Radio station in Moneta, Virginia
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.[ 3] The studios and offices are on Village Springs Drive in Hardy, Virginia .
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.[ 4] The station's signal covers the Smith Mountain Lake area in parts of Bedford and Franklin Counties in Virginia .[ 5] [ 6] Programming is heard around the clock on 250-watt FM translator W252DP at 98.3 MHz in Moneta.[ 7]
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 4, 1990 .[ 8] 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.[ 9]
Smile Broadcasting LLC purchased WCQV, at the time a Southern Gospel station, from Perception Media Group in a deal announced in February 2008.[ 10] The station was sold for a reported $125,000.[ 10]
The station was assigned the current WSLK call sign by the FCC on April 7, 2008 .[ 1]
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