WSLC-FM

WSLC-FM

Infobox Radio Station


name = WSLC-FM
airdate = 2000
frequency = 94.9 MHz
city = Roanoke, Virginia
area = Roanoke
Salem
Lynchburg
New River Valley | format = Country
owner = Mel Wheeler, Inc.
erp = 98,000 watts
branding = 94.9 Star Country
slogan = "Your Big Giveaway Station"
class = C
website = [http://www.949starcountry.com 949StarCountry.com]
callsign_meaning = Wer'e Super Lovin' Country

WSLC-FM / 94.9 Star Country is a Country radio station serving the Roanoke - Lynchburg and the New River Valley area of Virginia and West Virginia, in the United States. WSLC has an ERP of 98,000 watts. WSLC currently ranks 2nd in Roanoke-Lynchburg radio market (as of the SPRING '07 ARBITRON Quarterly Report).

The station is owned by Mel Wheeler, Inc., along with "K92", "Q99", and WFIR-AM located in the same market. In the Marion, Virginia area, WSLC deals with a tremendouse amount of interference from co-channel "Electric 94.9", which broadcasts from Greeneville, Tennessee.

History

*Was at one time WPVR, first with a Beautiful Music format for many years, which evolved into soft A/C, and later switching to "Arrow 94.9" with a classic rock format. The station later changed calls to WSLC-FM and adopted the country format of it's sister station , WSLC-AM, which had been a country station for almost 50 years, ( WSLC-AM later broke off the simulcast and changed calls to WVBE-AM and began simulcasting the R&B format of sister station WVBE-FM at 101.1 "The Vibe" in Lynchburg )
*Mel Wheeler, Inc. bought the station in 2000, along with WXLK-FM, WSLQ-FM, and WFIR-AM
*The station's branding was "The New 94.9 Star Country" until April 1, 2004.

Programming

Monday-Friday

*Brett Sharp (6:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
*Robynn Jaymes (6:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
*Rip Wooten (10:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
*Darry Dixon (2:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
*Opie Joe (6:00 PM - 12:00 AM)
*Swifty (12:00 AM - 6:00 AM)

There is no set schedule for weekends. All of the above DJ's usually work on weekends, though at different times throughout the day.

External links

* [http://www.949starcountry.com Official Star Country Website]
*fmq|WSLC
* [http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=wslc&is_unl=Y&is_lic=Y&is_cp=Y&sr=Y&s=C&sid=&x=8&y=1 WSLC-FM on Radio-locator.com]
* [http://www.wheelerbroadcasting.com Wheeler Broadcasting.com]
* [http://web.yes.com/station/WSLC See what's playing on WSLC]


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