WLSD | |
City: | Big Stone Gap, Virginia |
Area: | Norton, Virginia Wise County, Virginia |
Branding: | "92-5 The Vault" |
Airdate: | August 20, 1953 |
Format: | Classic Hits |
Power: | 1,000 Watts daytime 45 Watts nighttime |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 69676 |
Coordinates: | 36.8406°N -82.7372°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Wise Lee Scott Dickenson |
Owner: | Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc. |
Sister Stations: | WAXM |
Webcast: | WLSD Webstream |
Website: | WLSD Online |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WLSD is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station. The station is licensed to Big Stone Gap, Virginia and serves the City of Norton and Wise County in Virginia. WLSD is owned and operated by Valley Broadcasting and Communications, Inc.
WLSD first went on air August 20, 1953. According to then-station manager William H. Wren, the call letters stood for the four counties served by WLSD: Wise-Lee-Scott-Dickenson. On January 4, 2021, the format of the station was changed from Southern Gospel and Religious to Classic Hits branding as "92-5 The Vault".
In addition to WLSD's primary frequency, the station's programming is simulcast on the following translator station, on the FM band, to widen WLSD's broadcast area.