WLLL (930 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia. It broadcasts an urban gospel radio format and is owned and operated by Hubbard's Advertising Agency, Inc.[2] The radio studios and offices are on Whitehall Road in Lynchburg.
Broadcast area | Lynchburg metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 930 kHz |
Branding | AM 930 WLLL |
Programming | |
Format | Urban Gospel |
Ownership | |
Owner | Hubbard's Advertising Agency, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | November 1, 1963 |
Call sign meaning | Where Lynchburg Loves the Lord |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 17409 |
Class | D |
Power | 9,000 watts days 42 watts nights |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°24′25.0″N 79°13′57.0″W / 37.406944°N 79.232500°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Website | WLLL Facebook page |
By day, WLLL is powered at 9,000 watts non-directional. But to protect other stations on 930 AM from interference, WLLL reduces power at night to only 42 watts. The transmitter is on Chapel Lane in Lynchburg, near the Lynchburg Expressway (U.S. Route 501).[3]
History
editWLLL signed on the air on November 1, 1963.[4] The station was owned by the Griffith Broadcasting Corporation. It was originally a daytimer, required to go off the air at night.
In the 1960s and 70s, WLLL was a Top 40 station, playing the hits of the day. It was an affiliate of the NBC Radio Network. In 1970, it added an FM counterpart, WLLL-FM, which at first simulcast AM 930. It later aired an automated oldies format as WGOL and today is WZZU.
References
edit- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLLL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WLLL Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLLL
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977 page C-220, Broadcasting & Cable
External links
edit- AM930 WLLL Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 17409 (WLLL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WLLL in Nielsen Audio's AM station database