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WDZY
Broadcast area
  • Richmond, Virginia
  • 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
  • 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

  • LMS
  • Webcast
  • WDZY 103.3 Listen Live
  • Website
  • WDZY 103.3 Online
  • 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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

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


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