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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WOLD-FM
| name = WOLD-FM
| image = [[File:WOLD-FM Renegade logo.png|235px]]
| image = [[Image:WOLD-FM 2014.PNG]]
| city = [[Marion, Virginia]]
| city = [[Marion, Virginia]]
| area = [[Southwest Virginia]]
| area = [[Southwest Virginia]]
| branding = ''102.5 The Renegade''
| branding = ''"102.5 WOLD"''
| slogan = Southwest Virginia's Classic Rock Station!
| slogan = ''The Greatest Hits"''
| airdate = March 14, [[1968 in radio|1968]]
| airdate = March 14, [[1968 in radio|1968]]
| frequency = 102.5 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[102.5 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}
| format = [[Classic rock]]
| format = [[Classic rock]]
| erp = 440 [[watt]]s
| power = 440 [[watt|Watts]]
| haat = {{convert|367|m|ft|sp=us}}
| haat = {{convert|367|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| class = A
| facility_id = 19477
| facility_id = 19477
| coordinates = {{coord|36|54|10|N|81|32|17|W|type:landmark_region:US-VA|display=inline}}
| coordinates = {{coord|36|54|10.0|N|81|32|17.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = TECO Broadcasting, Inc.
| owner = TECO Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee = T.E.C. 2 Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee = T.E.C. 2 Broadcasting, Inc.
| sister_stations = [[WZVA]]
| sister_stations = [[WZVA]]
| webcast = [http://socialstreamingplayer.crystalmedianetworks.com/radio/wold Listen Live]
| webcast = [http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/WOLD WOLD-FM Webstream]
| website = [http://www.1025wold.com 1025WOLD.com]
| website = [http://www.1025wold.com/ WOLD-FM Online]
| affiliations = [[Citadel Media|Citadel]], [[Premiere Radio Networks|Premiere]], [[United Stations Radio Networks|United Stations]]
| affiliations = [[Cumulus Media Networks|Cumulus]]<br>[[Premiere Radio Networks|Premiere]]<br>[[United Stations Radio Networks|United Stations]]<br>Virginia Tech [[IMG College|IMG]] Sports Network
}}
}}


'''WOLD-FM''' (102.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "The Renegade") is an American [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve the [[city of license|community]] of [[Marion, Virginia]]. The station, established in 1968, is currently owned and operated by TECO Broadcasting, Inc. The station's [[broadcast license]] is held by T.E.C. 2 Broadcasting, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WOLD|title=WOLD Facility Record|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref> The station was assigned the [[call sign]] "WOLD-FM" by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC).<ref name="fcc1"/>
'''WOLD-FM''' is a [[Classic rock]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Marion, Virginia]], serving [[Southwest Virginia]].<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI14&band=fm&callLetter=WOLD|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=August 30, 2014|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref> WOLD-FM is owned and operated by TECO Broadcasting, Inc.<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WOLD|title=WOLD Facility Record|accessdate=August 30, 2014|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>


==Programming==
==Programming==
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==History==
==History==
⚫
[[Image:WOLD-FM 2009.PNG|thumb|200px|left|Former Classic Rock branding]]
[[Image:WOLD-FM Renegade logo.png|thumb|200px|left|Logo used under the station's former "Renegade" branding.]]
WOLD-FM signed on in 1968 as a [[sister station]] to WOLD (1330 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]). The AM station is now licensed as [[WITM]] and owned by Praise and Glory Ministries based in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].
WOLD-FM signed on in 1968 as a [[sister station]] to WOLD (1330 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]). The AM station is now licensed as [[WITM]] and owned by Praise and Glory Ministries based in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].


⚫
[[Image:WOLD-FM 2009.PNG|thumb|right|Former Classic Rock branding]]
In November 2007, longtime license holder Emerald Sound, Inc., reached an agreement with TECO Broadcasting, Inc., to transfer the broadcast license for WOLD-FM plus all of the station's assets for a published sale price of $400,000. In addition, TECO Broadcasting agreed to pay Emerald Sound owners Robert S. Dix and Patricia A. Dix $100,000 as "[[non-compete clause|non-compete]]" compensation. TECO Broadcasting is wholly owned by Tom Copenhaver, licensee for [[WZVA]]. The deal was accepted for filing by the FCC on January 30, 2008, approved on April 10, 2008, and the transaction consummated on May 1, 2008.<ref name="fcc28afi"/>
In November 2007, longtime license holder Emerald Sound, Inc., reached an agreement with TECO Broadcasting, Inc., to transfer the broadcast license for WOLD-FM plus all of the station's assets for a published sale price of $400,000. In addition, TECO Broadcasting agreed to pay Emerald Sound owners Robert S. Dix and Patricia A. Dix $100,000 as "[[non-compete clause|non-compete]]" compensation. TECO Broadcasting is wholly owned by Tom Copenhaver, licensee for [[WZVA]]. The deal was accepted for filing by the FCC on January 30, 2008, approved on April 10, 2008, and the transaction consummated on May 1, 2008.<ref name="fcc28afi"/>


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<ref name="osb771103">{{cite news |first=Jesse |last=Lewis |work=[[Ocala Star-Banner]] |location=[[Ocala, FL]] |title=DJ's Off Mike: Tuning In On The Radio Rodeo |page=10A |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MJ9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ywUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6798,747634&dq=wold+chapin&hl=en |date=November 3, 1977 |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="osb771103">{{cite news |first=Jesse |last=Lewis |work=[[Ocala Star-Banner]] |location=[[Ocala, FL]] |title=DJ's Off Mike: Tuning In On The Radio Rodeo |page=10A |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MJ9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ywUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6798,747634&dq=wold+chapin&hl=en |date=November 3, 1977 |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="ei791027">{{cite news |work=[[St. Petersburg Independent]] |location=[[St Petersburg, FL]] |title=Rock, Storytellers And Jazz Fill November Concert Calendar |page=12D |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0bdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5437,3690787&dq=wold+chapin&hl=en |date=October 27, 1979 |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="ei791027">{{cite news |work=[[St. Petersburg Independent]] |location=[[St Petersburg, FL]] |title=Rock, Storytellers And Jazz Fill November Concert Calendar |page=12D |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0bdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IFkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5437,3690787&dq=wold+chapin&hl=en |date=October 27, 1979 |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref>

<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=19477&Callsign=WOLD-FM |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |publisher=FCC Media Bureau |work=CDBS Public Access Database |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=19477&Callsign=WOLD-FM |accessdate=January 27, 2011}}</ref>
<ref name="abren">{{cite web |publisher=102.5 The Renegade |title=On Air |url=http://www.1025therenegade.com/On-Air/10618998 |accessdate=July 29, 2012}}</ref>
<ref name="abren">{{cite web |publisher=102.5 The Renegade |title=On Air |url=http://www.1025therenegade.com/On-Air/10618998 |accessdate=July 29, 2012}}</ref>
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}}
}}


==External links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.1025wold.com/ 102.5 WOLD Online]
*{{FM station data|WOLD}}
* {{FM station data|WOLD}}

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{{SouthwestVA Radio}}
{{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Virginia}}
{{Classic Rock Radio Stations in Virginia}}
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[[Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Classic rock radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1968]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1968]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|OLD-FM]]
[[Category:Smyth County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Smyth County, Virginia]]

Revision as of 21:05, 30 August 2014

WOLD-FM
Broadcast areaSouthwest Virginia
Frequency102.5 FM MHz
Branding"102.5 WOLD"
Programming
FormatClassic rock
AffiliationsCumulus
Premiere
United Stations
Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Ownership
Owner
  • TECO Broadcasting, Inc.
  • (T.E.C. 2 Broadcasting, Inc.)
WZVA
History
First air date
March 14, 1968
Technical information
Facility ID19477
ClassA
Power440 Watts
HAAT367 meters (1,204 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°54′10.0″N 81°32′17.0″W / 36.902778°N 81.538056°W / 36.902778; -81.538056
Links
WebcastWOLD-FM Webstream
WebsiteWOLD-FM Online

WOLD-FM is a Classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Marion, Virginia, serving Southwest Virginia.[1] WOLD-FM is owned and operated by TECO Broadcasting, Inc.[2]

Programming

WOLD-FM broadcasts a classic rock music format to the greater Marion/Saltville/Tazewell, Virginia, area.[3] Weekday programming includes The John Boy and Billy Big Show (from Premiere Radio Networks) in the mornings,[4] The Rick and Bubba Show afternoons and Nights with Alice Cooper (from United Stations Radio Networks) in late night.[5] Weekend programming includes The Tim White Bluegrass Show[6] and Virginia Tech Hokies sports broadcasts.[5][7]

History

File:WOLD-FM 2009.PNG
Former Classic Rock branding
Logo used under the station's former "Renegade" branding.

WOLD-FM signed on in 1968 as a sister station to WOLD (1330 AM). The AM station is now licensed as WITM and owned by Praise and Glory Ministries based in Knoxville, Tennessee.

In November 2007, longtime license holder Emerald Sound, Inc., reached an agreement with TECO Broadcasting, Inc., to transfer the broadcast license for WOLD-FM plus all of the station's assets for a published sale price of $400,000. In addition, TECO Broadcasting agreed to pay Emerald Sound owners Robert S. Dix and Patricia A. Dix $100,000 as "non-compete" compensation. TECO Broadcasting is wholly owned by Tom Copenhaver, licensee for WZVA. The deal was accepted for filing by the FCC on January 30, 2008, approved on April 10, 2008, and the transaction consummated on May 1, 2008.[8]

In September 2010, the station's format shifted from pure classic rock to classic rock plus some country music, branded as "The Renegade, rock with a twang".[5]

For his 1973 album Short Stories, singer Harry Chapin wrote a song about an aging disc jockey who begins and ends his career at (fictional) FM radio station "WOLD" after stops as a late night talk show host at an unnamed station in Tulsa, Oklahoma and another stop at another unnamed station in Boise, Idaho.[9] The fictional W*O*L*D may not be located in Boise because the call letters of most US stations west of the Mississippi begin with "K" rather than "W." Radio Station WBAP (Dallas), WHO (Des Moines), WOAI (San Antonio), and other broadcasters licensed before the FCC rule change in 19xx kept their original call letters. The song, "W*O*L*D", would prove more popular with disc jockeys who could identify with the song than the general public, although it did reach #36 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1974, almost exactly six years after the real WOLD-FM signed on in Virginia.[9][10][11] Chapin joked in interviews that it was "a hit for fifteen minutes".[12]

References

  1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "WOLD Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "The Big Show Info". John Boy & Billy Radio Network. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "On Air". 102.5 The Renegade. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  6. ^ "Listen to the Show". The Tim White Bluegrass Show. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  7. ^ "Virginia Tech Sports Network". Virginia Tech Hokies. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  8. ^ "Application Search Details (BALH-20080128AFI)". FCC Media Bureau. April 10, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Lewis, Jesse (November 3, 1977). "DJ's Off Mike: Tuning In On The Radio Rodeo". Ocala Star-Banner. Ocala, FL. p. 10A. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  10. ^ "Hot 100 for Week Ending March 23, 1974" (PDF). Billboard. March 23, 1974. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  11. ^ "The Facilities of AM-FM Radio". 1969 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1969. p. B-169.
  12. ^ "Rock, Storytellers And Jazz Fill November Concert Calendar". St. Petersburg Independent. St Petersburg, FL. October 27, 1979. p. 12D. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
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