Signed-on Sunday, May 14, 2007. Took the original call letters "WRIH" on March 7, 2005. Original CP (construction permit) granted on February 18, 2005. AFA has over 100 full-power, translator and affiliate stations around the country, four in VA, with most relaying "American Family Radio" WAFR/88.3 Tupelo MS.
A National Public Radio (NPR) station serving the Richmond area with classical, jazz and public affairs programming. Increased its power from 8.3kW to 17.5kW in June 2004. When Union Theological Seminary announced in the mid-80s that it planned to sell or close WRFK 106.5, a public outcry arose and a group of concerned citizens lobbied CVET to take over WRFK or start a new station at a different frequency. CVET could not buy WRFK (I don't recall way) and opted to apply for a new frequency. I believe UTS agreed to keep operating WRFK until WCVE could get on the air, a process that took over a year (because of the reasons to state). WCVE started operations in 1988 after a long battle with Channel 6. Channel 6's audio frequency is just below the low end of the FM band. After technical studies showed that having an FM station in Richmond on 88.9 would not interfere with Channel 6, the go-ahead was given for WCVE. Richmond's non-commercial classical station used to be WRFK at 106.5, but that switched to being a commercial station when WCVE was born. WCVE is owned along with WCVE (channel 23) and WCVW (channel 57). Its studios on Sesame Street in Richmond.
Early 2002, WAUQ moved their studios to the original WRNL-AM facilities using the original WRNL tower as their STL tower to the Charles City County transmitter. AFA has over 100 full-power, translator and affiliate stations around the country, four in Virginia, with most relaying "American Family Radio" WAFR/88.3 Tupelo MS.
WDCE is a 100 watt student run radio station located at the University of Richmond in Tyler Commons. They did stream their audio over the Internet at 56k (near FM quality) until 3/25/2002 because of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Best heard in the western parts of Richmond.
A 3000 watt FM station run by the students of Radio Broadcasting & Journalism at Highland Springs Technical Center, part of Henrico County Public Schools. Radio Broadcasting & Journalism is a two year program open to rising Juniors & Seniors in Henrico County Public Schools. Best heard in the Richmond area. Studios at 100 Tech Dr in Highland Springs. License was cancelled and call sign deleted on December 3, 2003. The FCC gave the station 30 days to submit a renewal application which it did and in turn it was granted. A low-powered, 3000-watt station owned by Henrico County Schools. Started broadcasting in 1980.
A full-time translator of KAWZ-FM in Twin Falls ID. Best heard in the northern areas of the immediate Richmond metro area. CSN International, founded in 1993, is a non-profit organization, an outreach of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa CA and Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls ID. CSN broadcasts biblical teaching and praise and worship music 24 hours a day to cities throughout the United States and the world.
WCDX/92.1 relaunched as "iPower 92-1" at 5 p.m. on Friday 1/17/2008. The station yanked the entire air staff off the air in late October 2007. In November, WCDX got a new PD, Jeff Anderson, who also served as Radio One Richmond's Operations Manager.
The first station in the Radio One cluster (WCDX/92.1, WKJM/99.3, WPZZ/104.7, WKJS/105.7, WROU/1260) to go digital, early October 2006. WCDX has been dethroned as the most listened to station by 'Lite 98' WTVR recently due to stiff urban competition especially from newly flipped urban '106.5 The Beat' WBTJ. 'Power 92 Jamz' carries the Russ Parr Morning Show. It was purchased by Radio One in early 1999. Studios on Emerywood Parkway in Richmond. Had calls of WPUF starting August 20, 1984 then 'Lazer 93' WZZR on May 21, 1985. WCDX was born in February 1987 playing Top 40 but quickly segued to their current format in October of 1987 but on the 92.7 frequency (They went by 'Power 93'). Sometime in early 1996 they moved to their current frequency. Dates back to 1985.
Orginally owned by Radio Training Network. Sold to Virginia Tech Foundation in 6/2009 for $55,000. Returned to the air in summer of 2010 with Radio IQ.
Changed call letters to WLFV from WJZV on 4/13/2006. Main Line Broadcasting announced on 8/29/05 that it has agreed to purchase the assets of MainQuad Communications (WARV/100.3 Petersburg, WBBT/107.3 Powhatan, WCUL/98.9 Midlothian) and Richmond Broadcasting (WJZV/93.1 Ettrick) for $25M. Dumped the Smooth Jazz format ("SmoothJazz 93.1" WJZV) at 4PM Sunday, October 4 for construction noises and statements like "We're building a new station, come back Monday morning." "93.1 The Wolf, Country That Rocks" debuted at 9:31AM the following day playing 93 hours of commercial-free music. The frequency originally signed on in 9/21/2000 to fill the smooth jazz format hole that had been left by the WDYL/WSMJ frequency flip and format change (WSMJ became WJRV playing country). Formerly owned by Richmond Broadcasting, Inc.
Carries the "Young & Verna Morning Show" and Virginia Tech Hokies sports. WBBC reaches Chesterfield, Powhatan and Midlothain parts of Chester County, Emporia and up & down I-95 and I-85. It's one of the best signals in the Southside reaching South Hill, Chase City, Farmville, Brunswick County and Prince Edward.
Went on the air in March 2008. Took the call letters WCFC-LP on 2/16/2006. Original CP granted on March 18, 2005. Crusade For Christ Family Worship Church (CFC) and Glen Allen Community Church (GACC) will operate on 93.7 where "each station will operate from separate facilities specified in each application. Each station will pay it's own construction and operating expenses." CFC operating hours will be from 5AM to 5PM and GACC's hours will be from 5PM to 5AM. This was a compromise of three competing LPFM applications for 93.7. The third party withdrew its application.
Even though this station targets the Hampton Roads market, they usually garner a 1.0 to 1.5 rating in the 12+ Arbitrons in Richmond. 'Star 94.1' since July 2000. Started using 'Star' for a broader audience appeal. Went by 'Gospel Praise 94.1' for about 18 months. Used to be 'EZ-94' with an easy listening format then, until mid-2000, had an adult contemporary format. Used to be country formatted WYVA. The station was WKEZ, using the "Keys To Your Country" slogan, from 1986 until October 14, 1991, when it became WKOD, as relay of rocker WKOC, 93.7. Later they were WXEZ, EZ-94.
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Dumped the 80's Hits formatted "My 80s" on WRVQ-HD2 for New CHR "Hot Spot" at 2 p.m. on 1/22/2008 with Loverboy's "When It's Over" as the last track heard on My 80's and "Wanna Be Startin' Something" by Akon/Michael Jackson as the first on Hot Spot.
Doubled the music library of locally programmed 80's Hits on WRVQ-HD2 early 4/2007 with a station name change from "The Cube" to "My 80's." Started broadcasting digitally with iBiquity's HD Radio™ technology around 10 a.m. on 6/18/05 and started its HD2 channel in late 10/2006 as 80s Hits "The Cube." A longtime Top 40/CHR format. Focused on more mainstream CHR (less Hip-Hop and R&B), dropped "Today's Hit Music..." for "All The Hits...," and brought back the Q Morning Zoo all on May 3, 2004. Studios on Basie Road in Richmond. WRVQ dates back to 1948 when it was WRVB. For a while 94.5 also sported the WRVA calls. 94.5 was WRVA-FM and in the 60's & early 70's it simulcasted with WRVA-AM from 5:30a to 7p and then played automated country until signing off at midnight. On weekends it would sign on at 6A and play automated country until 2a. (All in mono).
Announced in early 2/2007 the sale from Radio Assist Ministry to Liberty University. 20 translators were to be sold by Radio Assist Ministry/Edgewater Broadcasting to Liberty U for $260,000. All translators were valued at $15,000 each with one exception -- W235AI/Richmond -- valued at $25,000. Came on the air in mid-1/2007 relaying American Family Association's AFR (American Family Radio) WBKU/91.7 Ahoskie NC. Original CP (Construction Permit) granted on 1/8/2004. Radio Assist Ministry is one of several companies owned by CSN International. Their antenna is located just east of the University of Richmond.
On 12/10/2007, WKHK increased its power. The station is now considered a full Class B station doing 47kW at 512 feet. They were doing 17kW at 394 feet. WKHK transmits from the same tower near the Chippenham Pkwy and I-95 interchange.
Owner Cox Radio was granted a CP to reclassify as a full Class B license from its B1 status on 7/25/05. This will increase WKHK's power to 50kW from 17.5kW plus the antenna is 30 meters (98 feet) higher up (than its old one) on a new tower just west of Charles City (they ended up not moving the antenna but instead used the same tower location). To do this, Cox Radio compensated JLC Properties, headed up by John L Cole, to move the transmitter site of WHLF/95.3 South Boston approximately five miles to the NW and power down to 4kW (from 6kW) and lower it's antenna to 50 meters/164 feet (from 75m/246ft) at the new site. WKHK's studios are on Moorefield Park Drive in Richmond. It is owned by Cox. Used to be WPVA and use WPVA-AM 1290 AM to simulcast its country signal.
Uses Jones Soft AC satellite service. Other company holdings include classic country WSVS-AM (800) Crewe and country WFLO-AM (870) Farmville. Dates back to 1961.
Added more 90's Rock tunes to it playlist and reimaged as "Rock 96.5" from "96-5 KLR" at 6 a.m. on 9/16/2012. Moved away from "96-5 The Planet" to "96-5 KLR" June 2008. Studios on Moorefield Park Dr in Richmond. Offers the popular John Boy & Billy Big Show Monday thru Friday from 6AM-10AM. The calls were switched to WKLR and logo to "The Planet" in 1997. In 1995 Benchmark Communications, who at the time owned Alternative station WBZU/The Buzz 106.5 (now WBTJ) and oldies WDCK/The Duck (now WKLR) decided to shift WDCK to a 70's format that eventually evolved into the current classic rock sound heard on the station. Benchmark worked out an LMA for WLEE-AM with Max Pierson who owned it at the time. This gave Benchmark the opportunity to put the WLEE calls letters on 96.5. The frequency had been thru several formats since the early 80's. In addition to the "Duck" WDCK oldies format, it had been "Soft Rock 96" WQSF (doing Lite A/C around 1985; refocusing itself to the Richmond market, which at the time had a strong AC station -- EZ Communications' "EZ104" WEZS/103.7) and Soft 96 (doing a Beautiful Music format) and before that urban "Kiss 96" WQKS. Before that, it was operated as a local Williamsburg A/C station (WBCI then WMBG) from it's original sign-on in 1970.
Original CP granted on July 1, 2003. Took WRIR-LP calls on 8/1/03. Renamed "Richmond Indie Radio" on 1/1/2004 from "Radio Free Richmond." Signed-on July 2004.
Pirate radio station that was operating from the Morningside retirement facilty at 3000 Skipwith Rd in Richmond. Was shut down by the FCC in mid-December 2005.
Dropped The JAZZ Club on 6/25/08 for Broadcast Architecture's Smooth Jazz Network. Format descriptor changed on the HD2 The JAZZ Club per Arbitron from "New Age Contemporary/Smooth Jazz" to "Smooth AC" at the end of 5/2008. Started broadcasting digitally with iBiquity's HD Radio™ Sping 2005 and started its HD2 channel beginning of 11/2006 as Smooth Jazz. Studios on Basie Rd in Richmond. Started broadcasting in 1946; it was the first FM station in Richmond. WTVR used to have an easy listening format in the 1970s are early 1980s. Then became "Stereo Country FM 98." It was country for almost 10 years before going back into the Easy Listening format in the early 90's. The late Scott Stevens, most recently of Richmond traffic reporting fame, was a DJ at WTVR during the Country format era. Its original calls were WCOD. WTVR used to be owned by Park Broadcasting with Channel 6; it is now owned by Clear Channel.
Station received a logo makeover in February 2013. Signed-on Adult/Variety Hits "98-9 Liberty, The Freedom To Choose" on 9/6/05 after being silient from moving to Midlothain from Orange VA. Main Line Broadcasting announced on 8/29/05 that it has agreed to purchase the assets of MainQuad Communications (WARV/100.3 Petersburg, WBBT/107.3 Powhatan, WCUL/98.9 Midlothian) and Richmond Broadcasting (WJZV/93.1 Ettrick) for $25M. Changed call letters from WCUL to WWLB the same day. Licensed for Midlothian on April 19, 2005. Starting testing March 1, 2005 from the Richmond site. Swapped the WJMA-FM (103.1) calls for WCUL on 3/22/2004. The station is using a directional antenna to protect WXGM/99.1 Gloucester, WNOR/98.7 Norfolk, 99.3/Petersburg and WMZQ/98.7 Washington. WCUL was moved into the Richmond market and sold to MainQuad for $6.25 million. Formerly owned by Joyner Broadcasting (for two months) then to Piedmont Communications. When WJMA-FM Orange VA, they went on the air November 22, 1971 at 96.7 as a simulcast of WJMA-AM which had been on the air since 1949. WJMA is named for the James Madison Association the original licensee of WJMA-AM. The station was purchased from the James Madison Association by Arch Harrison and WJMA Incorporated in 1961. WJMA began using the slogan "Radio Orange" in the mid 1970s. Many consider the 1975-1982 period the "golden years" for WJMA which considered itself a local version of WMAL, Washington. WJMA had a strong local news commitment. In 1978 it won 7 of 8 Associated Press news awards for non-metro radio stations. The music was Middle of the Road which evolved into Adult Contemporary by the late 70s. In addition to lots of local high school sports, WJMA carried the Redskins, Orioles, University of Virginia and Virginia Tech schedules. Digby Soloman and Soloman & Lowe purchased WJMA AM/FM in 1984. In December of 1984, WJMA FM became WVJZ, "Z96.7", playing Adult Contemporary music while continuing to simulcast with WJMA AM. Soloman & Lowe sold to Carl Hurlebaus and Capitol Radio Holdings in 1988. The news and sports coverage was reduced and the music took on a more Top 40 flavor with the slogan "Jammin' 96". After a period of decline, the stations were purchased by a group of local business owners under the name Piedmont Communications. The format was changed to Country with the slogan "Country Mix 96" and the FM call was changed back to WJMA in February of 1990. In June, 2001 a three station shuffle to allow WSIG-FM in Mount Jackson VA and WREL-FM in Lexington VA to increase power, WJMA moved to its present dial position at 98.9 with a new slogan of "Your Place In The Country". WJMA-AM is now WVCV-AM. In the fall of 2002, Piedmont Communications traded 98.9 to North Carolina station owner Tom Joyner for Joyner's two Culpeper VA: WCVA-AM and WCUL-FM (now WJMA-FM).
Changed call letters from WPZZ to WKJM on 11/25/2004. In a major station shake-up at midnight on Thursday, November 18, 2004, Radio One moved Gospel "Praise 99.3" to it strongest signal 104.7/Crewe and took on a new simulcast of Urban AC "105.7 Kiss FM" WJMO/Richmond. On 12/3/03, flipped from jockless Rhythmic to Gospel as "Praise 99.3." Took the WPZZ calls on 11/25/2003. Stopped simulcasting 105.7 in mid-April 2001 to flip to Gospel as "Praise 99.3" WPLZ. The station had changed calls to WPZE so that the WPLZ calls could move to 105.7. In the summer of 2001, Radio One got wind of Clear Channel's pending flip of "Oldies 106.5" WRCL to a CHR/Rhythmic. So one day before "106.5 The Beat" WBTJ signed-on (6/10/2001), Radio One signed-on Hip-Hop "Hot 9-9-3" WRHH to flank market leader Urban "Power 92-1" WCDX. This didn't work. "The Beat" eventually shifted to Urban go head-to-head with "Power." "The Beat" became the undisputed Urban leader in Richmond; knocking "Power" down to a tie for 8th place in the overall ratings in the Summer 2003 ratings Book. During this same time, "Hot" shifted to the Rhythmic format and went jockless and oddly enough, 99.3 enjoyed its best ratings. Was Urban AC until December 1998 when it switched to Urban Oldies. This station was purchased by Radio One in early 1999. Studios on Emerywood Parkway in Richmond. Call letters stand for former slogan: "music to please," back when it was once an easy listening station. Dates back to 1966. An interesting sidelight, at one point in time the programming on "Majic 99" WPLZ was simulcast on 99.3 in Fredericksburg VA and in Charlottesville in an effort to extend the reach of WPLZ's signal to the north and west of Richmond.
On 7/24/2010, WYFJ completed its move from 100.1 to 99.9. The station was off the air for three days in anticipation of the move. Though still licensed as a Class A (max 6kW/328ft) station, it's now broadcasting from the heart of Richmond instead of 15 miles north in Ashland.
Signed on February 1, 1980. Signal is listenable as far south as Petersburg. Studios on South Washington Highway in Ashland. Broadcasts the Bible Broadcasting Network's (BBN) sacred Christian music via satellite.
Dropped the "107-3 BBT" positioner for "Big Oldies 107.3" on 12/4/2009. WBBT/107.3 Powhatan/Richmond and WARV/100.3 was reimaged as "107.3 BBT - The Greatest Hits of the '60s and '70s." at 12:01 a.m. on 8/27/2007. The station was previous known as "Motown, Soul and Great Rock 'n Roll, Oldies 107.3." The new station received a new imaging voice, and a shift in the musical focus to add more '70s (and some early '80s). At the same time, midday host Matt Nicholls resigned and left the radio business.
Main Line Broadcasting announced on 8/29/05 that it has agreed to purchase the assets of MainQuad Communications (WARV/100.3 Petersburg, WBBT/107.3 Powhatan, WCUL/98.9 Midlothian) and Richmond Broadcasting (WJZV/93.1 Ettrick) for $25M. Dumped all of its sports programming on 1/21/2004 to simulcast the same day flip to "Oldies 107-3" on WBBT. Was known as "ESPN Richmond." Flipped to ESPN Radio on April 1, 2003 after a month long of stunting. Started the stunting on 2/24/03 playing 'God Bless America' by Celine Dion, 'American Pie' by Don McLean and every version of the 'Star Spangled Banner' among others. Best heard around Petersburg. Sold to MainQuad Communications in December 2002. Charles Giddens owned it as Honolulu Broadcasting but passed away from cancer in September 2001. The station was sold by his widow Joanne to MainQuad for $1.2M. Cox Radio had a JSA with WARV. Carried the Richmond Renegades ECHL hockey games in 2002 - all regular-season and playoff games. Added all-Spanish music (La Primera) on the weekends in April 2002 when WVNZ-AM 1320 scaled back it's weekend Spanish programming. Honolulu Broadcasting purchased 100.3 from Radio One in early 2001. Honolulu then turned around and signed an LMA with Cox. WARV dropped the simulcast of WJRV, stunted for a while, and then returned as 'Cat Country'. In August 1999, flipped from urban contemporary WSOJ to country WARV. Studios on Wilkinson Road in Richmond. Started broadcasting in 1992. Used to have the WSVV call letters.
Was 70s-80s Oldies until 4/1/2013 when Delmarva Educational Association took over the station to simulcast Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broacasting Corp's Christian Talk WLES/590 Bob Air. WZEZ is donated from Hoffman Communications to Delmarva Educational Association 11/2012. Was Nostalgia/Big Band until 2012. Was owned by Hubert N Hoffman Jr Family Trust but assigned to WZEZ, Inc (same folks). Hoffman Communications brought the 100.5 frequency on the air on April 13, 2001 with an adult standards format. Now run by his son. With studios in south suburban Chester, and transmitter on the line between Powhatan and Goochland counties, the station is best heard in the western parts of Richmond. Hoffman also owns religious WGGM in Richmond.
Dropped Alternative "Y101" WDYL for Rhythmic CHR "Hot 100.9" WHTI at 2 p.m. 4/29/2010. The final track for Y101 was Green Day's "Good Riddance." Hot 100.9 was introduced with Rihanna's "Rude Boy."
Moved to 100.9/Lakeside from 101.1/Chester on 9/1/2009 at 2 p.m. Initiated by Cox Radio and adopted by the FCC on 10/11/2006 to move Alternative "Y101" WDYL/101.1 Chester to a new COL (community of license) -- Lakeside, move to a new frequency -- 100.9 and to increase its power/antenna height to 25kW and 328 feet (or any combination of). The new 100.9 Lakeside signal competes better with the other Richmond area stations, coverage-wise.
There were several parties involved with this Proposal from Cox, some for it (WNNT/100.9, WKHI/107.5) and some against it (WLOU-LP/100.9 Williamsburg, WRBG-LP/107.9 Millsboro DE, and some others). For WDYL to move to 100.9/Lakeside, Real Media Inc's (was owned by Northern Neck and Tidewater Communications at the onset) "RiverCountry 100.9" WNNT Warsaw agreed to move to 107.5, still as a Class A (up 6kW / 328ft). Great Scott Broadcasting's Variety Hits "107-5 Joe FM" WKHI Fruitland MD agreed to downgrade from a Class B1 to a Class A and move to 107.7. Both stations were compensated for the moves. All three stations WDYL, WNNT and WKHI, submitted applications to the FCC within 90 days of the adoptation to reflect the new changes. The "Notice of Proposed Rule Making" can be found at FCC.gov.
This station went dark in mid-1999 but returned to the airwaves in October with an alternative rock format as Y-101. This used to be "smooth jazz" WSMJ until September 1998 when religious WDYL, which used to be located at 105.7 and 92.1 previous, moved here...June 1996 until September 1999. Was also contemporary Christian until October 1999. WDYL used to be owned by Hoffman Communications but was purchased by Radio One and then bought by Cox. WCVE started here on a 'temporary' basis for 19 months before its permanent home at 88.9.
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WRXL went back to "XL102" from "102-1 The X" at 10 a.m. 10/1/2012 with no music changes. WRXL's name change comes on the heels of Cox Media's slight adjustment of WKLR's playlist to include 90's rock titles and it's new positioner "Rock 96.5" on 9/16/2012.
Clear Channel started testing WRXL-HD2 on 10/24/2006, sometime after 6 p.m., running a Triple A format -- "The Music Summit." WRXL was the first station in Richmond to broadcast an HD2 channel. Carries the "Elliot In The Morning" show from sister "DC101" WWDC Washington DC (since 10/7/02). Shifted to alternative "102.1 The X" on September 13, 2002. The first hour featured Beastie Boys "You Gotta Fight," Hoobbastank "Running Away," Incubus "I Wish You Where Here," Pearl Jam "Black," Linkin Park "Pts Of Athrty," Our Lady Peace "Somewhere Out There," System Of A Down "Aerials," Lit "My Own Worst Enemy," The Used "Taste Of Ink" and Creed "One Last Breath." Before the flip, they played "This is the End" by the Doors. After that song, an announcement came on saying that "XL102" was dead at which time "In the End" by the Beatles came on. After that song, another an announcement was made that "in the end, something great rises from the ashes of the dead" - a 60-second countdown ensued and at the end "New Rock - 102.1 The X" was born. Previously was a longtime (heritage) rock station - "XL102" - dating back to December 1976 and called itself in their earlier days "The Big Rock Station." Used to carry Dee Snider from the '80s band Twisted Sister in the mornings but didn't last long at all. Studios on Basie Road in Richmond. 102.1 first signed on in 1947. It used to sport the WRNL calls when it was owned by the Richmond News Leader/Richmond Times Dispatch which became Media General. WRNL and WRNL-AM (910) were, at one time, top forty stations that gave WRVA some serious competition.
Liberty University swapped the original CP (construction permit) for this translator in 12/2006 for two Positive Alternative Radio (PAR) proposed translators; 101.5 (W268BD) in Harrisonburg and 96.7 (W244BP) in Charlottesville. PAR will use the Richmond signal to rebroadcast programming from its CCM "Virginia's Positive Hits" WJYJ/90.5 Fredericksburg. Original CP granted on August 11, 2004. Call letters W273BB assigned on 8/11/04.
We believe this LPFM (low power FM) never got on the air so the license was returned to the FCC. Original CP granted on January 15, 2004. Took the call letters WFMC-LP on 2/18/03.
Early afternoon of 5/26/2011, WHAN/1430 Ashland started to rebroadcast on 102.9. Liberty University sells to Fifth Estate Broadcasting for $14K in 3/2011 and a request to move to 102.9 is made. Moved to 102.5 by Liberty University as W273BU on 12/24/2008 relaying sister Christian Contemporary "Victory FM" WRVL/88.3 Roanoke. This translator was originally W274AV/102.7 starting 9/7/2004 by Edgewater Broadcasting.
New call letters W276BZ replaced W275AU on 6/28/2006. Original CP granted on August 31, 2004 for 102.9. Was granted a minor change on 5/11/2005 to the CP to move to 103.1 to help protect a new LPFM, Four Mile Creek Baptist Church's WFMC-LP, on the east side of Richmond. That LPFM has since been deleted.
At midnight on 9/24/2013, the station dropped AAA/Modern AC "103-7 The River" WURV for Hot AC "103-7 Play." WMXB dumped the "Soft & Contemporary" format it had been running for months for Hot AC -- "The Best Mix of the 80s, 90s and Today" in mid-4/2007 but still as "Mix 103-7." The station was jockless for 30 days with no talk (but commercials) including the morning show. The "Jack and Jen in the Morning" show returned 5/14/2007.
The first station in the Cox Radio cluster (WKHK/95.3, WKLR/96.5, WDYL/101.1, WMXB/103.7) to go digital. Dumped the Hot AC format as "B103" at 12 midnight on 3/22/2004 for Soft AC. The last songs heard on B103 were "Goodbye To You" by Michelle Branch and "It's The End Of The World As We Know It" by R.E.M. The new Mix 103-7 kicked off with "A New Day Has Come" by Celine Dion.
Their current studios are on Moorefield Park Drive in Richmond. 103.7 started out in 1961 as WFMV 'Fine Music in Virginia,' with 10,000 watts operated by Professional Broadcasting, Inc. They were the first stereophonic station in Virginia. Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance Company bought the station in 1964 and moved it to their 5001 West Broad Street headquarters. Jess Duboy was contracted to staff the station. His connection was that he managed Sergeant and Major Reynolds AM station, WGOE (1590); the Reynolds brothers were on the board of Fidelity Bankers Life. He brought in youthful button-pushers and contracted with the legendary Carl Stutz and Frank Batters (Brooks) to record voice tracks. Tired of financial losses, the insurance company sold the station to Ben Thomas, a manufactured housing magnate from Greencastle, Pennsylvania, who moved the station into two trailers, bearing his marquee, at the transmitter site in the woods (which was inaccessible during wet or snowy weather except on foot). Thomas wanted to flip the station religious, but unknown to him the staff, then led by C. G. Massie, Jr. (Bill) continued the classical music format, instead. Thomas's finances became somewhat embarrassed and he sold the station to EZ Communications of Northern Virginia for about $50,000 in stock in 1969 or 1970. Fearing loss of Richmond's only classical voice, a group of loyal listeners then formed the 'Save Fine Music' committee which lobbied EZ Communications to keep the classical format for another year or until arrangements could be made with Union Theological Seminary to upgrade their station, WRFK, to full-time with the WFMV format on 106.5. This worked out and 103.7 became WEZS-FM, a very profitable station under the management of Connie Golden. The WFMV library was donated to WRFK. Grete Dollitz's program, 'An Hour With the Guitar,' was originally on WFMV and, after more than 30 years, is still heard on WCVE-FM. In the mid 80s, Richmond's number one station at that time in the 25-54 demo, as well as ranking usually top 3 (12+ demo) was EZ Communications' "EZ104" WEZS.
Changed call letters from WKJS to WPZZ on 12/7/04. In a major station shake-up at midnight on Thursday, November 18, 2004, Radio One shifted the Gospel format from the 99.3/Petersburg frequency to displace Urban AC "104.7 Kiss FM." "Kiss FM" moved to 105.7/Richmond. Had been Urban AC since February 1998. In the 90s, modern rock WBZU used to be located here before moving to 106.5. Used to be country and then oldies WVGO before that. And country WSVS-FM before that. Also sported the WKIK (The Bear/country) calls for a while. Studios are on Emerywood Parkway in Richmond. This station dates back to 1949.
The original calls were WBCS. The WBNN call letters were from it's now dark sister station WBNN AM 1030 in Union City, Indiana. In August 2000, WBNN signed on 105.3 MHZ as "WBNN 105.3 Big Country." After a one-day April Fools Day stunt on April 1, 2002 as All-Disco "Jammin' 105" and a series of personnel changes, WBNN is now known as "Virginia's Big Country 105.3...Playing Today's New Country & Yesterday's Favorites." It's signal covers Central and Southside Virginia from as far east to Midlothian and Richmond's West End, and west covering Charlottesville and parts of the Shenandoah Valley. WBNN features a unique blend and a wide variety of new and old country music.
In a major station shake-up at midnight on Thursday, November 18, 2004, Radio One shifted Urban AC "Kiss FM" from 104.7/Crewe to displace Urban Oldies "Magic 105.7" WJMO which disappeared from the Richmond airwaves. The new "Kiss FM" also is simulcast on 99.3/Petersburg when the Gospel format there was moved to 104.7/Crewe. Took their new call letters -- WKJM -- on 11/22/04 then the calls went back to the older WJMO-FM and finally to WKJS on 12/14/04. In early 2001, Radio One moved the "Magic" format from 99.3 to 105.7 (WJMO) to take advantage of a better signal. This was also religious WDYL until September, when it moved to 101.1 FM. Its studios are on Emerywood Parkway in Richmond. Once known as Country "The River" WJRV. 105.7 dates back to 1968.
Dropped "Da Trend" for "Heat" on the HD2 channel on 2/12/2008. The change was mostly cosmetic. The Heat features New Hip-Hop and R&B with interviews from artists. Started broadcasting digitally with iBiquity's HD Radio™ technology during the afternoon of 6/18/05 and started its HD2 channel at the end of 10/2006 as New Hip Hop and R&B "Da Trend." Carries the very popular Doug Banks Morning Show. Richmond's 106.5 started broadcasting in 1957. Way back when this was WRFK, Richmond's non-commercial classical and fine arts station. When WCVE (88.9 FM) signed on in 1988, 106.5 became a standard commercial station. After being oldies station WVGO ("Virginia's Golden Oldies") Benchmark Communications acquired the station and flipped to AAA format (the first in Richmond, and the only one for 3 years) in 1991. It was most notable the Sunday night home (for three years) of the late Eric E Stanley's "Bebop Boogie and Blues Revue" and Page Wilson's "Out o'The Blue Radio Revue". These shows consistently won the 7-1AM time period for their entire run on WVGO, even while WVGO's general ratings slipped. (When Stanley's show was revived on 105.7 WJMO in 2001, his show again captured top ratings until he had to stop due to illness from cancer. Wilson's show is also a top ratings getter at its current home on WCVE.) The format unofficially slid into a more alternative format after WBZU 104.7 went on air, and syndicated Howard Stern's show starting in October 1994. In the Spring of 1995 Benchmark sold WVGO-FM and WLEE-FM to Cox, who cancelled Howard Stern (due to poor ratings), shut down WVGO and moved WBZU to that frequency. When they shut down WBZU, they stunted with 24 hours of construction sound effects looping, then a few days as the highly irritating "Sunny 106.5", playing the most annoying songs of the 70s they could find. It switched to oldies as "Cool 106.5" in September 1998 and the WRCL calls in October 1998. On 6/11/2001 they flipped to hip-hop/R&B. Sold by Cox to Clear Channel during the AMFM-Clear Channel merger. Studios now at the Clear Channel complex on Basie Road in Richmond's West End.
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Quietly shifted back to Classic Rock from Classic Hits on Friday, 6/29/2012. Shifted to Classic Hits from Classic Rock on 9/2/2008. Added HD Radio broadcasts early 7/2006. Even though this is a Hampton Roads targeted radio station, it puts out a very strong signal all the way to Richmond and usually garners a 0.5 ~ 1.0 ratings share. Quietly, shifted from Classic Hits to Classic Rock in late September 2004. This was in response to Barnstable Broadcasting's new rocker "100.5 MAX FM" WXMM "straddling both sides of the fence (playing Rock and Classic Rock). There were no major changes to the playlist... Became 'The Fox' in March of 1989. The format was 'classic rock' from 1989 until February 1994 usually going after FM99 WNOR listeners. When the owners of FM99 bought WAFX they shifted the Fox's playlist from classic rock to classic hits. For a couple of years they were known as 'Classic Hits 106.9' but later reverted back to '106.9 The Fox'. This frequency started broadcasting in 1983. The WTID calls used to be here when the station had a country music format. This station also sported the WKIX calls with the 'K(I)X-106' moniker just before flipping to 'The Fox'. WAFX is a RDS station (station moniker only...'106.9 THE FOX').
Dropped the "107-3 BBT" positioner for "Big Oldies 107.3" on 12/4/2009. WBBT/107.3 and WARV/100.3 Petersburg was reimaged as "107.3 BBT - The Greatest Hits of the '60s and '70s." at 12:01 a.m. on 8/27/2007. The station was previous known as "Motown, Soul and Great Rock 'n Roll, Oldies 107.3." The new station received a new imaging voice, and a shift in the musical focus to add more '70s (and some early '80s). At the same time, midday host Matt Nicholls resigned and left the radio business.
Main Line Broadcasting announced on 8/29/05 that it has agreed to purchase the assets of MainQuad Communications (WARV/100.3 Petersburg, WBBT/107.3 Powhatan, WCUL/98.9 Midlothian) and Richmond Broadcasting (WJZV/93.1 Ettrick) for $25M. Dropped 80s on 1/20/2004 at 7:07AM to stunt as "Elvis 107" and debuted Oldies 107-3 on 1/21/2004 at 7:07AM. Oldies 107-3 starts a simulcast on WARV/100.3 Petersburg who dumps all of its sports programming the same day and loses the identity as "ESPN Richmond." Flipped to 80's-90's hits, Star 107.3, in late May of 2001 and later positioned as "Star 107 - The 80's And More..." This station first signed on in mid-June 1999 as 107.3 WXNC "The Beat, Richmond's Dancin' Oldies." Puts in a pretty strong signal to the north and west sides of Richmond. Studio facilities are on Arboretum Place in Richmond.
Original construction permit (CP) granted on May 19, 2003. Took the WHCK-LP calls on 11/25/2004. Business address is 1706 Tabb Ave Hopewell VA 23860 804-541-8915.
After a two month delay, Classical "W-Bach" debuted on 5/1/2006. Changed call letters to WBQK (from WTYD) on 12/9/2005 in anticipation of the format change to Classical as "Williamsburg's Classical, W-Bach" on 3/1/2006. Became "107.9 & 92.3 The Tide" when the owners agreed to purchase Bullseye Broadcasting's 50s-70s Oldies "Surf 92.3" WSRV Deltaville/Gloucester in August 2005 for $850,000 and immediately started a LMA (local marketing agreement). Changed call letters from WWBR to WTYD 5/6/05. Sold to Davis Media, headed up by Thomas G Davis, for $1.125M. WWBR, in the Virginia Beach/Norfolk market, is the first station for Davis Media. Previous owner was Winner Broadcasting, headed by Jim Campana, who passed away. The station was run briefly by his widow Sherry; simulcasting sister station (Bullseye Broadcasting) 50s-70s Oldies "Surf 92.3" WSRV Deltaville. Jim Campana started the station back in 1989, first with Country as WPTG then satellite-fed Soft AC "107.9 FM The Breeze - Hit Music, Light as The Breeze" WWBR in April 2000. Simulcasted urban WWHV-FM/102.1 Virginia Beach VA (a TSA for $11,000/mo) from 2/2/03 to 1/7/05 and was known as "Hot 102.1 & 107.9." Best heard SE of Richmond and on the Peninsula of Hampton Roads.
NOTE: Depending on what part of the Richmond area a person is located in, one can also receive stations from Fredericksburg (north), Charlottesville (northwest), the Northern Neck/Middle Peninsula (northeast) and Hampton Roads (southeast).
VARTV reported in November 2007 that Nancy Epperson's Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corp (CPBC) and Stuart Epperson's Truth Broadcasting filed concurrent applications with the FCC to reduce the power of Truth's WLVA/590 Lynchburg and to swap frequencies with CPBC's WLES/580 Bon Air/Richmond. WLES has now (12/11/2008) made the move to 590AM. When WLES was on 580, they are were doing 201 watts day and 27 watts night. Now on 590, power is 600 watts day and 54 watts at night.
Sold by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corp (Nancy Epperson) to Truth Broadcasting (Stuart Epperson) in the summer of 2007 for $125K. Returned to the air in late 1/2007 (originally slated for 8/2006) simulcasting sister station Christian Talk "830 The Truth" WTRU Kernersville/Greensboro NC after a major upgrade. Was granted a major change to their license on 12/15/2005 to be relicensed from Lawrenceville VA to Bon Air VA. Was doing Oldies when based in Lawrenceville. Went silent early 2006 for the move to Bon Air. Was to rebe on the air in 8/2006.
On April 6th, 1947, WSVS AM commenced broadcasting from Crewe, Virginia. WSVS began as the American economy and population grew in a post World War II society. Radio was the top media of the age and stations were springing up in every community to provide information to the citizens on an immediate basis. In the late 1940's and 1950's with the growing popularity of live music and live broadcasts being produced, WSVS worked to keep up with the growing musical trends of the age. Musicians were brought in to perform live country music and a popular growing form of country music called bluegrass. In the early 1950's Charles Johnson, otherwise known as Little Jody Rainwater, was the promoter and bassist in the bluegrass group Flatt and Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys. When Jody (as he was known to all) decided to leave the Foggy Mountain Boys and settle down, he chose WSVS and Crewe as his home. Jody's programming became extremely popular with the listeners and Jody's ongoing support of the bluegrass movement endeared listeners to him. In early 1954, Flatt and Scruggs, then sponsored by Martha White Mills, decided to change location and moved from Nashville, TN where they performed on WSM's daily, early-morning broadcast, to WSVS in Crewe. WSVS still preserves classic country and bluegrass daily.
Was owned by Colonial Broadcasting until early 2005. Dropped "Classic Hit Country" for "The Train" in late 2005 but kept the Classic Country format.
Dropped Christian Classics/Oldies; Teaching/Ministry on 1/30/2006 for Gospel when WROU/1240 Petersburg dropped Gospel the same morning. Dropped Southern Gospel "The Gospel Giant" for Christian "Your Station For Life" on 9/1/2004. Studios on West Hundred Road in Chester. Started broadcasting in 1964.
HD Radio™: Licensed, broadcasting. No multicasting.
Dumped ESPN programming on April 6, 2001. Features FOX Sports Radio. Studios have moved to the Clear Channel complex on Basie Road. WRNL started broadcasting in 1937. It sported an oldies format in the late 1980s and a rock format in the early 1990s. WRNL and then WRNL-FM (102.1) used to be owned by the Richmond News Leader/Richmond Times Dispatch and featured a top forty format. 910 sported the WRVH calls for a while. Broadcasted the R-Braves games for 17 years until 2001 when terms of a new contract couldn't be reached.
HD Radio™: Licensed, not broadcasting.
Announced on 6/1/2006 that Washington Redskins owner Daniel Synder's Red Zebra Broadcasting had agreed to acquire WXGI/950 for $1.4M and immediately started a LMA with Gee Communications until the sale was finalized. Flipped to "ESPN Radio 950" on February 2, 2004.
They contemplated flipping to ESPN Radio several times in the past. When MainQuad dropped it on WARV/100.3 on 1/24/2004, the decision was made to drop most of its Classic Country programmimng. It was forever a Classic Country/Bluegrass station with sports programming during the Richmond Braves, Virginia Tech football/basketball and NASCAR seasons. The combination of a new 500' tower, a ground system over 16 acres gives WXGI one of the most powerful AM radio signals in Central Richmond. Gee picked up WXGI in the late 90s for $650K.
When doing Classic Country/Bluegrass, the station boasted one of the most loyal audiences in radio and had a huge following of people 55 and over who grew up with the station. WXGI had a large collection of classic country music and has been locally owned and operated since its inception in 1947. WXGI was founded by three World War II Marine Vets with GI bill loans and military surplus radio equipment, hence the call letters "ex-GI." Use to go by "Wolf Country." Was the flagship station for the Richmond Braves (since 2002), broadcasting all 144 of the R-Braves baseball games, including the All-Star game (when WRNL and the Braves couldn't reach an agreement) until the team moved to Georgia.
"ESPN Radio 950" is Central Virginia's home for University of Richmond football and men's basketball. They also are the exclusive station for the MLB playoffs, NBA finals and NCAA Bowl Championship Series. Studios are located at 701 German School Road in Richmond.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Davidson Media Group's WLEE/990 a change in the station's community of license (COL) from Richmond to East Highland Park on 1/5/2007. In addition to the new COL, the station increased its power from 1kW to 4kW during the day and just 13 watts to 2kW at night. WLEE was doing Southern Gospel as "Joy 990" until 3/5/2007 when it flipped to "All News 990." Was Adult Standards "Unforgettable 990" until late Friday afternoon on 6/10/05 flipping to Southern Gospel "Joy 990." Was own by 4M Communications (RadioRichmond) until November 2004 when the owners sold the entire cluster to two groups. WLEE/990, WVNZ/1320, WTOX/1480 and WREJ/1540 went to Davidson Media for $3.8M and WHAP/1340 went to MainQuad Communications for $200,000. Started simulcast with sister station WHAP/1340 on Thursday, September 2, 2004 when the Talk format shifted to a brand new station on 1480 -- "Talk Radio 1480" WTOX. Concentrated just on "Talk" on April 7, 2003 ("Hot Talk 990" to "TalkRadio 990") around the same time dropping G Gordon Liddy and Jim Jacobs (left the company). Used to be WVNZ until mid-1999 when the WLEE and WVNZ calls swapped frequencies - the WLEE calls going to 990 and WVNZ calls going to co-owned 1320. Studios on West Broad Street in Richmond. Richmond's 990 used to have the WANT call letters and a soul music format. This station dates back to 1951.
A 50,000 watt facility that is easily heard in Eastern Virginia and throughout much of eastern North America at night. Owned by Clear Channel with studios at the Clear Channel complex on Basie Road. It features Rush Limbaugh during the afternoons, "Coast to Coast" with George Noory overnights and airs "Ask The Governor" with Mark Warner on the last Thursday of each month. 1140 is also the Richmond home of the UVA Cavaliers Football and Men's Basketball program and Paul Harvey News and Comment. WRVA is Richmond's oldest radio station; it started broadcasting in 1925. In an interesting sidelight, WRVA used to suffer from Cuban jamming. It was actually directed at Miami station WQBA, also on 1140. Some nights WRVA was hard to hear even in downtown Richmond.
Changed format descriptor from "Chrildren's Programming" to "Family Hits" in March 2009. Used to be "Starlight Radio" WSTK with a nostalgia/big band format, and in March 1997 flipped to oldies. Also used to be WPVA. First signed on in 1955. Their mailing address: Radio Disney Richmond, One Monument Avenue, 413 Stuart Circle Suite 120, Richmond, VA 23220, (804) 353-7200, Fax: (804) 353-2633. Their studios were previously in Colonial Heights.
Was own by 4M Communications (RadioRichmond) until November 2004 when the owners sold the entire cluster to two groups. WLEE/990, WVNZ/1320, WTOX/1480 and WREJ/1540 went to Davidson Media for $3.8M and WHAP/1340 went to MainQuad Communications for $200,000. Was Unforgettable 1320 - Music Of Your Life using Jones until 9/13/03. Previously on the weekends, they offered Spanish/ethnic programming (La Primera 1320), including broadcasting all Sunday home games of the Richmond Braves Triple-A baseball team. Was known as 'The Source AM 1320' when it was all news. Flipped to Standards in July 2001 in anticipation of Salem Communications flipping WVBB (1380) from Standards to right-wing Talk (or Religious) later in the summer. WLEE used to run its own oldies format on 1320 but in mid-1999 this frequency became WVNZ 'All News-Talk' which used to be at 990. 1320 had been an existing frequency going back to the 50s. At one time in the 60's and 70's, they were country WEET, but had also tried EZ listening and all news in the early 80's which didn't work. When 1480 went dark in 1989, 1320 assumed the WLEE call letters, studio assets, airstaff and format but that arrangement didn't last long and 1320/WLEE shifted in a talk format right around 1990.
Switched to Fox Sports Radio "SportsRadio 1340" on 3/7/2011 from Variety (Gospel/Urban Oldies/Latin/Talk).
WHAP/1340 was sold to PT Brown Broadcasting for $150,000 by MainQuad Communications in the spring of 2007. The station returned to the air in mid-March 2007 airing tape-delayed segments recorded from sister station WCLM/1450 in Highland Springs.
Went silent by Silver Dolphin Communications on Thursday 8/17/2006 for the lack of financing. Silver Dolphin Communications of Midlothian announced on 5/23/2006 that it agreed to purchase WHAP/1340 from MainQuad Communications. Through an agreement with MainQuad, Silver Dolphin put the station back on the air at noon with a Traditional Country format on 6/1/2006 after being off the air for nearly 10 months.
Was announced that WHAP/1340 was to be sold to Benjamin-Dane from MainQuad for $200,000. The deal fell through.
MainQuad purchased WHAP when 4M Communications (RadioRichmond) sold its entire cluster to two groups. WLEE/990, WVNZ/1320, WTOX/1480 and WREJ/1540 went to Davidson Media Group and WHAP/1340 went to MainQuad for $200,000.
Main Line Broadcasting announced on 8/29/05 that it has agreed to purchase the assets of MainQuad Communications (WARV/100.3 Petersburg, WBBT/107.3 Powhatan, WCUL/98.9 Midlothian) and Richmond Broadcasting (WJZV/93.1 Ettrick) for $25M. Not included was WHAP. Went silent soon after.
Was Adult Standards "Unforgettable 1340." Dropped simulcast with WLEE/990 on 9/13/03. Best heard in the southern parts of the Richmond metro and the entire Petersburg area. WHAP went dark in the spring of 1998 only to return in the fall simulcasting the news/talk programming of WVNZ (1320 AM) to Richmond's southern suburbs. 1340 used to broadcast with country and talk formats. First started broadcasting in 1949.
Media broker John L Pierce of John Pierce & Co announced that Mount Rich Media agreed to purchase Salem Communications "Spirited Talk" WBTK/1380 Richmond for $1.5M in 2/2006. The sale closed in mid-7/2006 and the station immediately flipped formats from Christian Talk as "Spirit Talk" to Spanish Christian Contemporary known as "Radio Poder (Be Able) 1380." Mount Rich Media is under the management of Rev Sun Young Joo and Victor Joo. In September 2000, they were broadcasting nostalgic music with the calls of WVBB. Started using "WBTK" in July 2001. WBTK is programmed locally with AM and PM drive hosts, and Metro Traffic for traffic feeds during both drive times. Studios were on Cutshaw Avenue when it was owned by Clear Channel. When Salem purchased the station in mid-May 2001, the studios moved to 9401 Courthouse Road, Suite 307 in Chesterfield (about 15 miles south of Richmond). Salem also owns crosswalk.com and oneplace.com, and they moved into the building with them. First started broadcasting in 1926. Originally, it was WMBG - "Martin's Battery and Generator;" started on the second floor of the repair shop. Also had the WTVR call letters.
Frequency Background: Took the call letters WOOK on 8/18/2009. Granted a CP (construction permit) on 7/6/2009.
Early afternoon of 5/26/2011, WHAN/1430 Ashland started to rebroadcast on low power 102.9/Ashland VA.
1430 has been in existance (in one form or another) since the mid 60's and the current call letters (WHAN) have been in the market for the past 10 years (circa 8/2007). In May 2007, WHAN was awarded a construction permit to increase power from 1000 to 50,000 watts and move to 650 on the dial.
Geared to Hanover County and Richmond's northern suburbs. Carries all Randolph Macon College football games. Studios at 11337 Ashcake Rd in Ashland. Used to be WPES with a religious format.
Studios on Hull Street in Richmond. Best heard in the Richmond metro area. Dates back to 1959. Had a jazz format in the early 1990s, went bankrupt and dark and signed on later with the same calls. For many years, especially back in the 1970s, this was WENZ with a soul music format.
Dropped the Talk format, "TalkRadio 1480," at midnight on 12/24/2005 for Regional Mexican "La Equis" (The X) using the format feed from Bustos Media. Was own by 4M Communications (RadioRichmond) until November 2004 when the owners sold the entire cluster to two groups. WLEE/990, WVNZ/1320, WTOX/1480 and WREJ/1540 went to Davidson Media for $3.8M and WHAP/1340 went to MainQuad Communications for $200,000. Signed on Thursday, September 2, 2004 with the Talk format coming from sister station WLEE/990 including "Imus In The Morning" which was dumped on WLEE January 2004. This frequency is where the legendary "top 40" WLEE once was. It was Richmond's main contemporary station back in the 1960s. As far as the format goes, after their 60's Top 40 heyday, 1480/WLEE experienced significant listener losses in the 70's with the advent of a overpowering FM competitor signing on in 1972 (WRVQ), and the development of FM radio as a whole. They were at one time sister station to WXEX (now WRIC/8) under previous owners Tom Tinsley and Nationwide Communications. In 1979, WLEE/1480 shifted to a soft rock A/C format which yielded no ratings, and then chucked the pop music altogether for Adult Standards/Big Band in 1981. WLEE was sold to Ed Giller several months later, but finally went dark in 1989. The towers were removed the following year WLEE flipped to a nostalgia format. When 1480 went dark, the station moved to 1320 AM assuming the WLEE call letters, studio assets, airstaff and format. See the 1320 frequency for more information.
Dropped Urban Gospel "Rejoice Radio" on 1/1/2008 for ABC Radio's Gospel satellite service "Musical Soul Food" and known as "Rejoice 1540." Was own by 4M Communications (RadioRichmond) until November 2004 when the owners sold the entire cluster to two groups. WLEE/990, WVNZ/1320, WTOX/1480 and WREJ/1540 went to Davidson Media for $3.8M and WHAP/1340 went to MainQuad Communications for $200,000. Studios on Wilkinson Road in Richmond. Started broadcasting in 1964. In the early 1990s, this was WRBN with a news/talk format.
Played Top 40 music around 1960. It was one of many daytime AMs that tried to compete with WLEE/1480 in that format. 1590 was WEZL in those days, pronounced "Wheezel." About 1961, they were sold to a group of dentists (so, the reader remembers) and switched to "beautiful music," supposeadly to play in their offices, as if there were not enough beautiful music stations on FM in Richmond at the time. Within a year or so, they changed the calls to WRGM and began to present adult contemporary music in a very classy manner. They got a permit to change WRGM to 1540 with more power at 10,000 watts and sold 1590 to the Reynolds family. 1590 then became WGOE with Jess Duboy (previously of WEET) as lead personality and PD. This was about 1964 and WGOE enjoyed some sucess for a while but in the end as a daytimer really couldn't cut it. In the early 70s, they went to progressive album rock and did ok until "XL102" WRXL came on, then sold again and went to black gospel.
The travelers' information station for the Richmond area. Licensed to the Commonwealth of Virginia. WPQE514 broadcasts from five tower locations; the I-64 & St Rte 249 Interchange, I-95 & St Rte 54 Interchange, I-64 & St Rte 617 Interchange, I-95 & St Rte 10 Interchange and southbound I-95 Truck Weight Station (Carson) all with an ERP of 10w. Best heard on and along I-64, I-95 and I-295. ABOUT: 'TIS' stations are very low power AM stations that share the AM broadcast band with AM broadcast stations. TIS stations are used to transmit information to motorists, such as traffic obstructions, road conditions, and airport or bus terminal information. These licensed stations are only available to governmental and park districts, not individuals or corporations. This noncommercial service was established on June 10, 1977 by the FCC. Not all commissioners at that time gave this new service a blessing. Read the entire document online.
On 6/24/2008, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it had entered into an agreement with Raycom Media to purchase WTVR-TV/DT for $85 million. This was the fallout from 11/12/2007, when Lincoln Financial Media announced the sale of WWBT Richmond, along with the company's two other television stations and Lincoln Financial Sports, to Raycom Media for $583 million. Since the FCC did not allow one company to own two of the four largest stations in a market, Raycom sought, and was eventually granted, a temporary waiver for the purchase of WWBT to buy the company more time to find a suitable buyer for WTVR.
Was known by several positioners in the late 90s and early 00's - "NewsChannel 6" then "News 6" then "CBS6." WTVR bills itself as "The South's First Television Station." And, naturally, Richmond's too. WTVR is owned by Raycom Media. Channel 6 located on Broad Street in Midtown Richmond is the South's first TV station. WTVR signed on April 22, 1948, the first TV station granted a license south of the Mason/Dixon line. Their tower at 1,049 feet above sea level was the largest freestanding structure in the country at that time, and now it stands as a familiar Richmond landmark. The tall tower helps WTVR reach more viewers than any other TV station in Central Virginia spanning a region that reaches Fredericksburg to the North, Westward beyond Charlottesville, east into Hampton Roads, and south into North Carolina. In fact, WTVR was Richmond's only TV station until 1956. In the early days it was a CBS affiliate but lost that to then WRVA-TV (Channel 12) for a while; it became an ABC affiliate. However WTVR returned to the CBS fold in 1960. Was owned for several decades by Roy H. Park Broadcasting. Studios on West Broadcast Street in Richmond. The WTVR calls stand for "We're Television Richmond."
This used to be WXEX-TV in Petersburg. In the 90s, it moved its studio facilities to Richmond and took on the WRIC calls. Owned by Young Broadcasting. It dates back to 1955 as an NBC affiliate and became aligned with ABC in 1965.
On 11/12/2007, Lincoln Financial Media announced the sale of WWBT, along with the company's two other television stations and Lincoln Financial Sports, to Raycom Media for $583 million. Raycom already owned rival station WTVR. Since the FCC did not allow one company to own two of the four largest stations in a market, Raycom sought, and was eventually granted, a temporary waiver for the purchase of WWBT to buy the company more time to find a suitable buyer for WTVR. On 6/24/2008 it was announced that WTVR would be sold to Sinclair Broadcast Group. The FCC approved the WWBT sale on 3/25/2008. Raycom formally took control on of WWBT on 4/1/2008.
The Lincoln Financial Media came from the merger of Jefferson-Pilot and Lincoln Financial Group with the merger finalized on 4/3/2006. WWBT also had a secondary affiliation with The WB Television Network until the mini-net went dark at the end of August 2006; airing select WB programs overnight. WWBT dates back to 1956 when it was WRVA-TV as an affiliate of CBS. It became an ABC affiliate in 1960 and an NBC station in 1965. It switched to the WWBT calls when it was purchased by Jefferson-Pilot Communications (then Jefferson Standard Broadcasting) in 1968. Its studios are on Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond. Longtime Philadelphia TV weatherman Herb Clark got his start at Channel 12. "Good Morning America" personality Spencer Christian also got his start at WWBT. WWBT's website features an excellent historical account of the early days of Richmond TV by Sanford T. Terry.
Was to broadcast SelahTV - Community Christian Television in 2006 but it never got off the ground. A message on Selah TV's website in late January 2007 said, "Selah TV is off the air. If you have any questions call 301-526-7948." A low-powered Class A station licensed to KM Broadcasting. Previously broadcasted MTV2. Application granted to move to channel 17 from channel 14 in October 2002 and became a Class A licensed station.
WRIC's digital TV station. Signed-on October 31, 2002 - was the third Richmond station to do so after WWBT-DT and WRLH-DT.
Owned by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting along with Richmond's channel 57, WCVW, and WCVE-FM, 88.9. Started broadcasting 1964. WCVE is relayed in Charlottesville on WHTJ, channel 41. Studios on Sesame Street in Richmond.
Added AntennaTV on 6-2 in early 3/2011 and moved DopplerMax Radar to 6-3. On 6/24/2008, Sinclair Broadcast Group announced that it had entered into an agreement with Raycom Media to purchase WTVR-TV/DT for $85 million. This was the fallout from 11/12/2007, when Lincoln Financial Media announced the sale of WWBT Richmond, along with the company's two other television stations and Lincoln Financial Sports, to Raycom Media for $583 million. Since the FCC did not allow one company to own two of the four largest stations in a market, Raycom sought, and was eventually granted, a temporary waiver for the purchase of WWBT to buy the company more time to find a suitable buyer for WTVR.
The TUBE Music Network which was seen on 6-3 ceased to broadcast on 10/1/2007. A statement on the video net's website said, "We regret to inform you of the fate that has befallen The Tube Music Network. October 1, 2007 The Tube ceased its national broadcast. Viewers, Artists... your support of The Tube has always been highly valued and appreciated. The collective efforts of this team, fueled by the letters we received from viewers, sustained THE TUBE as it struggled through the financial limitations that ultimately contributed to its incapacitated state."
Signed-on mid-November 2002 - was the fourth Richmond station to do so after WWBT-DT, WRLH-DT and WRIC-DT.
Added this tv network in 11/2008. Since Sinclair Broadcast Group announced on 6/24/2008 that it was purchasing WTVR-TV/DT from Raycom Media and the FCC does not allow one company to own two of the four largest stations in a market, WRLH was sold to Carma Broadcasting (a "shell" corporation). Sinclair provides "sales and other non-programming related services" to WRLH.
Signed-on October 31, 2002 - was the second Richmond station to do so after WWBT-DT. MyNetworkTV Richmond was to debut on WRLH-DT 35-2 on 9/5/2006, but because of equipment delay, it didn't start until 10/9/2006. MyNetworkTV was shown late night from 9/5/2006 to 10/9/2006 on WRLH-TV.
Since Sinclair Broadcast Group announced on 6/24/2008 that it was purchasing WTVR-TV/DT from Raycom Media and the FCC does not allow one company to own two of the four largest stations in a market, WRLH was sold to Carma Broadcasting (a "shell" corporation). Sinclair provides "sales and other non-programming related services" to WRLH.
Added MyNetworkTV as a secondary affiliation on 9/5/2006, to end on 10/9/2006. MyNetworkTV Richmond was to debut on WRLH-DT 35-2 only, but there was a delay in equipment. The "FOX News At Ten," which airs on FOX Richmond seven nights a week at 10PM, premiered on September 19, 1994, and is a news-share between WRLH and WWBT (12/NBC). On January 8 2001, the "FOX Richmond News at Ten" expanded its news broadcast to one full hour. FOX Richmond is currently the only news station in Richmond to provide a late-night, hour-long newscast. WRLH signed on in 1982 as a general entertainment independent station. They were owned by TVX a company started in 1979 by Tim McDonald who started 33 Norfolk in 1979. He did sell 35 WRLH to Times Mirror Broadcasting in 1984. From 1984 to 1988 WRLH went through several owners but was modestly profitable. In 1986 WRLH became the Fox station. In 1988 Act III bought Channel 35. They wanted to be the only game in town so they bought Channel 63's programming and 63 agreed to either go dark or change formats. They chose to go dark. Channel 35 became the only viable independent in town. The station was sold as a corporate deal to Abry Broadcasting in 1995. In 1997, the station was sold to Sullivan Broadcasting and now is managed by Sinclair.
Signed on Sunday June 9, 2002 at 9PM EDT. Was going to be located on channel 40 until the FCC modified the DTV table of allotments for WTKR-DT from channel 58 to channel 40 in Hampton Roads in September 2000. This would have displaced W39CO. W39CO was first applied for in March 1993 and granted in March 1994. The application went through several channel changes, modifications and interference studies. Used have calls of W40BP until July 31 2002. National Minority TV owns and operates over two dozen TV outlets, all but one are LPTVs, throughout the country including an outlet in Hampton. All carry some sort of religious programming.
WCVE's digital TV station. Signed-on early-November 2003 - was the fifth Richmond station to do so after WWBT-DT, WRLH-DT, WRIC-DT and WTVR-DT.
Will be WCVW's digital TV station.
Changed call letters from WKYV-LP to WZTD-LP on 1/16/2008. Signed-on mid-November 2007 affiliated with Telemundo and known as "Telemundo Richmond." ZGS Communications, a Hispanic-owned broadcasting company headquartered in Arlington and owned and operated the largest group of Telemundo affiliated television stations in the country including "T64" WZDC Washington DC at the time, agreed to acquire WKYV-LP/45 from Tiger Eye Broadcasting in 10/2006. The amount was unknown. The station went officially silent 8/15/2006 for technical reasons. Was doing America's Store, a wholly owned subsidiary of HSN - Home Shopping Network. Covers the entire Richmond metro. Took the WKYV calls on 2/22/2000. Was known as W61BZ since 12/09/1991 when they were located on channel 61. The license for WKYV was assigned to Tiger Eye from TV Broadcasters of Central Virginia on 7/21/2000.
Announced to staff on 1/10/2007 that sale of WUPV had been finalized from Bell Broadcasting (Lockwood Broadcasting) to Southeastern Media Holdings (a subsidairy of Raycom Media). Southeastern Media Holdings got its 4th station when it agreed to buy WUPV for $47M from Bell Broadcasting in late August 2006. Bell Broadcasting, headed by CEO Jim Lockwood Jr., bought the station for $10M in 1997. A shared services agreement was set up with Raycom's "CBS6" WTVR. In 2007, WUPV will operate out of WTVR's Broad Street facility. The day after the July 2006 TV ratings period was over, the owners (Lockwood Broadcasting) dumped all mentions of the UPN network on the air and their website in favor for the CW Television Network. Dropped "UPN Richmond" for "CW Richmond" on Thursday 7/27/2006. On January 24, 2006, UPN and The WB networks announced they would merge into a newly combined network called The CW; the letters representing the first initial of its corporate parents CBS and the Warner Brothers unit of Time Warner. WUPV/65 became affiliated with The CW early April 2006. The CW launched September 18, 2006.
A low-powered TV station licensed to Word Of God Fellowship (a Daystar subsidiary) since 2/2003 that broadcasts the religious network Daystar. Previous calls were W48BI until 7/15/2004. The FCC granted a power increase from 30kW directional to 150kW non-directional on 8/3/2004. Previously owned by VVILPTV Inc. Broadcasting since 1992.
Multicasting: 12-1 NBC (1080i) "NBC12"
The Lincoln Financial Media came from the merger of Jefferson-Pilot and Lincoln Financial Group with the merger finalized on 4/3/2006. WWBT also had a secondary affiliation with The WB Television Network until the mini-net went dark at the end of August 2006; airing select WB programs overnight. Signed-on mid-January 2002 with testing that started early in December 2001.
Owned by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting along with Richmond's channel 23, WCVW, and WCVE-FM, 88.9. Started broadcasting 1966. WCVE is relayed in Charlottesville on WHTJ, channel 41. Studios on Sesame Street in Richmond.
Announced to staff on 1/10/2007 that sale of WUPV had been finalized from Bell Broadcasting (Lockwood Broadcasting) to Southeastern Media Holdings (a subsidairy of Raycom Media). Southeastern Media Holdings got its 4th station when it agreed to buy WUPV for $47M from Bell Broadcasting in late August 2006. Bell Broadcasting, headed by CEO Jim Lockwood Jr., bought the station for $10M in 1997. A shared services agreement was set up with Raycom's "CBS6" WTVR. In 2007, WUPV will operate out of WTVR's Broad Street facility. The day after the July 2006 TV ratings period was over, the owners (Lockwood Broadcasting) dumped all mentions of the UPN network on the air and their website in favor for the CW Television Network. Dropped "UPN Richmond" for "CW Richmond" on Thursday 7/27/2006. On January 24, 2006, UPN and The WB networks announced they would merge into a newly combined network called The CW; the letters representing the first initial of its corporate parents CBS and the Warner Brothers unit of Time Warner. WUPV/65 became affiliated with The CW early April 2006. The CW launched September 18, 2006. Adopted "UPN Richmond" name in Fall 2002. Was known as "UPN65." Channel 65 started out as WZXK and mostly religious at sign on in 1990. They added barter cartoons and other low budget stuff as time went on. In 1995 they affiliated with WB and were sold becoming WAWB. The station was sold in 1997 to Paramount and became a UPN affiliate, which they are today, called WUPV. In 1998-99, WUPV was also a secondary PAX-TV affiliate until PAX placed a 24-hour cable channel on most Richmond cable systems.
NOTE: Depending on what part of the Richmond area a person is located in, one can also receive stations from Charlottesville (northwest) and Hampton Roads (southeast).
This is the main frequency for the greater Richmond area. Broadcasts at 1,000 watts of power 24 hours/day. The NWS office in Wakefield is responsible for programming. Background on NOAA Weather Radio... NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information direct from a nearby National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day. Working with the FCC's (Federal Communications Commission) new Emergency Alert System (EAS), NWR is an "all hazards" radio network, making it the single source for the most comprehensive weather and emergency information available to the public. NWR now broadcasts warning and post-event information for all types of hazards - both natural (such as earthquakes and volcano activity) and technological (such as chemical releases or oil spills). Known as the "Voice of the National Weather Service," NWR is provided as a public service by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NWR network has more than 480 transmitters, covering the 50 states, adjacent coastal waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Territories. NWR requires a special radio receiver or scanner capable of picking up the signal. Broadcasts are found in the public service band between 162.400 and 162.550 megahertz (MHz) on seven NWR frequencies which are: 162.400 MHz, 162.425 MHz, 162.450 MHz, 162.475 MHz, 162.500 MHz, 162.525 MHz, and 162.550 MHz. Broadcast range from the weather radio transmitter is approximately 40 miles. The effective range depends on terrain, quality of the receiver, and indoor/outdoor antennas. Before you buy a receiver, make sure your area is covered by one of the transmitters. For the latest list of frequencies and transmitter locations, check the NOAA Weather Radio web site -- nws.noaa.gov/nwr. Believe it or not, several automobile manufacturers (BMW, Mercedes, Range Rover and Saab) equip their cars with radios capable of receiving NWR broadcasts. Several manufacturers of car radios (Audiovox, Clarion, and Panasonic) sell in-dash units capable of receiving NWR broadcasts. Manufacturers of citizen band radios with NWR channels include Cobra, Maxon, Midland, Radio Shack and Uniden.
This frequency serves the most western parts of Richmond. Broadcasts at 1,000 watts of power 24 hours/day. The NWS office in Wakefield is responsible for programming.


Our mythology does not support the existence of female dwarves.
What are Dwarf Ironbreakers? – Ironbreakers guard the deep abandoned tunnels from the numerous dark creatures that would otherwise invade the hold. They spend much of their time below ground in the deepest, least visited parts of the stronghold.
What are Plump Helmets? – Plump helmets are the most basic, resilient, and versatile of the six underground plants for dwarves to grow. They are one of the fastest growing plants and can be cooked, brewed into dwarven wine and even eaten raw. They require an underground farm plot, which requires soil or muddy ground.
Some topics covered: Tactical retreats and the color of whiskey.
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I've been in Vietnam numerous times but my family's first visit to the country was so far the most memorable for me. It's nicer to travel when you are in the company of your kids. Our last trip to Hoh Chi Min City Vietnam took place April of last year and our one week of staying in the beautiful city of Saigon had enabled us to see a lot of interesting places and one of which is the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden located right in the heart of District 1, which is considered the city's tourist area.
Actually the place is a big compound which houses both the zoo and the botanical garden. During our visit, we tried to check on the botanical garden first before we explore the zoo which is just on the other side of the area. My daughter Mika was very happy to see the white tiger. She told me that she hadn't seen one from the zoo's that she had visited in the Philippines yet.
Entrance fee to the zoo and botanical garden is quite cheap at VN20,000 or equivalent to USD1. Not bad, huh? A lot of nice garden views really warms my heart being a plant lover myself.
And what more? Inside the botanical garden, feel delighted with a free acrobat show by Vietnamese performers.
VND20,000 for the entrance fee is really worth it! If you have the chance to visit Saigon Vietnam in one of your future trips, consider to have a quick tour at Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden and you'll never go wrong with your visit. :) A must see at Hoh Chi Min City.


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We are a team of experienced farmers, agronomists and investors who believe that new technology and soil conservation methods are critical to maximizing productivity and sustaining long-term farm value. Our team members have pioneered many of the key innovations in commercial farming over the last decade and are constantly seeking new opportunities to learn and innovate as the Ag market evolves.
Wade is based in Lake Providence, Lousiana and heads Fall Line's operations throughout the southern United States. He has deep roots in the area, and works closely with our farm tenants and the entire Ag community to optimize performance of Fall Line's farms and identify new business opportunities in the region.
Prior to joining Fall Line in 2016, Wade was a partner and operator of Condrey Farms, a 32,000+ acre farming enterprise growing soybeans, rice, corn, cotton and wheat in Louisiana. He has been a farmer his whole life and played a key role in the growth of Condrey Farms from its original 3,500 acres to its current scope. In addition to his farming enterprise, Wade also owns two agricultural flying services and a land-leveling business.
Wade remains a full partner in his family's operation, but he decided to step out of his day-to-day farming responsibilities to join Fall Line full time because he believes in our mission, and recognizes the synergies between his experience and skill set and Fall Line's capabilities and reach as a firm. Wade has been a leader in the Delta in best practices in farming, agronomy and entrepreneurship, and is widely respected as one of the top farmers not only in his region, but across the United States. He understands the complexities of farming from the operator's perspective, and has a unique ability leverage that perspective to help Fall Line's tenants succeed and grow their operations with us.
Scott Day is Director of Agronomy at Fall Line Capital. He is a fifth generation farmer from Manitoba, Canada where he was an early practitioner and advocate of no-till agriculture. In addition to farming more than 15 different commercial crops over 25 years on his own farm, Scott was an agronomist and crop diversification specialist for Manitoba Agriculture focusing on no-till agriculture and sustainable food production. In this research and extension role, he worked with more than 60 different crops and a myriad of crop protection products and new equipment technologies. His responsibilities included planting over 2,000 test plots annually in 10 different locations, making him a world-recognized expert in a wide variety of crops and production systems.
Scott has direct farming experience not only in North America, but also in Australia and Europe and has been an adviser to governments, universities and farm groups in Europe (Ireland, UK, Ukraine) and Australia. It is through these travels that he originally met Clay many years ago. He has won numerous achievement awards for his ag extension work and promotion of no-till agriculture, including "Zero-till Farmer of the Year" and "Conservation Farm of the Year." Scott is a regular speaker at international conferences regarding advanced crop research and recently spoke at AgriTechnica in Hannover, Germany and Crop World in London, England. He is also a regular columnist (most recently with NoTillVille.com) and a contributing author of several books including "The Search for Sustainable Agriculture" and "Rainfed Farming Systems Around the World." Scott received a BS in Agriculture with honors from the University of Manitoba and is a Professional Agrologist.
Thiago manages Fall Line's farms in the upper Midwest. He works daily with our farmers in the region, providing advice and assistance across farm planning, execution and analytical issues, as well as overseeing all capital improvement projects on our farms. He is a humble and tireless worker who engenders respect from farmers by adding value across a myriad of issues, from troubleshooting tractor monitors to analyzing field data to help operators save money and increase yields, he is a reliable and enthusiastic resource.
Thiago is a precision agriculture expert with extensive hands-on experience with georeferenced soil sampling and analysis, aerial imagery analysis, GIS software and machine data calibration and collection. Prior to joining Fall Line, he was a John Deere AMS Specialist training customers, operators and maintenance staff on how to use Deere's precision agriculture products.
Originally from Maringa, Brazil, Thiago graduated from Universidade Estadual de Maringa with a Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy. He has worked previously for Solomar, a Brazilian John Deere dealership, Agroexata, a precision agriculture advisory company, and Uniao de Fazendas Introvini, an agricultural production company.
Grace is a Senior Associate at Fall Line, supporting the team on deal sourcing, underwriting and farm management. She focuses on data analysis to help research, evaluate, and execute potential investments in farmland and new AgTech companies. Grace is passionate about learning and bringing new technology and innovations into agriculture and food production. She also has extensive interest and experience in computer science and biology. Prior to joining Fall Line, she was an Application Scientist based in Silicon Valley working for a startup focused on indoor agriculture. Grace helped the company establish its vertical farming system and assisted in the implementation of cloud-based data management for its automated production platform.
Originally from Taiwan, Grace graduated from National Taiwan University with a BS in Horticulture, and earned her MS in Horticulture and Agronomy from University of California, Davis, where she was also a Junior Specialist working on modeling and evaluating various CEA (Controlled-Environment Agriculture) systems.
Clay Mitchell is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Fall Line Capital. He is a fifth-generation Iowa farmer who has spent his entire career becoming one of the most innovative, progressive and respected farmers in the world. Clay led the revolution in precision agriculture from a variable-rate approach to an automation approach. In refining commercial grain farming at The Mitchell Farm, he has conducted highly introspective agronomic studies that have driven innovation in the use of auto-steering, next-generation control systems for farming inputs, wireless farm networking, grain storage automation, no-till farming techniques and controlled-traffic farming systems. He has been featured in many publications, including Time and Wired magazines, for his progressive farming techniques and has participated several times at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Clay has a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Harvard College and a Masters in Agronomy from Cornell University where he was a Saltonstall Fellow in Agronomy.
Over his farming career, Clay's leadership in the industry has been built upon cooperation with manufacturers and universities, a willingness to host groups of domestic and international farmers on his farm, and accepting invitations to deliver keynote addresses and plenary lectures all over the world. Such activities have helped him develop a deep and invaluable network across the farmer, academic, industry, agricultural journalism, and government communities.
Joaquin is a Vice President at Fall Line and is based in Little Rock, AR. He is involved with underwriting new farm acquisitions and data analysis across the entire Fall Line portfolio in addition to managing farms and sourcing new opportunities within the Mississipi Delta region. He interacts daily with our farm tenants, suppliers and service providers, and is often the first member of the Fall Line team to evaluate new acquisition opportunities. He is also deeply involved in capital improvement projects across our farm portfolio.
Joaquin has a deep background in agriculture, and has been managing farms professionally for more than 10 years. Prior to joining Fall Line in 2016, he had full production management responsibility for over 10,000 acres of farmland in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, growing rice, corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton and milo. Before that, he managed over 30,000 acres of farmland in three different provinces in Argentina for multiple agricultural companies, including Adeco Agro and Del Monte Fresh Produce.
Soil conservation has always been at the core of Joaquin's focus as a farm manager. He earned his degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires, and he has been a student of cutting edge erosion control practices, many of which have been pioneered in Argentina, ever since. He has significant experience in optimal no-till practices, cover crops, field terracing and other erosion control techniques.
Vic Method is a Principal at Fall Line Capital, bringing to the firm over 35 years of sales and marketing business development experience in the business process, advertising and enterprise software industries. Prior to joining Fall Line, Vic was responsible for developing 70% of the clients for Evolv, a Silicon Valley HR analytics start-up. Throughout his career, he has distinguished himself with his contributions in the development and navigation of complex executive level relationships in the pursuit of global sales and ongoing account management for Digitas and Convergys, with client successes including AT&T, IBM, General Motors, American Express and American Century Investors. At Fall Line, Vic is responsible for developing a network of contacts across the agriculture industry with an eye toward both immediate and longer term strategic investment opportunities and partnerships for the firm.
A native of the Midwest, Vic attained his BS degree from Kansas State University and his MBA from Westminster College in Salt Lake City. Vic was inducted into the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame for his volunteer work to gain equality for women in sport with the addition of women's ski jumping to the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.
Katie Taylor is the Chief Financial Officer at Fall Line, responsible for the firm's finance, accounting, and administrative activities. Prior to joining Fall Line, Katie was the Controller at Golden Gate Capital, a direct investment private equity firm based in San Francisco where she was responsible for all aspects of the financial accounting and reporting process and assisted in portfolio valuation, investor relations, tax and the operations of the firm's management company. Prior to that, she was at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she held roles in both the financial services assurance practice and the tax consulting and compliance practice.
Diana Tejo is Office Manager & Executive Assistant at Fall Line Capital, bringing over 20 years of experience in her field. She has extensive experience managing within venture-backed start-ups, as well as supporting C-Level executives in the technology, banking, internet and education industries.
Baptiste Tellier is a Director at Fall Line focused on farm management, data analysis and deal sourcing. Prior to Fall Line, he managed the creation and implementation of a best practices program across over 200 farmers for Nestle in order to achieve higher and more consistent quality from its supplier base. He is also a former farm operations intern at The Mitchell Farm where he ran several agronomic studies regarding corn yield. Baptiste has direct farming experience on three continents and has an MS in Agronomy and a BS in Agricultural Engineering from AgroParisTech University.
Lindy is based in Kennewick, Washington and heads Fall Line's operations throughout the Pacific Northwest. She has deep roots in the area and works closely with our farm tenants and the entire agricultural community to optimize performance of Fall Line's farms and identify new business opportunities in the region. Lindy has experience across a broad spectrum of crops and commodities produced in the Pacific Northwest and understands the unique challenges and complexities of each, having been a trusted business partner and advisor to successful operators throughout her career.
Prior to joining Fall Line in 2018, Lindy worked in a variety of positions with Rabo AgriFinance for over 12 years, providing financing solutions to Pacific Northwest farmers and building a sizeable loan portfolio in the area. Lindy grew up in eastern Oregon, the daughter of a rural veterinarian and a nurse, with a small cow/calf operation that she still enjoys working at with her parents in her spare time. She graduated from the University of Idaho with a BS in Agricultural Economics.
Our team is active in the agriculture and investment communities, and we are often speakers at conferences and other public events. Please come join us – we hope to see you at our next event.


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Our Emerging Writers' Group (EWG) is entering its seventh year with a new intake of six writers.
The EWG is an opportunity for the Bush to develop relationships with new playwrights who are at early stages in their careers. Our aim is to support writers over a sustained period of time and help encourage work on a new full length play. The programme is an amazing way of bringing important new voices into UK theatre.
At the Bush we are committed to making our talent development programmes accessible and opening our doors to new writers. We're thrilled that all six of this year's Emerging Writers' Group come from our unsolicited submissions process, which is open to playwrights across the UK and Ireland.
"The Bush are my theatre family. I submitted a script during their open calls for script submissions, and they invited me to join their Emerging Writers Group. This was an investment, in every sense of the word. From giving me the space to experiment and develop my craft – straight through to programming the world premiere of my debut play on their main stage. If you think it's just another scheme, think again. And then send in your play – they really are rooting for you."
Benedict Lombe, a previous EWG member, whose play Lava was produced at the Bush in 2021.
MEET OUR 2021 EMERGING WRITERS' GROUP
Meet Nicole, Georgia, Dilan, Lydia, Jilly and Diyan. There's so much to say about our new Emerging Writers' Group that we've asked them to introduce themselves along with their favourite piece of writing
Nicole Acquah is a multi-disciplinary storyteller, working as a playwright, dramaturg and performer. Nicole was shortlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Playwriting.
Georgia Green is a writer and theatre director from North London. She sometimes writes about reconciling her Ashkenazi Jewish heritage with her Britishness, sometimes about grief and sometimes about joy. She writes about people, their little victories and losses, to tell big stories about the world.
Dilan Raithatha graduated in Acting from the Arts University Bournemouth and after returning home to Leicester, decided to write his first full length script, Little India, which won the Masterclass Pitch Your Play Award. Dilan has also written a selection of monologues that will be published in Hear Me Now: Volume 2 in association with Tamasha Theatre.
Lydia Sabatini is a writer originally from Essex and now based in West London. She was shortlisted for the 2021 Women's Prize for Playwriting and is studying for an MA in Writing for Stage & Broadcast Media at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Jilly Sumsion is a Northern female writer from a working-class background. Jilly's writing is inspired by real people, lesser-heard voices and her hometown of Barnsley. She is passionate about Disability rights and interested in Deaf culture especially the art of Sign Singing.
Diyan Zora is an Iraqi born London based theatre director and writer. She was the 2021 recipient of the Genesis Future Director's Award at the Young Vic, where she directed Klippies by Jessica Sian.
EWG is possible thanks to the support of Wychwood Media

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Paul Mariner, heading goalwards against Bristol City, is the cover star as the 1976-1977 season nears it's end.
In news, a Leeds United Supporters Club has been created in Ghana, with 50 members. It's unknown if a young Tony Yeboah was one of those.
Jim Platt could be on the lookout for a move from Middlesbrough, having lost his first-team place, with the lack of games affecting his international chances.
Gordon Hill uses his column to talk about defender, declaring if you combined Martin Buchan, Mick Mills, Kevin Beattie and Colin Todd, you would have the ideal defender.
There was a double page photo spread from the recent League Cup Final between Everton and Aston Villa. There wasn't much action to photograph, as the match finished 0-0 and went to a replay. It would eventually need a second replay to get a winner, Aston Villa winning 3-2 at Old Trafford.
1977 was the first year that a League Cup Final finished 0-0.
In foreign news, Poland had a training camp in Yugoslavia, with 15 hour training sessions, ahead of their World Cup qualifier against Denmark on 1st May. They won that match 2-1.
It was announced that Helmut Schoen will step down as West Germany manager after the 1978 World Cup and be replaced by his assistant Jupp Derwall, while players Franz Beckenbauer and Berti Vogts have been asked to become coaches with the national team once they retire.
Europe's three competitions are at the Semi-Final stage, and Shoot uses two pages to preview all six games.
Shoot does a two page feature interviewing and looking at Scottish players who have moved to clubs in England, before returning to Scotland.
Staying in Scotland, there was a full page preview of the Scottish Cup Semi-final between Celtic and Dundee.
World Cup fever is in full swing as this week's edition of Shoot comes with a free wallchart.
As you open the magazine, there is a double page spread of the marksmen leading the line for each team, with Kenny Dalglish being the player profiled for Scotland.
Ray Clemence uses his column to express his desire to play against Scotland – as it was his mistake in 1976 that won the game for Scotland the last time England played at Hampden Park.
With all the coverage of England and Scotland, Wales fans weren't ignored, as their team got a full page poster.
The rise of Nottingham Forest from a hopeless second tier team under Brian Clough to league champions gets four pages, including a centre page poster.
A combination of big spending on transfers and ground improvements has seen season ticket prices at Manchester United for 1978-1979 would cost you a whopping £45.
Love was in the air for Blackpool's Brian Wilson, who got engaged to Anne Nolan, of popular singing group The Nolan Sisters.
One of the teams he found face that summer would be Cliftonville, who had announced a short tour of England to face Blackpool and Southport.
Derek Dougan made a visit to his native Belfast to present Linfield's Jimmy Martin with the Footballer Of The Year Award.
Though the World Cup is close, the qualifying for Euro 1980 was closer, as Republic Of Ireland are in Copenhagen for their opening qualifier. Shoot gives this a full page preview.
Shoot goes big on Scotland, with various adverts for World Cup related merchandise including the replica kit, and a special Shoot edition solely focusing on Scotland, previewing their games in Argentina.
We begin this week's round with a JJ and a JD born this week in history. JJ Burnel of The Stranglers, 62 this week.
While this week, JD Bradfield, or James Dean Bradfield to give him his full name, lead singer of Manic Street Preachers turned 46.
He has a brief solo career in the mid 00s. That's No Way To Tell A Lie is a brilliant song.
And anyway, back to his day job.
James Dean Bradfield shares a birthday with another Welsh singer, Charlotee Church. The singles off her debut solo album were rather good you know.
And from big in 2005, we go back a few decades to big in 1985 (well, 1983 actually, but don't let that ruin a link) with Howard Jones.
And staying the 1980s, Quiet Life by Japan is just brilliant.
Meanwhile, George Harrison would have been 71 this week. Unfortunately, there is a lack of Beatles and solo appearances on Youtube, so I compensate by posting a cover when there is a Beatle Birthday.
As he's my favourite Beatle, he can have Siouxsie and the Banshees doing Dear Prudence. I'm still to decide which Beatle gets Candy Flip.
Ally McLeod would have been 83 this week, but 78 is his, erm, lucky number, as it was 1978 he got immortalised in song by Andy Cameron.
You can tell the audience members who were told to turn up with tartan scarves thought they were going to see The Rollers.
DISCLAIMER : Introduction features Jimmy Savile.
And finally, it's 38 years ago this week since the death of LS Lowry. A painter, not a singer, he has inspired sone songs, first by Brian and Michael …….
……… and a very young Status Quo, who had yet to discover Double Denim.


Writer Jerome F. Keating, Ph.D. and thirty other scholars and writers from the US, Canada, Asia, Europe and Australia have penned a fifth open letter about the serious problems occurring under the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou.
During the past two decades, Taiwan has made major progress in each of these areas [freedom, democracy, justice and human rights]. It thus has been a disappointment for us to see an erosion of justice, a weakening of checks and balances in the democratic system and a decline in press freedom in Taiwan. These trends are reflected in the significantly downward ratings Taiwan received in the annual reports of international organizations such as Freedom House and Reporters without Borders.
They are also reflected in the expressions of concern by international scholars and friends of Taiwan related to the flaws in the judicial proceedings against former President Chen Shui-bian and the apparent lack of neutrality in the continuing "investigations" and indictments of other prominent members of the DPP government. We thus appeal to you again to ensure that measures are taken to ensure the impartiality and fairness of the judiciary.
Good governance, accountability and transparency based on the fundamental principles of freedom, democracy, justice and human rights are all the more essential now that your government is moving Taiwan on a path of closer economic ties with China. We believe that a decrease of tension across the Taiwan Strait would indeed be welcome, but emphasize that this should not be done at the expense of the hard-won democracy and the establishment of human rights in Taiwan itself.
Thus, the process of improving relations with the large neighbor across the Strait needs to be an open, deliberative and democratic process, in full consultation with both the Legislative Yuan and the democratic opposition, and fully transparent to the general public. We are thus pleased to hear that officials of your government have stated that any agreement with China would need to have both a domestic consensus, including approval by the Legislative Yuan, and acceptance by the international community. We trust this process will be open and consultative in ways that respect the democratic traditions begun so promisingly two decades ago.