WIQO-FM
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WIQO-FM is a Country
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Covington, Virginia
, serving Covington
and Alleghany County, Virginia
. WIQO is owned and operated by Todd P. Robinson, Inc.
. As of February 2008, the FCC has not yet approved that application.http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101192820&formid=301&fac_num=73158
Country music
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formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Covington, Virginia
Covington, Virginia
Covington is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia, located at the confluence of Jackson River and Dunlap Creek. It is in Alleghany County where it is also the county seat. The population was 5,961 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Covington with Alleghany...
, serving Covington
Covington, Virginia
Covington is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia, located at the confluence of Jackson River and Dunlap Creek. It is in Alleghany County where it is also the county seat. The population was 5,961 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Covington with Alleghany...
and Alleghany County, Virginia
Alleghany County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,926 people, 5,149 households, and 3,866 families residing in the county. The population density was 29 people per square mile . There were 5,812 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
. WIQO is owned and operated by Todd P. Robinson, Inc.
Application to Move
In January 2007, Todd P. Robinson, Inc. applied for a construction permit to move WIQO-FM to Forest, VA (just outside of Lynchburg) and transmit from Rocky Mountain, the same location as WYYDWYYD
WYYD is a country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Amherst, Virginia, serving Roanoke, Lynchburg, Bedford, and Lexington. WYYD is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications.-History:...
. As of February 2008, the FCC has not yet approved that application.http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101192820&formid=301&fac_num=73158