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{{for|the Sandston, Virginia radio station that held the call sign WULT at 1540 AM in 2018|WVNZ (AM)}}
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{{Infobox Radio station

| name = WCLM
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{{Infobox radio station
| image = [[Image:WCLM.gif]]
| city = [[Highland Springs, Virginia]]
| name = WULT
| area = [[Richmond, Virginia]]<br>[[Mechanicsville, Virginia]]
| logo =
| branding = ''"Solid Gold Soul AM 1450"''
| logo_size =
| slogan = ''"The Heart and Soul of the City"''
| city = [[Sandston, Virginia]]
| airdate = 1959
| area = Metro [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
| frequency = 1450 [[Kilohertz|kHz]]
| branding = ''Ultra Richmond''
| frequency = {{Frequency|1540|[[kHz]]}}
| format = [[Urban Oldies]]<br>[[Soul music|Soul]]<br>[[Talk radio|Urban Talk]]<br>[[Religious]]
| power = 960 [[watt|Watts]] day and night
| translator = 94.1 W231DP (Richmond)
| repeater = 1450 [[WVNZ (AM)|WVNZ]] ([[Highland Springs, Virginia|Highland Springs]])
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| erp =
| airdate = May 18, [[1959 in radio|1959]] (as WENZ)<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
| haat =
| class = C
| language =
| format = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
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| facility_id = 73728
| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br>8 watts night
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| coordinates = {{coord|37|32|39.0|N|77|20|47.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| class = D
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| facility_id = 21434
| former_callsigns = WENZ (1959-1987)<br>WRGF (1987-1988)<br>WCLM (1988-Present)
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| coordinates = {{coord|37|32|40.0|N|77|20|46.0|W|type:landmark_region:US-VA|display=inline,title}}
| owner = World Media Broadcast Company
| callsign_meaning = '''W ULT'''ra
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| licensee =
| former_callsigns = WENZ (1959–1987)<br>WRGF (1987–1988)<br>WCLM (1988–2017)<br>WUWN (2017–2018)<br>WBTL (2018)<ref name="CallSign"/>
| sister_stations = [[WHAP]]
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| affiliations =
| webcast = [http://wclmradio.com/asx/wclm.asx WCLM Webstream]
| website = [http://www.wclm1450am.com/ WCLM Online]
| owner = Mike Mazursky
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| licensee = Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.
| affiliations =
| sister_stations = [[WBTL (AM)|WBTL]], [[WTOX]], [[WVNZ (AM)|WVNZ]]
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://stream.lensnetworks.com:4257/;}}
| website = {{url|http://ultraradiorichmond.com/}}
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


'''WCLM''' is a [[Urban Oldies]]/[[Soul music|Soul]]/[[Talk radio|Urban Talk]]/[[Religious]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Highland Springs, Virginia]], serving the [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] and [[Mechanicsville, Virginia|Mechanicsville]] area. WCLM is owned and operated by World Media Broadcast Company.
'''WULT''' (1540 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Sandston, Virginia]] and serving the [[Richmond, Virginia]] area.<ref name="Arbitron"/> WULT is owned and operated by Mike Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.<ref name="FCC"/>

The station currently focuses on playing a variety of popular Spanish musical artists and genres ranging from reggae to cumbia and everything in between. Together with the sister station, WULT and WBTL can be reached via phone at (804)741-8946. WULT primarily focuses on playing a variety of music for the local Spanish community to enjoy rather than focusing on one specific genre within the Spanish music community. This station offers a variety of voices as well as live giveaways and various programming opportunities to engage listeners.


==History==
==History==
On October 17, 2017, World Media Broadcast Company finalized the sale of the then-'''WCLM''' to Mobile Radio Partners, Inc., at a price of $75,000. The station changed their call letters to '''WUWN''' on the same day. On November 6, 2017, WUWN changed their format to rhythmic oldies, branded as "U Win Radio".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/120846/rhythmic-oldies-launches-richmond-duo/ Rhythmic Oldies Launches on Richmond AM Duo] Radioinsight - November 7, 2017</ref>
WCLM signed on in 1959 as WENZ and licensed to Highland Springs VA. Up until 1966 , it had a Top 40 format. During those years the station operated twenty four hours a day, with only 250 watts power, from a cinderblock studio attached to a beauty shop in a small Highland Springs strip shoping center. In 1966 , the station switched to it's long running R&B/Soul format which lasted thru the rest of the 1960s and all of the 1970s . Some of the more popular personalities on WENZ included Kirby Carmicheal, Willie "Meatball " Poe , Jim Minor , and Hardy Jay Lang. By 1982,new FM competitition from recently switched R&B station WPLZ-FM (Magic 99 )forced a format change to all news in 1982. In 1986 , the station resumed it's R&B/Soul Format , using automation and taped music supplied by TM/Century in Dallas. In 1987 the station flipped to Oldies as WRGF . In 1989 the calls changed to WCLM and a Jazz format. As the years went by , the station expanded into R&B, Gospel, and religious programming. Also , the station added a block of classic country and bluegrass hosted by "Big" John Trimble, now in Morning Drive. Also , in 2007 , the station hired legendary Richmond R&B personality Chip "Chocolate Chip" Johnston for middays , and rehired Kirby Carmicheal for afternoons , both playing classic soul & R&B .


On March 14, 2018, WUWN changed format from rhythmic oldies to a hybrid of oldies and adult contemporary, branded as "Boomtown Radio".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/167108/wbtl-wuwn-richmond-become-boomtown-radio/ WBTL/WUWN Richmond Become Boomtown Radio] Radioinsight - March 14, 2018</ref> The playlist features music from the 60s to the 90s.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/ross/167268/first-listen-boomtown-richmond/ First Listen: Boomtown Richmond] - ''Radio Insight'' (accessed March 22, 2018)</ref>
In March of 2007, WCLM began simulcasting on new sister station [[WHAP]]at 1340 AM, in nearby [[Hopewell, Virginia|Hopewell]].


The station changed its call sign to '''WBTL''' on August 27, 2018, and then to WULT on September 11, 2018. It switched to Spanish music as ''Ultra Richmond'' on the same day, breaking the simulcast with WBTL. WBTL continued to run the hybrid oldies format as ''Boomtown Richmond''.
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==External Links==
[[File:WULT-WTOX Ultra Richmond logo.jpg|thumb|Previous logo]]
* [http://www.wclm1450am.com/ Solid Gold Soul AM 1450 Online]
* {{AMQ|WCLM}}
* {{AML|WCLM}}
* {{AMARB|WCLM}}


==References==
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{{reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=July 8, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-573}}</ref>
<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=am&callLetter=WCLM|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=July 8, 2015|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=73728&Callsign=WULT|title=Call Sign History|access-date=July 8, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WULT|title=WULT Facility Record|access-date=July 8, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
}}

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==External links==
*[https://www.facebook.com/pg/ultraradiorichmond/about/ Ultra 94.1 & 1540 Facebook]
{{AM station data|21434|WULT}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|201399|W231DP}}
*{{FXL|W231DP}}


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Latest revision as of 21:09, 13 July 2024

For the Sandston, Virginia radio station that held the call sign WULT at 1540 AM in 2018, see WVNZ (AM).
WULT
Broadcast areaMetro Richmond
Frequency1540 kHz
BrandingUltra Richmond
Programming
FormatSpanish CHR[1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Mike Mazursky
  • (Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.)
WBTL, WTOX, WVNZ
History
First air date
May 18, 1959 (as WENZ)[2]
Former call signs
WENZ (1959–1987)
WRGF (1987–1988)
WCLM (1988–2017)
WUWN (2017–2018)
WBTL (2018)[3]
Call sign meaning
W ULTra
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21434
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
8 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°32′40.0″N 77°20′46.0″W / 37.544444°N 77.346111°W / 37.544444; -77.346111
Translator(s)94.1 W231DP (Richmond)
Repeater(s)1450 WVNZ (Highland Springs)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteultraradiorichmond.com

WULT (1540 AM) is a Spanish CHR formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sandston, Virginia and serving the Richmond, Virginia area.[1] WULT is owned and operated by Mike Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.[5]

The station currently focuses on playing a variety of popular Spanish musical artists and genres ranging from reggae to cumbia and everything in between. Together with the sister station, WULT and WBTL can be reached via phone at (804)741-8946. WULT primarily focuses on playing a variety of music for the local Spanish community to enjoy rather than focusing on one specific genre within the Spanish music community. This station offers a variety of voices as well as live giveaways and various programming opportunities to engage listeners.

History

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On October 17, 2017, World Media Broadcast Company finalized the sale of the then-WCLM to Mobile Radio Partners, Inc., at a price of $75,000. The station changed their call letters to WUWN on the same day. On November 6, 2017, WUWN changed their format to rhythmic oldies, branded as "U Win Radio".[6]

On March 14, 2018, WUWN changed format from rhythmic oldies to a hybrid of oldies and adult contemporary, branded as "Boomtown Radio".[7] The playlist features music from the 60s to the 90s.[8]

The station changed its call sign to WBTL on August 27, 2018, and then to WULT on September 11, 2018. It switched to Spanish music as Ultra Richmond on the same day, breaking the simulcast with WBTL. WBTL continued to run the hybrid oldies format as Boomtown Richmond.

Previous logo

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WULT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "WULT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  6. ^ Rhythmic Oldies Launches on Richmond AM Duo Radioinsight - November 7, 2017
  7. ^ WBTL/WUWN Richmond Become Boomtown Radio Radioinsight - March 14, 2018
  8. ^ First Listen: Boomtown Richmond - Radio Insight (accessed March 22, 2018)
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