WVUS

WVUS is a Catholic Religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Grafton, West Virginia, serving Grafton and Taylor County, West Virginia. WVUS is owned and operated by Light of Life Community, Inc.

WVUS
CityGrafton, West Virginia
Broadcast areaGrafton, West Virginia
Taylor County, West Virginia
Frequency1190 kHz
Branding"Light of Life Ministry"
Programming
FormatCatholic Religious
Ownership
OwnerLight of Life Community, Inc.
Sister stationsWLOL-FM
History
First air date1948
Former call signsWVVW (1948–1950?)
WTCS (1950?–1957)
WVVW (1957–1982)
WKGA (1982–1986)
WTBZ (1986–2008)
Call sign meaningWest Virginia United States
Technical information
Facility ID64661
ClassD
Power4,500 Watts daytime
22 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates39°21′1.0″N 80°2′40.0″W
Translator(s)W248DB (97.5 MHz, Clarksburg)
Links
WebsiteWVUS Online

WVUS operates on a frequency of 1190 kHz, a United States and Mexican clear-channel frequency. WVUS must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to prevent nighttime skywave interference to the Class A stations.

History

WVUS began broadcasting as WVVW in 1948. The station switched calls to WKGA in July 1982.

WVUS would become country formatted WTBZ and begin simulcasting then co-owned WTBZ-FM (now WKTZ-FM).

Logo used until May 2008.

In August 2002, WTBZ-FM was sold to Educational Media Foundation (becoming a K-LOVE affiliate), while WTBZ dropped country for a Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio format.

Logo used until March 8, 2010.

On May 6, 2008, WTBZ became WVUS in the first step as becoming a "new station". Then owner Appalachian Radio filed an application to move the station from AM 1260 to AM 1190 and increase the station's daytime power to 4,500 watts.

On August 8, 2008, WVUS officially began broadcasting on AM 1190.

It was announced on November 6, 2009 that owner Steven Tocco was attempting to sell the station at an asking price of $59,000. Tocco cited low ad revenue and high operating costs as reasons for the sale, and gave a shutdown date of December 31.[1] On December 23, 2009, WVUS was sold to Light of Life Community, Inc. for $62,550.

On March 8, 2010, WVUS dropped its Adult Standards format for Catholic Religious programming.

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See also

References
  1. "Grafton, West Virginia AM will sell, or go dark". Radio-Info.com. November 6, 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2011.


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