WVOD
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| Broadcast area | Elizabeth City/Nags Head |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 99.1 (MHz) |
| Branding | "99.1 The Sound" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Album Alternative |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Jam Media Solutions, LLC |
| WZPR, WCMS-FM, WCXL | |
| History | |
First air date | 1986 |
Call sign meaning | W Voice Of Dare County |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50525 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 50,000 watts |
| HAAT | 150 meters |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 991thesound |
WVOD, is a commercial radio station licensed to Manteo, North Carolina serving the Outer Banks of North Carolina which includes Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, and Nags Head. WVOD broadcasts at 50,000 watts at 99.1 FM and is formatted as an AAA or Adult Album Alternative music station. The station is owned by Jam Media Solutions, LLC.
History
WVOD-FM began life on 99.3 FM as 99 3D, "Your Voices of Dare". Two Dare County businesswomen established the station under the company name "Orbit Communications", and with the license and engineering permits in place, the station began broadcasting on Easter weekend 1986. At the time the station went on the air, there were only three full-time salaried announcers on the company payroll. The station broadcast with 3 kW, moving to 99.1 in 1989 in order to upgrade to 50,000 watts. The original studio and offices were located in an old hardware store on the Manteo waterfront across the street from the Dare County courthouse.
Around 1996, WVOD became a full-fledged AAA station and the station moniker became 'The Sound 99.1".
In 2006, Convergent Broadcasting LLC, which had bought the station in 2002, sold WVOD, WFMZ, WYND-FM and WZPR to CapSan Media LLC.[2]
Hengooch, LLC bought WVOD, WYND-FM, and WZPR/WFMZ in 2010 for $200,000. Max Radio of the Carolinas operated WVOD, WZPR/WFMZ, WCMS-FM and WCXL as of 2013; WYND-FM was sold.[3]
In 2018, Hengooch, LLC sold all of its North Carolina stations to Jam Media Solutions, LLC.[4]
Davis Media planned to buy WVOD and other stations but the deal is off.[5]
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