W291CL
W291CL is a broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond.[1] W291CL is owned by Edgewater Broadcasting and operated by SummitMedia.[2]
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| City | Richmond, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Metro Richmond |
| Frequency | 106.1 FM MHz |
| Branding | Sports 106.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports |
| Affiliations | CBS Sports Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Clark Parrish (Edgewater Broadcasting, Inc.) |
| Operator | SummitMedia |
| Sister stations | WKHK, WKLR, WJSR, WURV. W282CA |
| History | |
| First air date | 2013 |
| Call sign meaning | Translator allocation on FCC channel 291. |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 155800 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 250 Watts |
| HAAT | 188 meters (617 ft) |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°36′52.0″N 77°30′56.0″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | W291CL Webstream |
| Website | W291CL Online |
History
The FCC authorized W291CL in April 2013. The station signed on in May 2014 relaying WHTI's "Hot 100.9" programming for several days, before the slogan changed to reflect the new dial position at 106.1 MHz as "Hot 106.1".
The station is operated by SummitMedia under an LMA with Edgewater Broadcasting. The license was transferred by owner Clark Parrish from his Radio Assist Ministry holding company to his Edgewater Broadcasting holding company on January 2, 2015 as part of a 69-station transfer.[3]
As a translator is not permitted to originate its own programming, by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulation, W291CL is relaying the HD2 subchannel of WURV 103.7 FM.
On June 26, 2017, W291CL/WURV-HD2 dropped its contemporary hits format and began stunting with songs with "Move" in the title, while redirecting listeners to sister WURV. At Noon the following day, W291CL/WURV-HD2 flipped to sports radio as "Sports 106.1", and began carrying CBS Sports Radio around the clock.[4]
In September 2018, after his non-compete with Urban One's WXGI expired, long-time local morning host "Big Al" Coleman's SportsPhone began airing weekdays from 7-9am.
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References
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- "W291CL Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- "APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF A CORPORATE LICENSEE OR PERMITTEE". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- Hot 106.1 Moves Out of Richmond Radioinsight - June 26, 2017