WLUS-FM

WLUS-FM
Broadcast areaSouthside Virginia
Frequency98.3 MHz
BrandingUS 98.3
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsFox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Birch Broadcasting Corporation
  • (Lakes Media, LLC)
WHLF, WKSK-FM, WMPW, WSHV, WWDN
History
First air date
1984
Call sign meaning
WL United States
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11723
ClassC3
Power17,500 Watts
HAAT119 meters (390 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°29′45.0″N 78°33′16.0″W / 36.495833°N 78.554444°W / 36.495833; -78.554444
Links
Public license information
WebcastWLUS Webstream
WebsiteWLUS Online

WLUS-FM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Clarksville, Virginia, serving the Southside Virginia area. WLUS-FM is owned and operated by Thomas Birch's Birch Broadcasting Corporation, through licensee Lakes Media, LLC.[2]

In August 2016, Lakes Media sent an informal objection to the Federal Communications Commission alleging that translator W252DK in Durham, North Carolina was interfering with reception of WLUS-FM. After nearly a year of debate between Arohi Media, licensee of W252DK, and Lakes Media, the FCC sent a letter requiring that the translator cease operation immediately.[3][4] The translator's license has been suspended and is no longer found in the FCC database.[5]

The FCC has accepted a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Arohi Media on June 1, 2017.[6]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLUS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WLUS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "In re: W252DK, Durham, NC Interference Complaint" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  4. ^ Ashworth, Susan (May 10, 2017). "Translator Ordered Off the Air after Interference Complaints". Radio World. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "W252DK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. ^ Ashworth, Susan (June 6, 2017). "FCC Taking Second Look at Translator Ordered Off the Air". Radio World. Retrieved June 8, 2017.