WLSD

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WLSD
Broadcast areaNorton, Virginia
Wise County, Virginia
Frequency1220 kHz
Branding92-5 The Vault
Programming
FormatClassic Hits[1]
AffiliationsSRN News
Ownership
OwnerValley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.[2]
WAXM
History
First air date
August 20, 1953 (1953-08-20)[3]
Call sign meaning
Wise Lee Scott Dickenson[4]
Technical information[5]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69676
ClassD
Power
  • 1,000 watts (day)
  • 45 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
36°50′26.0″N 82°44′14.0″W / 36.840556°N 82.737222°W / 36.840556; -82.737222[2]
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewlsdradio.com

WLSD is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station.[1] The station is licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of Norton and Wise County in Virginia.[2] WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.[2][6]

History

WLSD first went on air August 20, 1953.[3] According to then-station manager William H. Wren, the call letters stood for the four counties served by WLSD: Wise-Lee-Scott-Dickenson.[4] On January 4, 2021, the format of the station was changed from Southern Gospel and Religious to Classic Hits branding as "92-5 The Vault".

Translator

In addition to WLSD's primary frequency, the station's programming is simulcast on the following translator station, on the FM band, to widen WLSD's broadcast area.[7][8][6]

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)HAATClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W223AA 92.5 FMBig Stone Gap, Virginia69690250 watts570 m (1,870 ft)D36°54′50.30″N 82°53′39.50″W / 36.9139722°N 82.8943056°W / 36.9139722; -82.8943056LMS

References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "WLSD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Addington, Luther F. (1988). The Story of Wise County (Virginia). The Overmountain Press.
  5. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLSD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  6. 1 2 "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – WLSD-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ "W223AA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "FCCdata.org – powered by REC – W223AA-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved January 12, 2021.