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WULT

Coordinates: 37°32′39.0″N 77°20′47.0″W / 37.544167°N 77.346389°W / 37.544167; -77.346389
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WULT
Broadcast areaMetro Richmond
Frequency1450 AM kHz
BrandingBoomtown Richmond
Programming
FormatOldies[1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Mike Mazursky
  • (Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.)
WBTL
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]
Technical information
Facility ID73728
ClassC
Power960 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
37°32′39.0″N 77°20′47.0″W / 37.544167°N 77.346389°W / 37.544167; -77.346389
Translator(s)92.9 W225CU (Highland Springs)
Links
WebcastListen live
Websiteboomtownrichmond.com

WULT is an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Highland Springs, Virginia and serving the Richmond, Virginia area.[1] WULT is owned and operated by Mike Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.[4]

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".[5]

On March 14, 2018, WUWN changed format from rhythmic oldies to a hybrid of oldies and adult contemporary, branded as "Boomtown Radio".[6] The playlist features music from the 60s to the 90s.[7]

The station changed its call sign to WBTL on August 27, 2018, and then to WULT on September 11, 2018.

References

  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. ^ "WULT Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Rhythmic Oldies Launches on Richmond AM Duo Radioinsight - November 7, 2017
  6. ^ WBTL/WUWN Richmond Become Boomtown Radio Radioinsight - March 14, 2018
  7. ^ First Listen: Boomtown Richmond - Radio Insight (accessed March 22, 2018)