WVKO-FM

WVKO-FM (103.1 FM, "La Mega 103.1") is a Spanish radio station playing Spanish Adult Contemporary and some Regional Mexican music. WVKO-FM is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to serve the community of Columbus, Ohio. The station was first licensed, as WWWJ, on July 29, 1975.[1][2]

This article is about the Columbus FM radio station. For the unaffiliated AM station, see WVKO (AM).
WVKO-FM
CityJohnstown, Ohio
Broadcast areaColumbus, Ohio
Newark, Ohio
Frequency103.1 MHz
BrandingLa Mega 103.1
SloganTan Latina Como Tu
Programming
FormatSpanish AC/Regional Mexican
Ownership
OwnerLa Mega Media, Inc
(Lazo Media, Inc)
Sister stationsWVKO
History
First air dateJuly 29, 1975 (1975-07-29)[1]
Former call signsWWWJ (1975–88)
WXLE (1988–91)
WRZR (1991–95)
WTJY (1995–96)
WSMZ (1996–2004)
Call sign meaningCarried over from WVKO (1580 AM)
Technical information
Facility ID58633
ClassA
ERP1,600 watts
HAAT135 meters
Transmitter coordinates40.229°N 82.660°W / 40.229; -82.660
Links
WebcastListen live
Websitelamega1031.com

According to filings with the FCC, the station ceased broadcasting on May 5, 2006 as the license holder was in bankruptcy. In January 2007, the station license was transferred to Bernard Ohio LLC. The FCC granted permission to resume operations on June 19, 2007.

Bernard Radio is a company that operates several radio stations on behalf of the D.B. Zwirn investment fund. The Zwirn hedge fund was attempting to sell off the radio stations in its portfolio in order to terminate the fund.[3]

WVKO-FM and WVKO were sold to TSJ Radio, LLC effective December 19, 2014 at a price of $743,750.

On March 4, 2019, WVKO-FM was sold to Lazo Media, LLC, operating as La Mega Media, Inc.

On-air staff
  • Marisela Juarez
  • Gil Garcia
  • Gustavo Aguilar
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gollark: Fearsome.
gollark: I will now release all my private SSH keys while LyricLy cannot see them (they will be deleted in 3 minutes):
gollark: We did increase bee power since.
gollark: Yes.

References
  1. History Cards for WVKO-FM, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  2. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. Buhl, Teri (2008-08-31). "FCC PROBING D.B. ZWIRN OVER RADIO LICENSES". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-01-04.

Further reading


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