WLVF (AM)

WLVF (930 AM) was a radio station broadcasting a Southern Gospel format. Licensed to Haines City, Florida, United States, the station was owned by Landmark Baptist Church.[3]

WLVF
CityHaines City, Florida
Frequency930 kHz
Programming
FormatDefunct (was Southern Gospel)
Ownership
OwnerLandmark Baptist Church
(Landmark Baptist Church, Inc.)
History
First air date
September 9, 1960[1] (as WHAN)
Last air date
August 30, 2010[2]
Former call signs
WHAN (1960–1979)
WFXI (1979–1984)
WTHN (1984–1986)
Technical information
Facility ID36501
ClassD
Power500 watts day
13 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
28°4′52.00″N 81°38′23.00″W
Links
Websitegospel903.com

History

The station went on the air as WHAN[4] on September 9, 1960.[1] It then became WFXI on February 9, 1979.[4][5] On July 23, 1984, the station changed its call sign to WTHN; on March 26, 1986, the station changed to WLVF.[5] WLVF went silent August 30, 2010 after losing its transmitter site;[2] after determining that there were no sites available to return the station to the air, Landmark Baptist Church turned in the license for WLVF on May 18, 2011.[6] The license was cancelled on June 7, 2011.[7] During its final years, the station served as a simulcast of its sister station, WLVF-FM.

References
  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-89. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  2. "Notification of Suspension of Operations/Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. September 28, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  3. "WLVF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. "WFXI (DWLVF) history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  5. "WLVF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  6. Belisle, Joseph A. (May 18, 2011). "Re: Station WLVF(AM), Facility ID 36501" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  7. "Station Search Details (DWLVF)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2017.


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