WLES
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| City of license | Bon Air, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Richmond |
| Frequency | 590 kHz |
| First air date | 1959 |
| Format | Christian Talk |
| Power |
600 Watts daytime 58 Watts nighttime |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 72504 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°30′52.0″N 77°30′28.0″W / 37.514444°N 77.507778°W |
| Callsign meaning | W LawrEnceville S |
| Owner | Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation |
| Webcast | WLES Webstream |
| Website | WLES Online |
WLES is a Christian Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bon Air, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WLES is owned and operated by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
This station was once licensed to Lawrenceville, Virginia, where it had been an oldies station.
Technical Information
Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting filed a request in July 2007 to transfer the license of WLES to Truth Broadcasting, headed by her son Stu Epperson, Jr.,[2] but withdrew the request in August, 2007.[3]
Subsequently, a construction permit request was filed to conduct a frequency swap with nearby station WLVA, which is owned by Truth Broadcasting and operates on the adjacent AM channel of 590 kHz.[4] The swap was completed in 2011.
Translator
In addition to the main station, WLES is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[5]
| Call sign | Frequency MHz | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W249CI | 97.7 FM | Bellwood, Virginia | 143583 | 250 watts | 153.1 m (502 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- ↑ "WLES Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ http://www.vartv.com/archives07d.htm
- ↑ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1193268
- ↑ http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101221166&formid=301&fac_num=72504
- ↑ "W249CI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- WLES-AM 590 Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WLES
- Radio-Locator Information on WLES
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WLES
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