WVNZ (AM)

WBTL (1320 kHz) is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WBTL is owned and operated by Michael Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.[4]

WBTL
Broadcast areaMetro Richmond
Frequency1320 kHz
BrandingBoomtown Richmond
Programming
FormatOldies
Ownership
Owner
  • Michael Mazursky
  • (Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.)
WTOX, WULT, WVNZ
History
First air date
1955
Former call signs
WLLY (1955–1959)
WEET (1959–1984)[1]
WRJY (1984–1986)[2]
WANI (1986–1989)[3]
WLEE (1989–1999)
WVNZ (1999-2023)
Call sign meaning
W BoomTown L
Technical information
Facility ID52050
ClassD
Power5,000 watts day
8 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°28′0.0″N 77°27′8.0″W
Translator(s)101.7 W269DC (Richmond)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteboomtownrichmond.com

Sale

On July 14, 2015, Davidson Media Group announced it would be selling WTOX and sister station WVNZ to TBLC Virginia Holdings, LLC. for $400,000.[5] The sale was consummated on November 5, 2015.

In late 2018, Mobile Radio Partners took over programming control, and put its Boomtown Richmond format, already heard on WBTL, on WVNZ. Effective June 9, 2021, Mobile Radio Partners acquired WVNZ, WTOX, and a translator from TBLC Media for $209,500.

On June 26, 2023 WVNZ changed their call letters to WBTL.[6]

References
  1. "FCC History Cards for WLEE" (PDF). FCC.
  2. "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 9, 1984. p. 136.
  3. "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 31, 1986. p. 86.
  4. "WVNZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. Venta, Lance (July 14, 2015). "Davidson Media Sells 12". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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