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| city = [[Shawsville, Virginia]]
| city = [[Shawsville, Virginia]]
| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
| area = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]<br>[[New River Valley]]
| branding = Covid Virginia 102.5
| branding = ''"Covid Virginia 102.5"''
| slogan = ''Together in Isolation''
| slogan = ''"Together in Isolation"''
| airdate = [[2013 in radio|2013]]
| airdate = [[2013 in radio|2013]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[102.5 FM|102.5]]|[[MHz]]}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[102.5 FM|102.5]]|[[MHz]]}}
| format = [[News/Talk]]
| format = [[COVID-19]]-related [[News radio|News]]/[[Talk radio|Talk]]
| power = 150 [[Watt]]s
| power = 150 [[Watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|591|m|ft|sp=us}}
| haat = {{convert|591|m|ft|sp=us}}
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| licensee =
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| webcast = [http://billt.backbonebroadcast.com/billt/ WBZS Webstream]
| website = [https://www.covidvirginia.com/ Covid Virginia 102.5]
| website = [https://www.covidvirginia.com/ WBZS Online]
}}
}}


'''WBZS''' is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Shawsville, Virginia]], serving [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[New River Valley]] broadcasting a COVID-19 [[News/Talk]] format.<ref name="Arbitron"/> WBZS is owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. From its 2013 sign-on, the station was [[Local marketing agreement|leased]] to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the [[talk radio|talk]] format of [[WIQO-FM]] [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86645/lynchburg-talker-expands-to-trimulcast/|website=RadioInsight|date=11 November 2013}}</ref>
'''WBZS''' is a [[radio station]] licensed to [[Shawsville, Virginia]], serving [[Roanoke, Virginia]] and the [[New River Valley]] broadcasting a COVID-19-related [[News/Talk]] format.<ref name="Arbitron"/> WBZS is owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. From its 2013 sign-on, the station was [[Local marketing agreement|leased]] to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the [[talk radio|talk]] format of [[WIQO-FM]] [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast|url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/86645/lynchburg-talker-expands-to-trimulcast/|website=RadioInsight|date=11 November 2013}}</ref>


WBZS entered into a three-year lease to Community Media Group, owner of [[adult album alternative]] [[WVMP]], on December 1, 2016.<ref name="FCC"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=WVMP Expands to Blacksburg|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/109705/wvmp-expands-to-blacksburg/|website=Radio Insight|date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>
WBZS entered into a three-year lease to Community Media Group, owner of [[adult album alternative]] [[WVMP]], on December 1, 2016.<ref name="FCC"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Venta|first1=Lance|title=WVMP Expands to Blacksburg|url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/109705/wvmp-expands-to-blacksburg/|website=Radio Insight|date=December 14, 2016}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.covidvirginia.com/ Covid Virginia 102.5 Online]
*{{FM station data|WBZS}}
*{{FM station data|WBZS}}


{{Roanoke-Lynchburg Radio}}
{{Roanoke-Lynchburg Radio}}
{{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}
{{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}

[[Category:2013 establishments in Virginia]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Virginia]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2013]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2013]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|BZS]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|BZS]]


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Revision as of 05:43, 8 April 2020

For other uses, see WARJ (disambiguation).
WBZS
Broadcast areaRoanoke, Virginia
New River Valley
Frequency102.5 MHz
Branding"Covid Virginia 102.5"
Programming
FormatCOVID-19-related News/Talk
Ownership
OwnerGeorge S. Flinn, Jr.
History
First air date
2013
Technical information
Facility ID89133
ClassA
Power150 Watts
HAAT591 meters (1,939 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°11′42.0″N 80°9′23.0″W / 37.195000°N 80.156389°W / 37.195000; -80.156389
Links
WebcastWBZS Webstream
WebsiteWBZS Online

WBZS is a radio station licensed to Shawsville, Virginia, serving Roanoke, Virginia and the New River Valley broadcasting a COVID-19-related News/Talk format.[1] WBZS is owned by George S. Flinn, Jr. From its 2013 sign-on, the station was leased to Three Daughters Media, who simulcast the talk format of WIQO-FM Lynchburg.[2]

WBZS entered into a three-year lease to Community Media Group, owner of adult album alternative WVMP, on December 1, 2016.[3][4]

On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved exclusively to WBZS, which rebranded as "102.5 The Mountain".[5][6]

Upon the lease ending on December 1, 2019, the AAA programming moved back to WVMP.[7]

In April 2020, Flinn donated the station's signal to air a news/talk format focusing specifically on coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Southeast Virginia. The station is being led by WVMP's general manager and a volunteer staff, with hosts working from home.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Venta, Lance (11 November 2013). "Lynchburg Talker Expands To Trimulcast". RadioInsight.
  3. ^ "WBZS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ^ Venta, Lance (December 14, 2016). "WVMP Expands to Blacksburg". Radio Insight.
  5. ^ Venta, Lance (5 February 2018). "Roanoke's Mountain Loses One Of Its Signals". RadioInsight.
  6. ^ "Time Brokerage Agreement" (PDF). FCC Public Inspection File.
  7. ^ Venta, Lance (2 December 2019). "Roanoke's Mountain Returns to 101.5". RadioInsight.
  8. ^ "All-Volunteer COVID-19 News/Talk Station Launches In Roanoke". RadioInsight. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  9. ^ "Volunteers launch radio station to discuss COVID-19". WDBJ. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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