WTOY

WTOY

Salem, Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Roanoke County, Virginia
Frequency	1480 kHz
Branding	Power Sound 1480
Programming
Format	Urban adult contemporary Urban gospel
Ownership
Owner	Estate of Irvin Ward, Sr. (Ward Broadcasting Corporation)
History
First air date	1956 (1956)
Former call signs	WDJC (1955) WBLU (1955–1978) WUEZ (1978–1983) WSAY (1983–1990)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	29210
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (day) 20 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	37°16′21.0″N 80°4′52.0″W / 37.272500°N 80.081111°W / 37.272500; -80.081111
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS

WTOY (1480 kHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Salem, Virginia, United States, and serving Roanoke County, Virginia. Owned by Ward Broadcast Corporation WTOY has a urban adult contemporary and urban gospel format.^[3]

History

WTOY signed on the air in 1956.

WTOY failed to file an application when its license was due for renewal in 2019, and it expired on October 1.^[4][5] Upon receiving notice of the license expiration, Irwin Ward's estate filed a renewal and requested to authorize its operations under special temporary authority on November 7. The applications claimed that sole owner Irvin Ward died on August 18 and no one in his family or estate was aware of the upcoming renewal. The Federal Communications Commission reinstated the license with a $7,000 fine for the five weeks of unauthorized operation on June 4, 2020.^[6]

References

1. "Facility No. 29210 History Card". Federal Communications Commission.
2. "Facility Technical Data for WTOY". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
3. "WTOY Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
4. "Radio License Expirations" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. September 23, 2019.
5. Call Sign History, fcc.gov. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
6. "Media Bureau Issues $7,000 NAL for Station DWTOY(AM), Salem, Virginia" (PDF). Federal Commnunications Commission.