WODI

WODI
City of license	Brookneal, Virginia
Broadcast area	Brookneal, Virginia Altavista, Virginia
Branding	"1230 The Fan"
Frequency	1230 kHz
First air date	1965
Format	Sports Talk
Power	1,000 watts day and night
Class	C
Facility ID	60771
Transmitter coordinates	37°2′17.0″N 78°56′30.0″W / 37.038056°N 78.941667°W / 37.038056; -78.941667
Callsign meaning	W ODI as in "woodie"
Affiliations	CBS Sports Radio
Owner	JKC Media Ventures LLC
Webcast	WODI Webstream
Website	WODI Online

WODI is a sports talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Brookneal, Virginia, serving Brookneal and Altavista in Virginia. WODI is owned and operated by JKC Media Ventures LLC.^[1]

In September 2013, it was reported that the owners of WODI had asked the Federal Communications Commission for permission to cease broadcasting temporarily because of technical problems which had caused the transmitter to shut down repeatedly.^[2]

History

The station was launched in 1965 and serves central Virginia.

In March 2009, The Rain Broadcasting, Inc., purchased WODI from D and M Communications.

The Rain Broadcasting, Inc. is owned by Roger W. and Kangja Morgan. Roger is a broadcast radio programming veteran having programmed radio stations throughout the U.S. including KOIL in Omaha, WIFE in Indianapolis, and KISN in Portland for Star Stations. More recently, Roger programmed KYA and K-101 in San Francisco and served as host and producer of "Rock N' Roll Rewind."

Ownership of WODI was subsequently transferred to JKC Media Ventures LLC of Edison, NJ.^[3]

Featured

WODI's studio, tower, and staff were featured in a July 17, 2003 edition of Scott Fybush's "Tower Site of the Week" website.^[4]

Station Sold

According to radio information website VARTV.com, D&M Communications sold WODI to Christianstead, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands based The Rain Broadcasting for $135,000. The Rain Broadcasting owns one other station, WVVI in Christianstead, St. Croix.

References

↑ "WODI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Virginia AM Changes Hands".
↑ "Radio-Locator Info on WODI-AM".
↑ Fybush, Scott. "WODI, Brookneal VA". Fybush.com. Retrieved 2007-09-17.

External links

1230 The Fan Online

Query the FCC's AM station database for WODI

Radio-Locator Information on WODI

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WODI

Radio stations in the Southside Virginia market

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By FM frequency	89.9 90.1 90.5 90.9 95.3 95.7 96.3 98.3 99.9 103.3 103.7 104.5 105.5 106.3

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Defunct	WXRE-LP (97.9 FM)

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Radio stations in the Roanoke/Lynchburg market

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NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.475 162.550

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Defunct	WOWZ (1280 AM)

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Sports Radio Stations in the state of Virginia

Stations:	WBLT - Bedford WFHG - Bristol WFTR - Front Royal WGMN - Roanoke WHBG - Harrisonburg WINC - Winchester WJFK - Manassas WKEX - Blacksburg WNTX - Fredericksburg WNVA - Norton WODI - Brookneal WODY - Fieldale WOPI - Bristol WRNL - Richmond WTAR - Norfolk WTON - Staunton WVAX - Charlottesville WVGM - Lynchburg WVSP-FM - Yorktown WWXX - Buckland¹ WXGI - Richmond WXTG - Hampton WZEZ - Goochland

¹ = WWXX operates as a full-time simulcast of Washington, D. C.-licensed WTEM.

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia See also ESPN Radio ESPN Deportes Radio Fox Sports Radio CBS Sports Radio NBC Sports Radio Yahoo! Sports Radio Sports Byline USA

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