WLVS-FM is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed

City of license

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 to serve Clifton, Tennessee

Clifton, Tennessee

Clifton is a city in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,699 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clifton is located at ....

, USA. The station is owned by the Gold Coast Broadcasting Company.

Programming

It broadcasts a country music

Country music

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 format as a simulcast partner to WXFL

WXFL

WXFL is a country music formatted radio station based in Florence, Alabama, and owned by Big River Broadcasting. WXFL serves Florence and the Tennessee River Valley with and ERP of 20,500 watts....

 ("Kix 96") in Florence, Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Florence is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the northwestern corner of the state.According to the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the city's population was 36,721....

. WLVS-FM can be heard in Clifton

Clifton, Tennessee

Clifton is a city in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,699 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clifton is located at ....

, Decaturville

Decaturville, Tennessee

Decaturville is a town in and the county seat of Decatur County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 867 at the 2010 census. It is named for war hero Stephen Decatur, Jr.-Geography:Decaturville is located at ....

, Savannah

Savannah, Tennessee

Savannah is a city in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,917 at the 2000 census and the 2007 population estimate was 7,262. It is the county seat of Hardin County. Savannah hosted the NAIA college football national championship game from 1996-2007. Savannah is home to...

, Parsons

Parsons, Tennessee

Parsons is a city in Decatur County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,373 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Parsons is located at ....

, and Waynesboro, Tennessee

Waynesboro, Tennessee

Waynesboro is a city in and the county seat of Wayne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,449 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Waynesboro is located at ....

. WLVS-FM is also available in more areas of Wayne County, Tennessee

Wayne County, Tennessee

As of the census of 2010, there were 17,021 people, 5,822 households, and 4,321 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile . There were 6,701 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...

, Hardin County, Tennessee

Hardin County, Tennessee

Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. State of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 26,026. The Hardin County seat is Savannah. The county was named posthumously for Col. Joseph Hardin, a Revolutionary War soldier and a legislative representative for the Province of North Carolina and...

, Decatur County, Tennessee, and Perry County, Tennessee.

History

This station received its original construction permit

Construction permit

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 from the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Communications Commission

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 on August 18, 1999

1999 in radio

The year 1999 in radio involved some significant events.-Events:*January 1 - 102.1 The Zone stopped played at 6AM and 102.1 FM played a stunt of waves and announcement voice over of our newest radio station....

. The new station was assigned the call letters WLVS-FM by the FCC on March 14, 2000.

In March 2000, Clifton Radio, LLC, reached an agreement to transfer the permit for this still-under construction station to the Gold Coast Broadcasting Company for a reported sale price of $75,000. The deal was approved by the FCC on May 1, 2000, and the transaction was consummated on June 28, 2000. WLVS-FM received its license to cover

Broadcast license

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from the FCC on October 25, 2002.