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WPLI
Simulcasting WPLY Roanoke
Broadcast areaLynchburg, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia
Frequency1390 kHz
Branding"Sports Radio Virginia"
Programming
FormatSports[1]
AffiliationsFox Sports Radio
Carolina Panthers Radio Network
Ownership
OwnerMel Wheeler, Inc.
WFIR, WPLY, WSLC-FM, WSLQ, WVBB, WVBE-FM, WXLK, WZZU
History
First air date
July 7, 1988 (as WVZN)[2]
Former call signs
WVZN (1987-1993)
WKPA (1993-2019)[3]
Call sign meaning
Similar to sister station WPLY
Technical information
Facility ID59709
ClassD
Power4,700 watts day
34 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°27′52.0″N 79°07′21.0″W / 37.464444°N 79.122500°W / 37.464444; -79.122500
Translator(s)107.5 W298CN (Lynchburg)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitesportsradiova.com

WPLI (1390 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia. WPLI simulcasts a sports radio format with WPLY 610 AM in Roanoke. Both stations are owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc.[4] Most programming is supplied by Fox Sports Radio.

References

  1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "WPLI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 27, 2015.