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| Broadcast area | Danville, Virginia Southern Pittsylvania County, Virginia Northern Caswell County, North Carolina |
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| Frequency | 970 AM kHz |
| Branding | "Country Legends 105.9" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lakes Media, LLC |
| Sister stations | WHLF, WKSK-FM, WLUS-FM, WSHV, WWDN |
| History | |
| First air date | September 7, 1959 |
| Former call signs | WYPR (1959–1981) WVOV (1981–2003) DWVOV (2003–2011) WVOV (2011–2011) WMPW (2011–2015) WZDV (2015) |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 15501 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 Watts daytime 54 Watts nighttime |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°33′34.0″N 79°22′2.0″W / 36.559444°N 79.367222°W / 36.559444; -79.367222 |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Webcast | WMPW Webstream |
| Website | WMPW Online |
WMPW is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia in the United States, serving Danville and Southern Pittsylvania County in Virginia and Northern Caswell County in North Carolina. WMPW is owned and operated by Lakes Media, LLC.
Format change
On September 1, 2016, the Classic Country format was dropped in favor of Adult Contemporary and the station's FM translator frequency switched from 103.7 FM to 105.9 FM. The Classic Country format was intended to continue as an online-only station. A year after the station switched to its Adult Contemporary format as "105.9 More FM", it flipped back to Classic Country and brought back the "Country Legends" branding as well.
Translator
In addition to the main station, WMPW is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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| W290DA | 105.9 FM FM | Danville, Virginia | 154006 | 250 watts | 101 m (331 ft) | D | LMS |
References
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 (PDF). R.R. Bowker/Reed Business Information/Reed Elsevier, Inc. 2000. p. D-467. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- "Facility Technical Data for WMPW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "WMPW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ Venta, Lance (August 29, 2016). "WMPW To Become 105.9 More-FM". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- Venta, Lance (September 13, 2017). "Country Legends Returning To Danville". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- "W290DA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
External links
- Country Legends 105.9 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 15501 (WMPW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WMPW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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