WLSD
Broadcast areaNorton, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia[2][3]
Frequency1220 AM kHz
Branding"92-5 The Vault"
Programming
FormatClassic Hits[4]
AffiliationsSRN News
Ownership
OwnerValley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.[1]
WAXM
History
First air date
August 20, 1953[5]
Call sign meaning
Wise Lee Scott Dickenson[6]
Technical information
Facility ID69676
ClassD
Power1,000 Watts daytime
45 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
36°50′26.0″N 82°44′14.0″W / 36.840556°N 82.737222°W / 36.840556; -82.737222[1]
Links
WebcastWLSD Webstream
WebsiteWLSD Online

WLSD is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station.[4] The station is licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of Norton and Wise County in Virginia.[1][2][3] WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.[1][7]

History

WLSD first went on air August 20, 1953.[5] According to then-station manager William H. Wren, the call letters stood for the four counties served by WLSD: Wise-Lee-Scott-Dickenson.[6] On January 4, 2021, the format of the station was changed from Southern Gospel and Religious to Classic Hits branding as "92-5 The Vault".

Translator

In addition to WLSD's primary frequency, the station's programming is simulcast on the following translator station, on the FM band, to widen WLSD's broadcast area.[8][9][7]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W223AA 92.5 FM Big Stone Gap, Virginia 69690 250 watts 570 m (1,870 ft) D 36°54′50.30″N 82°53′39.50″W / 36.9139722°N 82.8943056°W / 36.9139722; -82.8943056 LMS

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "WLSD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "WLSD-AM 1350 kHz – Big Stone Gap, VA – Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "WLSD-AM 1350 kHz – Big Stone Gap, VA – Nighttime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Addington, Luther F. (1988). The Story of Wise County (Virginia). The Overmountain Press.
  7. ^ a b "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – WLSD-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "W223AA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – W223AA-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

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Radio stations in Southwest Virginia (excluding the Tri-Cities)
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