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WDZY (1290 AM) is a Conservative Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving the Petersburg/Richmond area.[1] WDZY is owned and operated by Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.[8]
| Broadcast area | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Conservative Religious[1] |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | 1955[2] |
Former call signs | |
Call sign meaning | "Disney" former owner |
| Technical information[7] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21723 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 37°15′30.0″N 77°23′40.0″W |
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The station went on the air as WCLA in 1955, later to become WPVA.[9] On November 13, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WSTK.[6] On March 19, 1997, it changed to WZOD. On February 19, 1998, it changed to the current WDZY.[6]
In June 2013, Disney put WDZY and six other Radio Disney stations in medium markets up for sale, in order to refocus the network's broadcast distribution on top-25 markets.[10][11]
On September 29, 2013, WDZY dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went silent.[11] In November, Disney filed to sell WDZY to the Richmond Christian Radio Corporation,[12] a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.[12]
The sale was "consummated" on December 31, 2013[13] and "accepted" by the FCC on January 10, 2014. WDZY resumed operations on January 17, 2014.[14]
In addition to the main station, WDZY is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[15]
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