WLSD is a
Classic Hits formatted
broadcast
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum ( radio waves), in a one-to-many model. Broadcasting began ...
radio station.
The station is licensed to
Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of
Norton and
Wise County in
Virginia.
WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.
History
WLSD first went on air August 20, 1953.
According to then-station manager William H. Wren, the call letters stood for the four counties served by WLSD:
Wise WISE may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* WISE (AM), a radio station licensed to Asheville, North Carolina
*WISE-FM, a radio station licensed to Wise, Virginia
* WISE-TV, a television station licensed to Fort Wayne, Indiana
Education
* ...
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Lee
Lee may refer to:
Name
Given name
* Lee (given name), a given name in English
Surname
* Chinese surnames romanized as Li or Lee:
** Li (surname 李) or Lee (Hanzi ), a common Chinese surname
** Li (surname 利) or Lee (Hanzi ), a Chinese ...
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Scott
Scott may refer to:
Places Canada
* Scott, Quebec, municipality in the Nouvelle-Beauce regional municipality in Quebec
* Scott, Saskatchewan, a town in the Rural Municipality of Tramping Lake No. 380
* Rural Municipality of Scott No. 98, Saska ...
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Dickenson.
On January 4, 2021, the format of the station was changed from
Southern Gospel
Southern gospel music is a genre of Christian music. Its name comes from its origins in the southeastern United States. Its lyrics are written to express either personal or a communal faith regarding biblical teachings and Christian life, as ...
and
Religious to
Classic Hits branding as "92-5 The Vault".
Translator
In addition to WLSD's primary frequency, the station's programming is simulcast on the following
translator station, on the
FM band, to widen WLSD's broadcast area.
References
External links
92-5 The Vault Online*
{{SouthwestVA Radio
1953 establishments in Virginia
Classic hits radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1953
LSD
Wise County, Virginia