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WDZY

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WDZY

| city = Colonial Heights, Virginia

| area = {{ubl|Central Virginia|Northern Virginia}}

| airdate = {{start date and age|1955|p=y}}

| frequency = {{frequency|1290|kHz}}

| format = Conservative Religious

| power = {{ubl|25,000 watts (day)|41 watts (night)}}

| class = D

| facility_id = 21723

| coordinates = {{coord|37|15|30.0|N|77|23|40.0|W|type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = "Disney" former owner

| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WHAE (1954, CP)|WCLA (1954–1957)|WPVA (1957–1986)|WHUM (1986–1987){{cite news|title=Call letters|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1986/BC-1986-09-08.pdf|work=Broadcasting|date=September 8, 1986|page=114}}|WPVA (1987–1989){{cite news|title=Addenda to the 1987 Yearbook|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1987/BC-1987-05-25.pdf|work=Broadcasting|date=May 25, 1987|page=22}}|WSTK (1989–1997)|WZOD (1997–1998){{Cite web|url=https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=66232|title=FCC History Card forWDZY|website=FCC}}}}

| owner = Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.

| licensee = Richmond Christian Radio Corporation

| licensing_authority = FCC

| webcast = {{ubl|1=[https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WDZY WDZY 1290 Listen Live]|2=[https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WDZYFM WDZY 103.3 Listen Live]}}

| website = {{ubl|1=[https://www.wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/wdzy-1290am-richmond-va/ WDZY 1290 Online]|2=[https://www.wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/wdzy-103-3fm-richmond-va/ WDZY 103.3 Online]}}

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WDZY (1290 kHz) is a conservative Religious formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving the Petersburg/Richmond area. WDZY is owned and operated by Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.

History

The station went on the air as WCLA in 1955, later to become WPVA. On November 13, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WSTK. On March 19, 1997, it changed to WZOD. On February 19, 1998, it changed to the current WDZY. On the same day, WDZY became an affiliate of Radio Disney.

Sale and falling silent

In June 2013, The Walt Disney Company put WDZY and six other Radio Disney stations in medium markets up for sale, to refocus the network's broadcast distribution on top-25 markets.

On September 29, 2013, WDZY dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went silent. In November, Disney filed to sell WDZY to the Richmond Christian Radio Corporation, a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.

The sale was "consummated" on December 31, 2013 and "accepted" by the FCC on January 10, 2014. WDZY resumed operations on January 17, 2014.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WDZY is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.

{{RadioTranslators

| call1 = W277CT

| freq1 = 103.3 FM

| fid1 = 18868

| watts1 = 250 watts

| haat1 = 96

| class1 = D

| city1 = Petersburg, Virginia

| notes1 =

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References

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{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=July 10, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-569}}

{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=am&callLetter=WDZY|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=July 10, 2015|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}

{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=21723&Callsign=WDZY|title=Call Sign History|access-date=July 10, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WDZY|title=WDZY Facility Record|access-date=July 10, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

{{cite web|url=http://richmond.vartv.com/|title=VARTV.com Richmond|access-date=September 30, 2013|last=Corbin|first=Robert F.|publisher=VARTV.com}}

{{cite news|last=Graser|first=Marc|title=Radio Disney Stations Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/radio-disney-stations-up-for-sale-exclusive-1200491810/|access-date=June 4, 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=June 4, 2013}}

{{cite web|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/82260/radio-disney-places-stations-on-the-market/|title=Radio Disney Places Stations On The Market|date=September 30, 2013|access-date=September 30, 2013|last=Venta|first=Lance|publisher=Radioinsight}}

{{cite web|title=Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101593919&formid=314&fac_num=21723|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=November 20, 2013|date=November 20, 2013}}

{{cite web|title= Consummation Notice - WDZY|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101619298&formid=905&fac_num=21723|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|access-date=January 10, 2014|date=January 10, 2014}}

{{cite web|title= Resumption of Operations - WDZY|url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101621175&formid=910&fac_num=21723|work=CDBS Public Access|publisher=Federal Communications Commission|date=January 21, 2014|access-date=February 4, 2014}}

{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W277CT|title=W277CT Facility Record|access-date=October 8, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}

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External links

  • [https://www.wilkinsradio.com/our-stations/wdzy-1290am-richmond-va/ AM1290 The Word Online]

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Category:1955 establishments in Virginia

Category:Radio stations established in 1955

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