WSLC-FM
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| Broadcast area | Roanoke, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia New River Valley |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 94.9 MHz |
| Branding | "94.9 Star Country" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mel Wheeler, Inc. |
| WFIR, WLNI, WSLQ, WPLY, WVBE-FM, WXLK | |
| History | |
First air date | July 11, 1948 |
Former call signs | WDBJ-FM (1948-1969) WPVR (1969-2000) WSLC-FM (2000-present) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 30156 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 100,000 Watts (with Beam Tilt) |
| HAAT | 598 Meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°11′50.0″N 80°9′11.0″W / 37.197222°N 80.153056°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WSLC-FM Webstream |
| Website | WSLC-FM Online |
WSLC-FM (94.9 FM) is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving the New River Valley. WSLC-FM is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc.[1]
The station can be heard as far away as Smyth County, Virginia to the South. To the North, it can be heard up to Lexington. WSLC-FM can also be heard as far east as Nelson County.
History
WDBJ-FM
The station was launched on July 11, 1948 with the callsign WDBJ-FM with a Beautiful music format for many years, and its own orchestra. During its time at WDBJ-FM, the station was owned by the Times World Corporation.[2]
WPVR
Jim Gibbons Radio, Inc. bought the station and on November 1, 1969, the callsign was changed to WPVR.[3] The station would continue to carry its Beautiful music format. By 1995, WPVR had evolved into Light Adult Contemporary, branded as "Lite 95",[4] and later in 1997, switched to "Arrow 94.9" with a Classic rock format.
94.9 Star Country
Mel Wheeler, Inc. bought the station, along with WSLQ-FM and WFIR and at noon on May 25, 2000,[5] the callsign was switched to WSLC-FM and the format was changed to Country, branded as "The New 94.9 Star Country". After April 1, 2004, the station discontinued the reference of WSLC-FM being new, thus using the branding "94.9 Star Country; Your Big Giveaway Station". The Country format was adopted of its sister station, WSLC-AM at 610 AM, which had been a Country station for over 50 years. WSLC-AM was a sister station of WSLC-FM and remained on 610 AM until March 13, 2002 when the Country format was dropped and the callsign was changed to WVBE.[6] On January 20, 2016, that station flipped to sports as WPLY.
References
- ^ "WSLC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ http://www.roanokeradio.com/wdbj_fm/index.html
- ^ http://www.roanokeradio.com/wpvr/index.html, Retrieved on 2009/02/01.
- ^ http://www.amfmdx.net/fmdx/OmahaFM.html
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ http://www.roanokeradio.com/wslc/index.html
External links
- 94.9 Star Country
- WSLC in the FCC FM station database
- WSLC in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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