WTOX

Radio station in Bensley, Virginia
37°40′56.0″N 77°33′50.0″W / 37.682222°N 77.563889°W / 37.682222; -77.563889Links
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Websitetheline1480.com

WTOX (1480 AM) is a sports gambling formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bensley, Virginia, serving Metro Richmond. WTOX is owned and operated by Michael Mazursky, through licensee Mobile Radio Partners, Inc.[2]

Frequency history

1480 in the Richmond was originally used by WLEE, which had moved there from 1450 kHz in 1950 as part of a power increase. WLEE, which grew to be the main Top 40 radio station in Richmond in the 1960s and early 1970s, shared its time with an even older station, WBBL, which broadcast church services on Sunday. WLEE was shuttered December 31, 1988, for economic reasons, taking WBBL with it.

Sale

On July 14, 2015 Davidson Media Group announced it would be selling WTOX and sister station WVNZ to TBLC Virginia Holdings, LLC. for $400,000.[3] The sale was consummated on November 5, 2015.

In late 2018, Mobile Radio Partners assumed programming control, and put its Ultra Richmond format, already heard on WULT, on WTOX. Effective June 9, 2021, Mobile Radio Partners acquired WTOX, WVNZ, and a translator from TBLC Media for $209,500.

1480 The Line

On July 24, 2023, WTOX split from its simulcast with WULT and changed its format to sports gambling, branded as "1480 The Line".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WTOX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WTOX Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Venta, Lance (July 14, 2015). "Davidson Media Sells 12". RadioInsight. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  4. ^ 480 The Line Brings Sports Betting to Richmond Radioinsight - July 24, 2023
  • Facility details for Facility ID 129524 (WTOX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
  • WTOX in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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