WWDW
Broadcast areaSouthside
Frequency107.7 MHz
Branding107.7 The Lake
Programming
FormatAdult hits
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • John Byrne
  • (Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC)
WDLZ, WPTM, WSMY, WTRG, WWDR, WYTT
History
First air date
2001
Former call signs
  • WAQD (1996–2001)
  • WSMY-FM (2001–2005)
Call sign meaning
nod to nearby WWDE
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID7305
ClassA
ERP2,200 watts
HAAT163 meters (535 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°52′2.0″N 77°53′31.0″W / 36.867222°N 77.891944°W / 36.867222; -77.891944
Links
Public license information
WebcastWWDW Webstream
Website1077lakefm.com

WWDW is an adult hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Alberta, Virginia, serving the Southside. WWDW is owned and operated by John Byrne, through licensee Byrne Acquisition Group, LLC. The station brands itself as "107.7 The Lake".[2]

History

In 2007, a construction permit was granted to Joyner radio for a station on 103.1 in Garysburg, North Carolina (now granted call letters WLQC and relocated to Sharpsburg). Part of the requirement of utilizing this allocation was to move WWDW from 103.1 to 107.7.[3] 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 channel 12 in Richmond. This meant that when WWDW was on the air, television viewers experienced interference on channel 12. This kept WWDW off the air for extended periods of time.[4]

On October 25, 2017, WWDW changed its format from adult contemporary to variety hits, branded as "107.7 The Lake".[5] On January 2, 2019, the format changed once again, this time to classic rock and a new branding, "107.7 Rock City". In addition, WWDW also picked up Two Guys Named Chris, a syndicated program based out of WKRR in Greensboro, North Carolina.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WWDW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WWDW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ WWDW Flips to Variety Hits Radioinsight - October 25, 2017
  6. ↑ WWDW Makes Alberta VA Rock City Radioinsight - January 6, 2019


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