WFLO (AM)
WFLO is an Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Farmville, Virginia, serving Farmville and Prince Edward County, Virginia.[1] WFLO is owned and operated by Heart of Virginia Communications.[4]
| Broadcast area | Farmville, Virginia Prince Edward County, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 870 AM kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Contemporary[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Heart of Virginia Communications |
| History | |
First air date | August, 1947[2] |
Former call signs | WFLO (1947-Present)[3] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 12317 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 Watts daytime only |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°19′35.0″N 78°23′9.0″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WFLO Webstream |
| Website | WFLO Online |
On January 2021, Educational Media Foundation agrees to buy Colonial Broadcasting Company's WFLO and WFLO-FM. WFLO end its broadcast as full service on December 31.[5][6] After the sale EMF convert both radio to K-Love and divest the AM station to Heart of Virginia Communications.[7] WFLO relaunched as "870 WFLO" on December 1.[8]
References
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- "WFLO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- Jacobson, Adam (January 5, 2021). "An Exit From Broadcasting Brings Another EMF Market Entry | Radio & Television Business Report".
- Jacobson, Adam (May 3, 2022). "Goodbye, Farmville: Colonial Completes Combo Sale | Radio & Television Business Report".
- Jacobson, Adam (July 20, 2022). "A Farmville Flip For EMF | Radio & Television Business Report".
- "WFLO To Relaunch On December 1 - RadioInsight". 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
External links
- WFLO-AM Online
- WFLO in the FCC AM station database
- WFLO on Radio-Locator
- WFLO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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