WLLL
{{short description|Radio station in Lynchburg, Virginia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WLLL
| logo = WLLL-AM 2009.PNG
| logo_size = 200px
| city = Lynchburg, Virginia
| area = Lynchburg metropolitan area
| branding = AM 930 WLLL
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1963|11|1}}
| frequency = 930 kHz
| format = Urban Gospel
| power = 9,000 watts days
42 watts nights
| class = D
| facility_id = 17409
| coordinates = {{coord|37|24|25.0|N|79|13|57.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = Where Lynchburg Loves the Lord
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Hubbard's Advertising Agency, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063451491459&eav=AfZ9hWK6bhzW67DsUTcouj04OYMeNmYclzGHGPJKH4-KOje8G7zUbqGD1yzFVw8YjIc&paipv=0&_rdr WLLL Facebook page]
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WLLL (930 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia. It broadcasts an urban gospel radio format and is owned and operated by Hubbard's Advertising Agency, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WLLL|title=WLLL Facility Record|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}} The radio studios and offices are on Whitehall Road in Lynchburg.
By day, WLLL is powered at 9,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 930 AM from interference, WLLL reduces power at night to only 42 watts. The transmitter is on Chapel Lane in Lynchburg, near the Lynchburg Expressway (U.S. Route 501).[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=wlll&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WLLL]
History
WLLL signed on the air on November 1, 1963.[https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1977/C%20Section%20Radio%20Broadcasting%20Yearbook%201977%20P-6.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1977] page C-220, Broadcasting & Cable The station was owned by the Griffith Broadcasting Corporation. It was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night.
In the 1960s and 70s, WLLL was a Top 40 station, playing the hits of the day. It was an affiliate of the NBC Radio Network. In 1970, it added an FM counterpart, WLLL-FM, which at first simulcast AM 930. It later aired an automated oldies format as WGOL and today is WZZU.
References
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External links
- [http://www.wlllradio.com/ AM930 WLLL Online]
{{AM station data|17409|WLLL}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1963
Category:1963 establishments in Virginia