WLUS-FM
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| Broadcast area | Southside Virginia |
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| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| Branding | US 98.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1984 |
Call sign meaning | WL United States |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11723 |
| Class | C3 |
| Power | 17,500 Watts |
| HAAT | 119 meters (390 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | WLUS Webstream |
| Website | WLUS Online |
WLUS-FM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Clarksville, Virginia, serving the Southside Virginia area. WLUS-FM is owned and operated by Thomas Birch's Birch Broadcasting Corporation, through licensee Lakes Media, LLC.[2]
In August 2016, Lakes Media sent an informal objection to the Federal Communications Commission alleging that translator W252DK in Durham, North Carolina was interfering with reception of WLUS-FM. After nearly a year of debate between Arohi Media, licensee of W252DK, and Lakes Media, the FCC sent a letter requiring that the translator cease operation immediately.[3][4] The translator's license has been suspended and is no longer found in the FCC database.[5] The FCC had accepted a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Arohi Media on June 1, 2017.[6]
WLUS would experience interference issues again with another translator station in 2024, this time coming from First State Communications, which owned W252EL in Cary, North Carolina and rebroadcast WQDR-AM.[7] The move was made when numerous translators where reshuffled in a swap with WPTF in August of that year.[8][9] However, WLUS complained that W252EL was causing interference to its southern coverage area.[10] W252EL would eventually suspend operations on April 11, 2025,[11] while First State Communications would attempt to amend its permit to reduce its power from 150 to 6 watts.[12]
References
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- ^ "New Complaint, But Lakes Media's 'US 98.3' Faces Familiar Interference Problem", insideradio.com, September 6, 2024
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- ^ "STA Application for 6 Watts Pending Construction of CP Facilities", Charles M. Anderson, April 11, 2025.
External links
[edit | edit source]- US 98.3 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 11723 (WLUS-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLUS-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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