WLUS-FM
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Broadcast area | Southside Virginia |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 98.3 MHz |
| Branding | US 98.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
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| WHLF, WKSK-FM, WMPW, WSHV, WWDN | |
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Call sign meaning | United States |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 11723 | |
| Class | C3 |
| Power | 17,500 watts |
| HAAT | 119 meters (390 ft) |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | us983 |
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WLUS-FM (98.3 FM) is a Country formatted radio station licensed to Clarksville, Virginia, serving the Southside Virginia area. WLUS-FM is owned and operated by Thomas Birch's Birch Broadcasting Corporation, through licensee Lakes Media, LLC.[2]
In August 2016, Lakes Media sent an informal objection to the Federal Communications Commission alleging that translator W252DK in Durham, North Carolina was interfering with reception of WLUS-FM. After nearly a year of debate between Arohi Media, licensee of W252DK, and Lakes Media, the FCC sent a letter requiring that the translator cease operation immediately.[3][4] The translator's license has been suspended and is no longer found in the FCC database.[5] The FCC had accepted a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Arohi Media on June 1, 2017.[6]
WLUS would experience interference issues again with another translator station in 2024, this time coming from First State Communications, which owned W252EL in Cary, North Carolina and rebroadcast WQDR-AM.[7] The move was made when numerous translators where reshuffled in a swap with WPTF in August of that year.[8][9] However, WLUS complained that W252EL was causing interference to its southern coverage area.[10] W252EL would eventually suspend operations on April 11, 2025,[11] while First State Communications would attempt to amend its permit to reduce its power from 150 to 6 watts.[12]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WLUS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WLUS Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."In re: W252DK, Durham, NC Interference Complaint" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ashworth, Susan (May 10, 2017). "Translator Ordered Off the Air after Interference Complaints". Radio World. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."W252DK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ashworth, Susan (June 6, 2017). "FCC Taking Second Look at Translator Ordered Off the Air". Radio World. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stine, Randy (September 6, 2024). "Virginia Broadcaster Laments Interference From FM Translator". RadioWorld. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Triangle's Rock FM Coverage Map". Retrieved August 22, 2024.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (August 23, 2024). "Rock 92.9 & WPTF Play Translator Musical Chairs". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "New Complaint, But Lakes Media's 'US 98.3' Faces Familiar Interference Problem", insideradio.com, September 6, 2024
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Langan, Nick (April 14, 2025). "FCC Orders NC Translator Off Air Over WLUS Interference". Radio World. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
- ^ "STA Application for 6 Watts Pending Construction of CP Facilities", Charles M. Anderson, April 11, 2025.
External links
- US 98.3 Online
- Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility
- WLUS-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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