WWDW is an adult hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Alberta, Virginia, serving the Southside. WWDW is owned and operated by John Byrne, through licensee Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC. The station brands itself as "107.7 The Lake".[2]
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| Broadcast area | Southside |
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| Frequency | 107.7 MHz |
| Branding | 107.7 The Lake |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult hits |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WDLZ, WPTM, WSMY, WTRG, WWDR, WYTT | |
| History | |
First air date | 2001 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | nod to nearby WWDE |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 7305 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,200 watts |
| HAAT | 163 meters (535 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°52′2.0″N 77°53′31.0″W / 36.867222°N 77.891944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WWDW Webstream |
| Website | 1077lakefm.com |
History
editIn 2007, a construction permit was granted to Joyner radio for a station on 103.1 in Garysburg, North Carolina (now granted call letters WLQC and relocated to Sharpsburg). Part of the requirement of utilizing this allocation was to move WWDW from 103.1 to 107.7.[3] This move took place around April 1, 2009, though no construction permit had been granted or even applied for.
WWDW had to move off 103.1 regardless of the Sharpsburg allocation, as 103.1's second harmonic happens to be the same frequency as that used by WWBT channel 12 in Richmond. This meant that when WWDW was on the air, television viewers experienced interference on channel 12. This kept WWDW off the air for extended periods of time.[4]
On October 25, 2017, WWDW changed its format from adult contemporary to variety hits, branded as "107.7 The Lake".[5] On January 2, 2019, the format changed once again, this time to classic rock and a new branding, "107.7 Rock City". In addition, WWDW also picked up Two Guys Named Chris, a syndicated program based out of WKRR in Greensboro, North Carolina.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWDW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WWDW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "Order to show cause". Archived from the original (TXT) on 2006-09-26.
- ^ "Amendment of Section 73.202(b) - Table of Allotments FM Broadcast Stations. (Alberta, Virginia, and Whitakers, North Carolina)". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12.
- ^ WWDW Flips to Variety Hits Radioinsight - October 25, 2017
- ^ WWDW Makes Alberta VA Rock City Radioinsight - January 6, 2019
External links
edit- Facility details for Facility ID 7305 (WWDW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WWDW in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
