WVNZ (AM)
City | Richmond, Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Metro Richmond |
Frequency | 1320 kHz |
Branding | Boomtown Richmond |
Programming | |
Format | Oldies |
Ownership | |
Owner | Michael Mazursky (Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.) |
WTOX | |
History | |
First air date | 1955 |
Former call signs | WLLY (1955–1959) WEET (1959–1984)[1] WRJY (1984–1986)[2] WANI (1986–1989)[3] WLEE (1989–1999) |
Call sign meaning | W Virginia's NewZ |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 52050 |
Class | D |
Power | 5,000 Watts daytime 8 Watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°28′0.0″N 77°27′8.0″W / 37.466667°N 77.452222°W |
Translator(s) | 101.7 W269DC (Richmond) |
Links | |
Webcast | WVNZ Webstream |
Website | boomtownrichmond |
WVNZ is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WVNZ is owned and operated by Michael Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.[4]
Sale[]
On July 14, 2015, Davidson Media Group announced it would be selling WTOX and sister station WVNZ to TBLC Virginia Holdings, LLC. for $400,000.[5] The sale was consummated on November 5, 2015.
In late 2018, Mobile Radio Partners took over programming control, and put its Boomtown Richmond format, already heard on WBTL, on WVNZ. Effective June 9, 2021, Mobile Radio Partners acquired WVNZ, WTOX, and a translator from TBLC Media for $209,500.
References[]
- ^ "FCC History Cards for WLEE" (PDF). FCC.
- ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. January 9, 1984. p. 136.
- ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. March 31, 1986. p. 86.
- ^ "WVNZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Venta, Lance (July 14, 2015). "Davidson Media Sells 12". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
External links[]
- WVNZ in the FCC AM station database
- WVNZ on Radio-Locator
- WVNZ in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
Categories:
- Radio stations in Richmond, Virginia
- Radio stations established in 1945
- 1945 establishments in Virginia
- Oldies radio stations in the United States