WDZY

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WDZY
Broadcast area
Frequency1290 kHz
Programming
FormatConservative Religious[1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.
  • (Richmond Christian Radio Corporation)
History
First air date
1955 (71 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
  • 25,000 watts (day)
  • 41 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
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Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

WDZY (1290 kHz) is a conservative Religious formatted broadcast AM 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

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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] On the same day, WDZY became an affiliate of Radio Disney.

Sale and falling silent

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In June 2013, The Walt Disney Company put WDZY and six other Radio Disney stations in medium markets up for sale, 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

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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

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