WSLK
Radio station in Moneta, Virginia, United States
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WSLK (880 AM, "Lake Radio 880") is a commercial 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.
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| Broadcast area | Southern Bedford County - Northeastern Franklin County |
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| Frequency | 880 kHz |
| Branding | Lake Radio 880 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Oldies - Adult standards |
| Affiliations | Townhall News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Smile Broadcasting, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | December 1991 |
Former call signs | WBLU (1990–1994) WLQE (1994–1997) WVLR (1997–2001) WCQV (2001–2008)[1] |
Call sign meaning | W Smith (Mountain) Lake |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 31212 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 900 watts (daytime only) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°10′0.0″N 79°37′50.0″W |
| Translator | 98.3 W252DP (Moneta) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wslk880.com |
WSLK is a daytimer station, powered at 900 watts non-directional. AM 880 is a clear channel frequency reserved for Class A station WHSQ in New York City. 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]
