WDZY

WDZY (1290 AM) is a Conservative Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving the Petersburg/Richmond area.^[1] WDZY is owned and operated by Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.^[8]

WDZY

Colonial Heights, Virginia
Broadcast area	Petersburg, Virginia Richmond, Virginia
Frequency	1290 kHz
Programming
Format	Conservative Religious^[1]
Ownership
Owner	Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. (Richmond Christian Radio Corporation)
History
First air date	1955 (69 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 ID	21723
Class	D
Power	25,000 watts (day) 41 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	37°15′30.0″N 77°23′40.0″W / 37.258333°N 77.394444°W / 37.258333; -77.394444
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WDZY 1290 Listen Live WDZY 103.3 Listen Live
Website	WDZY 1290 Online WDZY 103.3 Online

History

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]

Sale and falling silent

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

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

1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
2. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-569. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
3. "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 8, 1986. p. 114.
4. "Addenda to the 1987 Yearbook" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 25, 1987. p. 22.
5. "FCC History Card forWDZY" (PDF). FCC.
6. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
7. "Facility Technical Data for WDZY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
8. "WDZY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
9. Corbin, Robert F. "VARTV.com Richmond". VARTV.com. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
10. Graser, Marc (June 4, 2013). "Radio Disney Stations Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
11. Venta, Lance (September 30, 2013). "Radio Disney Places Stations On The Market". Radioinsight. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
12. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
13. "Consummation Notice - WDZY". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
14. "Resumption of Operations - WDZY". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
15. "W277CT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

External links

• AM1290 The Word Online
• WDZY in the FCC AM station database
• WDZY in Nielsen Audio's AM station database