WSLK

WSLK (880 kHz, "Lake Radio 880") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Moneta, Virginia. It broadcasts an oldies and adult standards radio format and is owned and operated by Smile Broadcasting, LLC.[2] The studios and offices are on Village Springs Drive in Hardy, Virginia.

WSLK
Broadcast areaSouthern Bedford County - Northeastern Franklin County
Frequency880 kHz
BrandingLake Radio 880
Programming
FormatOldies - Adult standards
Ownership
OwnerSmile Broadcasting, LLC
History
First air date
December 1991 (1991-12)
Former call signs
WBLU (1990-1994)
WLQE (1994-1997)
WVLR (1997-2001)
WCQV (2001-2008)[1]
Call sign meaning
W Smith (Mountain) Lake
Technical information
Facility ID31212
ClassD
Power900 watts (daytime only)
Transmitter coordinates
37°10′0.0″N 79°37′50.0″W
Translator(s)98.3 W252DP (Moneta)
Links
WebcastWSLK Webstream
WebsiteWSLK880.com

WSLK is a daytimer station, powered at 900 watts non-directional. AM 880 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A WCBS in New York City. So to avoid interference, at night WSLK goes off the air. The transmitter is off Moneta Road in Moneta.[3] The station's signal covers the Smith Mountain Lake area in parts of Bedford and Franklin Counties in Virginia.[4][5] Programming is heard around the clock on 250-watt FM translator W252DP at 98.3 MHz in Moneta.[6]

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 1990.[7] The new station was assigned the call sign WBLU by the FCC on February 7, 1990.[1] WBLU received its license to cover from the FCC on December 18, 1991.[8]

Smile Broadcasting LLC purchased WCQV, at the time a Southern Gospel station, from Perception Media Group in a deal announced in February 2008.[9] The station was sold for a reported $125,000.[9]

The station was assigned the current WSLK call sign by the FCC on April 7, 2008.[1]

References
  1. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. "WSLK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Radio-Locator.com/WSLK
  4. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. "WSLK-AM Radio Station Coverage Map". Radio-locator.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  6. Radio-Locator.com/W252DP
  7. "Application Search Details (BP-19880126AB)". FCC Media Bureau. January 4, 1990.
  8. "Application Search Details (BL-19911104AB)". FCC Media Bureau. December 18, 1991.
  9. "Deals - 2008-02-23". Broadcasting & Cable. February 24, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2009.


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