WPVC-LP
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 94.7 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Affiliations | Pacifica Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Promise Land Communications |
| History | |
First air date | September 20, 2015[1] |
Last air date | June 17, 2020 |
Former call signs | WPVC-LP (2014–2020)[2] |
Call sign meaning | "Progressive Voice of Charlottesville" |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 192897 |
| Class | L1 |
| ERP | 21 watts |
| HAAT | 64.6 meters (212 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 38°4′39.0″N 78°28′21.0″W / 38.077500°N 78.472500°W |
WPVC-LP was a progressive talk radio and electronic dance music formatted low-power radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County in Virginia.[3] WPVC-LP was owned and operated by Promise Land Communications.[4]
Sign off
[edit]On June 17, 2020, the station ceased broadcasting. Promise Land Communications cited in a Facebook post "the ongoing legal challenge...by the out of state giant Saga Communications".[5] In late 2019, Saga accused Promise Land, along with four other Charlotteville area low-power FM stations, of operating as a "de facto cluster".[6] Saga owns six stations in the Charlottesville market.[6][7] Saga has accused low-power stations of licensure violations in the past.[8]
On June 16, 2020, station president Jeffrey Lenert turned in the license for deletion stating "As a result of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic and recent increased costs of station ownership and operation, it has become impossible to operate station WPVC-LP in the manner that I wish."[9] The station's license was deleted and its pending renewal dismissed on July 7 of the same year.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "If you turn to 94.7 right now in Charlottesville... - 94.7 FM Charlottesville". Promise Land Communications/Facebook. September 20, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "DDWPVC-LP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE - June 17, 2020". Promise Land Communications/Facebook. June 17, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Saga Hits Charlottesville LPFMs for Operating as a Radio Cluster". Insideradio.com. September 11, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "Saga Communications - Charlottesville, VA". Saga Communications, Inc. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Provence, Lisa (October 16, 2019). "License to bully?: Local nonprofit stations say Saga is out to bankrupt them". C-Ville Weekly. Charlottesville, Virginia: C-VILLE Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "6-17-20 Letter to J. Bradshaw re License Cancellation (WPVC-LP Charlottesville VA - Promise Land Communications).pdf" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 16, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WPVC-LP". REC Networks. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Defunct radio stations in the United States
- 2015 establishments in Virginia
- Talk radio stations in the United States
- Radio stations established in 2015
- Radio stations in Virginia
- Low-power FM radio stations in Virginia
- Radio stations disestablished in 2020
- 2020 disestablishments in Virginia
- Defunct mass media in Virginia