virginia.[1] WKDV is owned and operated by Metro Radio, Inc.[4]

The station has been silent since December 2020, when the 11-acre site in Manassas which had hosted the broadcast towers since the 1960s was sold.[5]

Former format

In the 1990s, the station was a Radio AAHS affiliate, which played children's music.[6]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WKDV is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W249DX 97.7 FM Reston, Virginia 202506 50 110 m (361 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-567. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  4. ^ "WKDV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  5. ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Radio AAHS Affiliates" - Radio AAHS Magazine. Radio AAHS. Jan–Feb 1996. p. 58.

External links

Radio stations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
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