WMPW

WMPW
City Danville, Virginia
Broadcast area Danville, Virginia
Southern Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Northern Caswell County, North Carolina
Branding "105.9 More FM"
Frequency 970 AM kHz
First air date September 7, 1959[1]
Format Adult Contemporary[2]
Power 1,000 Watts daytime
54 Watts nighttime
Class D
Facility ID 15501
Transmitter coordinates 36°33′34.0″N 79°22′2.0″W / 36.559444°N 79.367222°W / 36.559444; -79.367222
Former callsigns WYPR (1959-1981)
WVOV (1981-2003)
DWVOV (2003-2011)
WVOV (2011-2011)
WMPW (2011-2015)
WZDV (2015-2015)
WMPW (2015-Present)[3]
Owner Lakes Media, LLC
Sister stations WHLF, WKSK-FM, WLUS-FM, WSHV, WWDN
Webcast WMPW Webstream
Website WMPW Online

WMPW is an Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Danville, Virginia, serving Danville and Southern Pittsylvania County in Virginia and Northern Caswell County in North Carolina.[2] WMPW is owned and operated by Lakes Media, LLC.[4]

Format Change

On September 1, 2016, the Classic Country format was dropped in favor of Adult Contemporary.[5] On the same day, the station's FM translator, switched frequencies from 103.7 FM to 105.9 FM.[5] The Classic Country format will continue as an online-only station.[5]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WMPW is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[6]

Call sign Frequency
(MHz) 		City of license Facility
ID 		ERP
W 		Height
m (ft) 		Class FCC info
W290DA 105.9 FM Danville, Virginia 154006 250 watts 101 m (331 ft) D FCC

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2000 (PDF). R.R. Bowker/Reed Business Information/Reed Elsevier, Inc. 2000. p. D-467. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  4. ↑ "WMPW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Venta, Lance (August 29, 2016). "WMPW To Become 105.9 More-FM". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ "W290DA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
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