WSLC-FM
| Logo for WSLC-FM | |
| Broadcast area | Roanoke Salem Lynchburg New River Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.9 MHz |
| Branding | 94.9 Star Country |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mel Wheeler, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 2000 |
Call sign meaning | Were Super Long Country |
| Technical information | |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 98,000 watts |
| Links | |
| Website | 949StarCountry.com |
WSLC-FM / 94.9 Star Country is a Country radio station serving the Roanoke - Lynchburg and the New River Valley area of Virginia and West Virginia, in the United States. WSLC has an ERP of 98,000 watts. WSLC currently ranks 2nd in Roanoke-Lynchburg radio market (as of the SPRING '07 ARBITRON Quarterly Report).
The station is owned by Mel Wheeler, Inc., along with "K92", "Q99", and WFIR-AM located in the same market. In the Marion, Virginia area, WSLC deals with a tremendouse amount of interference from co-channel "Electric 94.9", which broadcasts from Greeneville, Tennessee.
History
- Was at one time WPVR, first with a Beautiful Music format for many years, which evolved into soft A/C, and later switching to "Arrow 94.9" with a classic rock format.
- Mel Wheeler, Inc. bought the station in 2000, along with WXLK-FM, WSLQ-FM, and WFIR-AM
Programming
Monday-Friday
- Brett Sharp (6:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
- Robynn Jaymes (6:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
- Rip Wooten (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
- Darry Dixon (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
- Opie Joe (6:00 PM - 12:00 AM)
- Swifty (12:00 AM - 6:00 AM)
There is no set schedule for weekends. All of the above DJ's usually work on weekends, though at different times throughout the day.