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Broadcast area |
Norton, Virginia Wise County, Virginia [2] [3] |
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Frequency | 1220 AM kHz |
Branding | "92-5 The Vault" |
Programming | |
Format | Classic Hits [4] |
Affiliations | SRN News |
Ownership | |
Owner | Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc. [1] |
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History | |
First air date | August 20, 1953 [5] |
Call sign meaning | Wise Lee Scott Dickenson [6] |
Technical information [7] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 69676 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000
Watts daytime 45 Watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°50′26.0″N 82°44′14.0″W / 36.840556°N 82.737222°W [1] |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | WLSD Webstream |
Website | WLSD Online |
WLSD is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station. [4] The station is licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of Norton and Wise County in Virginia. [1] [2] [3] WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc. [1] [8]
WLSD first went on air August 20, 1953. [5] According to then-station manager William H. Wren, the call letters stood for the four counties served by WLSD: Wise- Lee- Scott- Dickenson. [6] 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".
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. [9] [10] [8]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP ( W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W223AA | 92.5 FM | Big Stone Gap, Virginia | 69690 | 250 watts | 570 m (1,870 ft) | D | 36°54′50.30″N 82°53′39.50″W / 36.9139722°N 82.8943056°W | LMS |