WDZY

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title: "WDZY" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1955-establishments-in-virginia", "radio-stations-established-in-1955", "christian-radio-stations-in-virginia", "colonial-heights,-virginia"] topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDZY" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	WDZY
city	Colonial Heights, Virginia
country	US
area
airdate
frequency
format	Conservative Religious
power
class	D
facility_id	21723
coordinates
callsign_meaning	"Disney" former owner
former_callsigns
owner	Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.
licensee	Richmond Christian Radio Corporation
licensing_authority	FCC
webcast
website
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| name = WDZY | city = Colonial Heights, Virginia | country = US | area = | airdate = | frequency = | format = Conservative Religious | power = | class = D | facility_id = 21723 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = "Disney" former owner | former_callsigns = | owner = Wilkins Radio Network, Inc. | licensee = Richmond Christian Radio Corporation | licensing_authority = FCC | webcast = | website =

WDZY (1290 kHz) is a conservative Religious formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Virginia, serving the Petersburg/Richmond area. WDZY is owned and operated by Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.

History

The station went on the air as WCLA in 1955, later to become WPVA. On November 13, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WSTK. On March 19, 1997, it changed to WZOD. On February 19, 1998, it changed to the current WDZY. On the same day, WDZY became an affiliate of Radio Disney.

Sale and falling silent

In June 2013, The Walt Disney Company put WDZY and six other Radio Disney stations in medium markets up for sale, to refocus the network's broadcast distribution on top-25 markets.

On September 29, 2013, WDZY dropped the Radio Disney affiliation and went silent. In November, Disney filed to sell WDZY to the Richmond Christian Radio Corporation, a subsidiary of Wilkins Radio Network, Inc.

The sale was "consummated" on December 31, 2013 and "accepted" by the FCC on January 10, 2014. WDZY resumed operations on January 17, 2014.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WDZY is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. | call1 = W277CT | freq1 = 103.3 | fid1 = 18868 | watts1 = 250 watts | haat1 = 96 | class1 = D | city1 = Petersburg, Virginia | notes1 =

References

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6. "Call Sign History". [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
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9. Graser, Marc. (June 4, 2013). "Radio Disney Stations Up for Sale (EXCLUSIVE)". [[Variety (magazine).
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11. (November 20, 2013). "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". [[Federal Communications Commission]].
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13. (January 21, 2014). "Resumption of Operations - WDZY". [[Federal Communications Commission]].
14. "W277CT Facility Record". [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.

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