City Midlothian, Virginia Branding "96.1 The Planet" First air date 2004 | Broadcast area Central Virginia Frequency 96.1 MHz | |
Slogan "Richmond's Only Classic Rock" | ||
W241AP is a Classic Rock formatted broadcast translator licensed to Midlothian, Virginia, serving Central Virginia. W241AP is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.
History
The station signed on as a translator for Liberty University's WRVL in 2004, on 96.1 MHz, using the callsign W241AP. In 2007, the station moved to Richmond and was reallocated to 106.1 MHz with 10 watts power, taking the callsign W295BF.
In April 2013, Liberty sold the station to Clear Channel Communications, which relocated the station to Midlothian and moved it back to 96.1 MHz with 145 watts power.
On April 15, 2013, Clear Channel debuted a satellite-fed classic rock format on the station. The branding, 96.1 The Planet, was designed to echo Cox Radio's long-time classic rock station, WKLR, which broadcasts a full-power signal at 96.5 MHz. WKLR had moved to a more current rock format as Rock 96.5 by the time Clear Channel brought 96.1 The Planet online.
As a translator is not legally permitted to originate its own programming, by U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulation, W241AP is relaying an HD Radio channel of WRVQ.
The station resumed its original W241AP callsign on April 26, 2013.