WVLG
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| City | Wildwood, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | The Villages |
| Branding | AM 640 Timeless Hits |
| Slogan | The Voice Of The Villages |
| Frequency | 640 kHz |
| Translator(s) | W274BR (102.7 MHz, Lady Lake) |
| First air date | 1986 (as WHOF) |
| Format | Oldies/Easy listening |
| Power |
930 watts (day) 860 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 70724 |
| Callsign meaning | The ViLlaGes |
| Former callsigns |
WHOF (1986-1988) WMZY (5/1988-8/1988) WHOF (1988-2000) |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
| Owner | Village Communications[1] |
| Website |
cflradio |
WVLG (640 AM) is a radio station licensed to Wildwood, Florida.
WVLG broadcasts mainly to The Villages, Florida retirement community with a mixed oldies and easy listening format, and is an affiliate of Fox News Radio.
History
Originally licensed as WHOF in 1986 and was owned by Walker Heart of Florida Broadcasting and the station was licensed in Wildwood, Florida, but had a studio in Leesburg, Florida. In 1987, the station was sold to Jim Patrick and operated as WMZY and played contemporary Christian music and changed back to WHOF in 1988 and offered religious/talk programming. In 2001 the station was purchased by the Senior Broadcasting Corporation. In 2011, the station was sold for $750,000 to Villages Communications.[2]
References
- ↑ WVLG Sold by Senior Broadcasting to Village Communications
- ↑ "Central Florida Radio". Retrieved 2018-02-16.
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WVLG
- Radio-Locator Information on WVLG
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WVLG
Coordinates: 28°51′19″N 81°58′12″W / 28.85528°N 81.97000°W