WWDW
Encyclopedia
WWDW is an Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Alberta, Virginia
, serving the Soutside
. WWDW is owned and operated by First Media Radio, LLC.
WWDW had to move off 103.1 regardless of the Sharpsburg allocation, as 103.1's second harmonic happens to be the same frequency as that used by WWBT
channel 12 in Richmond. This means that when WWDW is on the air, television viewers experience interference on channel 12. This has kept WWDW off the air for extended periods of time. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6512460267
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Alberta, Virginia
Alberta, Virginia
Alberta is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 306 at the 2000 census. It is home to the Christanna Campus of Southside Virginia Community College.-Geography:...
, serving the Soutside
Southside (Virginia)
Traditionally, the term Southside refers to the portion of Virginia east of the Blue Ridge Mountains and south of the James River, the geographic feature from which the term derives its name....
. WWDW is owned and operated by First Media Radio, LLC.
History
In 2007, a construction permit was granted to Joyner radio for a station on 103.1 in Garysburg, NC (now granted call letters WNCM and relocated to Sharpsburg). Part of the requirement of utilizing this allocation was to move WWDW from 103.1 to 107.7.http://ftp.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Mass_Media/Orders/2001/da012986.txt This move took place around April 1, 2009, though no construction permit had been granted or even applied for.WWDW had to move off 103.1 regardless of the Sharpsburg allocation, as 103.1's second harmonic happens to be the same frequency as that used by WWBT
WWBT
WWBT is the NBC-affiliated television station for Richmond, Virginia. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter at its studios on Midlothian Turnpike in the city. Owned by Raycom Media, the station operates CW affiliate WUPV through a shared services...
channel 12 in Richmond. This means that when WWDW is on the air, television viewers experience interference on channel 12. This has kept WWDW off the air for extended periods of time. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6512460267