WVLG
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| Broadcast area | The Villages |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 640kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Village Communications[1] |
| History | |
First air date | 1986(as WHOF) |
Former call signs | WHOF (1986-May 1988) WMZY (May-August 1988) WHOF (August 1988-2000) |
Call signmeaning | TheViLlaGes |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70724 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 930watts(day) 860 watts (night) |
| Translator(s) |
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| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WVLG(640kHz) is acommercialAMradio stationlicensedtoWildwood, Florida,and servingThe Villages.It is owned by Village Communications and airs afull serviceclassic hitsradio format.World and national news is provided byFox News Radio.
By day, WVLG broadcasts at 930watts,reducing power at night to 860 watts. It uses anon-directional antennaat all times.[3]The station is also heard on twoFM translatorstations:W274BR102.7MHzin the northern part of the listening area andW283DK104.5 in the southern part.[4]
History
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In 1986, the stationsigned onas WHOF. It was owned by Walker Heart of Florida Broadcasting, and the station was licensed inWildwood, Floridabut had a studio inLeesburg, Florida.In 1987, the station was sold to Jim Patrick, operated as WMZY, and playedContemporary Christian music.It changed to WHOF in 1988 and offeredChristian talk and teachingprogramming.
In 2001 the station was purchased by the Senior Broadcasting Corporation. For a time it concentrated onAdult Standardsmusic, but in the 2000s, the focus switched to SoftOldiesof the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. As of 2002, WVLG played "a lot morePaul SimonandBruce SpringsteenthanFrank SinatraandDuke Ellington."[5]
In 2011, the station was sold for $750,000 to Villages Communications.[6]
References
[edit]- ^WVLG Sold by Senior Broadcasting to Village Communications
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WVLG".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^Radio-Locator /WVLG
- ^"W274BR-FM 102.7 MHz".Theodric Technologie.Retrieved2020-02-21.
- ^Kunerth, Jeff (November 24, 2002). "Retiree Dreams Come True at the Villages".Orlando Sentinel.p. A1.
- ^"Central Florida Radio".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-07.Retrieved2022-11-12.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 70724 (WVLG)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WVLGinNielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 157096 (W274BR)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W274BRat FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 202524 (W283DK)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- W283DKat FCCdata.org