WVLY-FM (100.9 MHz, "The Valley") is a commercial radio station licensed to Milton, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation with studios on County Line Road in Selinsgrove. The station broadcasts a radio format mixing adult contemporary music and classic hits. Local DJs are heard on weekdays. Two nationally syndicated shows air at night, Delilah with dedications and call-ins, and Intelligence for Your Life with John Tesh, with tips on health and relationships. WVLY-FM plays smooth jazz on Sunday mornings, including the syndicated Dave Koz Radio Show.
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| Broadcast area | Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Frequency | 100.9 MHz |
| Branding | The Valley |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult contemporary - Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks United Stations Radio Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation |
| WEGH, WKOK, WQKX | |
| History | |
First air date | January 11, 1968 (as WMLP-FM) |
Former call signs | WMLP-FM (1967–1979) WOEZ-FM (1979–1994) WVLY (1994–2001) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 73272 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,300 watts |
| HAAT | 218 meters (715 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°57′12.3″N 76°45′3.9″W / 40.953417°N 76.751083°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | The Valley Online |
WVLY-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,300 watts as a Class A station. Its transmitter and broadcast tower are on Tower Road in Danville.[2]
History
editThe Federal Communications Commission granted WMLP, Inc. a construction permit for a new FM station on July 5, 1967. It was the sister station to WMLP 1380 AM. The station's call sign was WMLP-FM. The construction was completed and the license was granted on January 11, 1968.[3] In its early years, it mostly simulcast the programming on WMLP 1380 AM. It later had an automated country music format.
The FM station's call sign was changed to WOEZ-FM on October 1, 1979.[3] It began broadcasting an easy listening format. Then on September 23, 1994, the call sign was changed to WVLY, followed by a change to WVLY-FM on January 22, 2001.
Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation purchased the assets of WVLY-FM from Milton/Lewisburg Broadcasting Corporation on March 6, 2006.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVLY-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WVLY-FM
- ^ a b "History Cards for WVLY-FM". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "History". Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2015-07-19.
External links
edit- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 73272 (WVLY-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WVLY-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database