WMPW
Broadcast areaDanville, Virginia
Southern Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Northern Caswell County, North Carolina
Frequency970 AM kHz
Branding"Country Legends 105.9"
Programming
FormatClassic Country[1]
Ownership
OwnerLakes Media, LLC
WHLF, WKSK-FM, WLUS-FM, WSHV, WWDN
History
First air date
September 7, 1959[2]
Former call signs
WYPR (1959-1981)
WVOV (1981-2003)
DWVOV (2003-2011)
WVOV (2011-2011)
WMPW (2011-2015)
WZDV (2015)[3]
Technical information
Facility ID15501
ClassD
Power1,000 Watts daytime
54 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
36°33′34.0″N 79°22′2.0″W / 36.559444°N 79.367222°W / 36.559444; -79.367222
Links
WebcastWMPW Webstream
WebsiteWMPW Online

WMPW is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia in the United States, serving Danville and Southern Pittsylvania County in Virginia and Northern Caswell County in North Carolina.[1] WMPW is owned and operated by Lakes Media, LLC.[4]

Format change

On September 1, 2016, the Classic Country format was dropped in favor of Adult Contemporary and the station's FM translator frequency switched from 103.7 FM to 105.9 FM.[5] The Classic Country format was intended to continue as an online-only station.[5] A year after the station switched to its Adult Contemporary format as "105.9 More FM", it flipped back to Classic Country and brought back the "Country Legends" branding as well.[6]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WMPW is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[7]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W290DA 105.9 FM FM Danville, Virginia 154006 250 watts 101 m (331 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 (PDF). R.R. Bowker/Reed Business Information/Reed Elsevier, Inc. 2000. p. D-467. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "WMPW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Venta, Lance (August 29, 2016). "WMPW To Become 105.9 More-FM". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  6. ^ Venta, Lance (September 13, 2017). "Country Legends Returning To Danville". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "W290DA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.

External links

Radio stations in Southside Virginia
Country radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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