WLZV
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 94.3 MHz |
| Branding | K-Love |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Affiliations | K-Love |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
| WLVW, WTCF, WAIW | |
| History | |
First air date | November 2, 1978 |
Former call signs | |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 16819 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,000 watts |
| HAAT | 175 meters (574 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°44′21″N 77°50′08″W / 38.73917°N 77.83556°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | klove |
WLZV (94.3
History
WQRA signed on November 2, 1978, as a local station serving Warrenton, Virginia with middle-of-the-road music and local news coverage.[3]
In 1996, the station was sold by Dettra Broadcasting to Bill Parris' Radio Broadcasting Communications, owner of WINX (1600 AM, Rockville, Maryland).[4] Parris flipped the station in September 1996 to WINX-FM, a simulcast of WINX's oldies music.[5]
The station became WTOP-FM in September 1997; it was the first FM outlet of all-news
Mega Communications purchased the station in 2000. Mega first broadcast a format of Spanish love songs, renaming the station WPLC-FM as they added a simulcast with
Snyder began selling off his radio properties during 2017; Educational Media Foundation bought 94.3 FM and flipped it to WLZV with their national K-Love contemporary Christian music programming.[14]
References
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). p. D-471.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLZV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1980 (PDF). p. C-242.
- ^ Staff (April 5, 1996). "Newsline". Billboard. p. 106.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (December 17, 1998). "Spanish WINX Is Born December 17". DCRTV.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (May 5, 1998). "WTOP Plans Improved Reception On 107.7". DCRTV.
- ^ Staff (March 16, 1998). "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. p. 57.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (April 1, 1998). "WTOP Moves To 107.7". DCRTV.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (April 28, 1999). "WUPP Drops Country". DCRTV.
- ^ Staff (April 24, 2000). "Changing hands" (PDF). Broadcasting & Cable. p. 61.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (November 17, 2005). "Mega Flips 92.7 & 94.3 To "Classica"". DCRTV.
- ^ Clabaugh, Jeff (January 20, 2006). "Snyder buys three Washington radio stations". Washington Business Journal.
- ^ Hughes, Dave (June 4, 2008). "Snyder To Buy WTEM & Two Talkers From Clear Channel". DCRTV.
- ^ Venta, Lance (May 15, 2017). "EMF Acquires 94.3 WWXX In DC Suburbs". RadioInsight.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 16819 (WLZV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLZV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database