WTOY

WTOY was an Urban Contemporary and Black Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Salem, Virginia, serving Roanoke and Roanoke County, Virginia. WTOY is owned by Ward Broadcast Corporation.[2]

WTOY
CitySalem, Virginia
Broadcast areaRoanoke, Virginia
Roanoke County, Virginia
Branding"Power Sound 1480"
Frequency1480 kHz
First air date1956
FormatDefunct
Power5,000 Watts daytime
20 Watts nighttime
ClassD
Facility ID29210
Transmitter coordinates37°16′21.0″N 80°4′52.0″W
Former call signsWDJC (1955)
WBLU (1955–1978)
WUEZ (1978–1983)
WSAY (1983–1990)
DWTOY (2019-2020)[1]
OwnerEstate of Irvin Ward, Sr.
(Ward Broadcasting Corporation)

WTOY failed to file an application when its license was due for renewal in 2019, and it duly expired October 1.[3][4] Upon receiving notice of the license expiration, his estate filed a renewal and requested to authorize its operations under special temporary authority on November 7; the applications claimed that sole owner Irvin Ward died on August 18 and no one in his family or estate was aware of the upcoming renewal. The Federal Communications Commission reinstated the license with a $7,000 fine for the five weeks of unauthorized operation on June 4, 2020.[5]

References
  1. "Facility No. 29210 History Card" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "WTOY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Radio License Expirations" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. September 23, 2019.
  4. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  5. "Media Bureau Issues $7,000 NAL for Station DWTOY(AM), Salem, Virginia" (PDF). Federal Commnunications Commission.
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