classic hits non commercial radio station licensed virginia station signal serves towns lebanon virginia twin cities bristol virginia tennessee owned operated launched december served town years beginning station carried formats including country music religious years station aired programming later sold times including owns stations bristol station current owner bristol tennessee based purchased translator station increase broadcast area history pre launch original application filed march principal owners listed application time filing general manager chief engineer application pair estimated construction costs building station year operating costs year revenue estimated application approved october new station given sign week november era december took time operating day night time launch owned filed license cover january approved january april honored awards commentary category station awarded second place non metropolitan division station placed sports category non metropolitan division transferred late july new company original owners transferred shares wives respectively april station honored award time women news january granted permission change unlimited hour day schedule daytime schedule station sign sign presented station awards state local news farm special events women news categories station received awards state local news commentary women news september applied increase station daytime power keeping nighttime power power increase granted november awards presented comprehensive news commentary sports women news farm categories december years day launched sister station signed time carrying country format programming april nelson sold shares owners sale granted sister station applied sign mid march application granted mid july began process selling sister station sale approved september dropped programming favor programming mid february agreed sell sister station edwards new company operated time edwards owned sale granted late april early present era august station sign changed current october placed possession status years later november sold unknown sum years later july donated retained sister station sign seller block time sold sale retained ownership station tried april sell based bristol tennessee agreed purchase station director president ceo time sale broadcasting religious format sale closed switched current classic hits format september began signal translator station licensed operated non commercial station today airs mix local information sports classic hits music programming produces local public service program called talks airs sundays station broadcasts entire schedule athletics live year syndicated programs heard include station affiliate division staff provides local weather forecasts twice hour translator addition main station relayed broadcast translator widen broadcast area
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