WLVA

WLVA
City of license Lynchburg, Virginia
Broadcast area Lynchburg, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Bedford, Virginia
Branding "The Truth 590"
Frequency 590 kHz
First air date 1930
Format Religious
Power 5,000 Watts daytime
1,000 Watts nighttime
Class B
Facility ID 39579
Callsign meaning W Lynchburg VirginiA
Owner Truth Broadcasting Corporation

WLVA is a Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia, serving Lynchburg, Roanoke and Bedford. WLVA is owned and operated by Truth Broadcasting Corporation.

History

WLVA was the first radio station in Lynchburg and one of the first in Virginia.

Until the late 1970s, WLVA had many listeners, but FM radio took away a lot of the audience.[1]

In 2005, Truth Broadcasting purchased WLVA from Kovas Communications. The station was off the air at that time.[1] In 2008, Truth Broadcasting, whose president was Stuart Epperson, Jr., announced WLVA's sale to Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corp., whose president was Nancy Epperson.[2]

The WLVA call letters were once attached to WSET-TV, the Lynchburg-based ABC affiliate, which was known as WLVA-TV.

References

  1. ^ a b Bethany Fuller, "WLVA Lands New Owner," The News & Advance, October 8, 2005.
  2. ^ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, December 15, 2008.

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