WDZY

WDZY
Broadcast area
Frequency1290 kHz
Programming
FormatConservative Religious[1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.
  • (Richmond Christian Radio Corporation)
History
First air date
1955 (69 years ago) (1955)[2]
Former call signs
  • WHAE (1954, CP)
  • WCLA (1954–1957)
  • WPVA (1957–1986)
  • WHUM (1986–1987)[3]
  • WPVA (1987–1989)[4]
  • WSTK (1989–1997)
  • WZOD (1997–1998)[5][6]
Call sign meaning
"Disney" former owner
Technical information[7]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21723
ClassD
Power
  • 25,000 watts (day)
  • 41 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
37°15′30.0″N 77°23′40.0″W / 37.258333°N 77.394444°W / 37.258333; -77.394444
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website

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]

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  3. ^ "Call letters" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 8, 1986. p. 114.
  4. ^ "Addenda to the 1987 Yearbook" (PDF). Broadcasting. May 25, 1987. p. 22.
  5. ^ "FCC History Card forWDZY" (PDF). FCC.
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  7. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WDZY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference FCC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).