WSLK
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| City of license | Moneta, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area |
Southern Bedford County, Virginia Northeastern Franklin County, Virginia see reference below |
| Branding | "Lake Radio 880" |
| Slogan | "The Music You Remember at a Place You'll Never Forget" |
| Frequency | 880 kHz |
| First air date | 1991 |
| Format |
Adult Standards Oldies |
| Power | 900 watts (daytime only) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 31212 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°10′0.0″N 79°37′50.0″W / 37.166667°N 79.630556°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Smith (Mountain) Lake |
| Former callsigns |
WBLU (1990-1994) WLQE (1994-1997) WVLR (1997-2001) WCQV (2001-2008)[1] |
| Owner | Smile Broadcasting, LLC |
| Webcast | WSLK Webstream |
| Website | WSLK Online |
WSLK (880 AM, "Lake Radio 880") is a radio station licensed to serve Moneta, Virginia, USA. The station is owned and operated by Smile Broadcasting, LLC.[2]
WSLK broadcasts an Adult Standards and Oldies music format serving Smith Mountain Lake area in parts of Bedford and Franklin Counties in Virginia.[3][4]
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 1990.[5] The new station was assigned the call sign WBLU by the FCC on February 7, 1990.[1] WBLU received its license to cover from the FCC on December 18, 1991.[6]
Smile Broadcasting LLC purchased WCQV, at the time a Southern Gospel station, from Perception Media Group in a deal announced in February 2008.[7] The station was sold for a reported $125,000.[7]
The station was assigned the current WSLK call sign by the FCC on April 7, 2008.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ↑ "WSLK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ↑ http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/pat?call=WSLK&service=AM&status=L&hours=D
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BP-19880126AB)". FCC Media Bureau. January 4, 1990.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BL-19911104AB)". FCC Media Bureau. December 18, 1991.
- 1 2 "Deals - 2008-02-23". Broadcasting & Cable. February 24, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
External links
- Lake Radio 880 Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WSLK
- Radio-Locator Information on WSLK
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WSLK
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