WMPW
 | |
| City | Danville, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Danville, Virginia Southern Pittsylvania County, Virginia Northern Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Branding | "Country Legends 105.9 FM and 970AM" |
| Slogan | Real Country Lives Here |
| Frequency | 970 AM kHz |
| First air date | September 7, 1959[1] |
| Format | Classic Country[2] |
| Power |
1,000 Watts daytime 54 Watts nighttime |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 15501 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°33′34.0″N 79°22′2.0″W / 36.559444°N 79.367222°W |
| Former callsigns |
WYPR (1959-1981) WVOV (1981-2003) DWVOV (2003-2011) WVOV (2011-2011) WMPW (2011-2015) WZDV (2015-2015) WMPW (2015-Present)[3] |
| Owner | Lakes Media, LLC |
| Sister stations | WHLF, WKSK-FM, WLUS-FM, WSHV, WWDN |
| Webcast | WMPW Webstream |
| Website | WMPW Online |
WMPW is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia, serving Danville and Southern Pittsylvania County in Virginia and Northern Caswell County in North Carolina.[2] WMPW is owned and operated by Lakes Media, LLC.[4]
Format change
On September 1, 2016, the Classic Country format was dropped in favor of Adult Contemporary.[5] On the same day, the station's FM translator, switched frequencies from 103.7 FM to 105.9 FM.[5] The Classic Country format will continue as an online-only station.[5]
Translator
In addition to the main station, WMPW is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[6]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W290DA | 105.9 FM | Danville, Virginia | 154006 | 250 watts | 101 m (331 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 (PDF). R.R. Bowker/Reed Business Information/Reed Elsevier, Inc. 2000. p. D-467. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ↑ "WMPW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Venta, Lance (August 29, 2016). "WMPW To Become 105.9 More-FM". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ↑ "W290DA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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