| Country: | US |
| WLUS-FM | |
| City: | Clarksville, Virginia |
| Area: | Southside Virginia |
| Branding: | US 98.3 |
| Airdate: | 1984 |
| Frequency: | 98.3 MHz |
| Format: | Country |
| Power: | 17,500 Watts |
| Class: | C3 |
| Facility Id: | 11723 |
| Callsign Meaning: | WL United States |
| Owner: | Birch Broadcasting Corporation |
| Licensee: | Lakes Media, LLC |
| Sister Stations: | WHLF, WKSK-FM, WMPW, WSHV, WWDN |
| Webcast: | WLUS Webstream |
| Website: | WLUS Online |
| Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WLUS-FM is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Clarksville, Virginia, serving the Southside Virginia area. WLUS-FM is owned and operated by Thomas Birch's Birch Broadcasting Corporation, through licensee Lakes Media, LLC.[1]
In August 2016, Lakes Media sent an informal objection to the Federal Communications Commission alleging that translator W252DK in Durham, North Carolina was interfering with reception of WLUS-FM. After nearly a year of debate between Arohi Media, licensee of W252DK, and Lakes Media, the FCC sent a letter requiring that the translator cease operation immediately.[2] [3] The translator's license has been suspended and is no longer found in the FCC database.[4] The FCC had accepted a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Arohi Media on June 1, 2017.[5]
WLUS would experience interference issues again with another translator station in 2024, this time coming from First State Communications, which owned W252EL in Cary, North Carolina and rebroadcast WQDR-AM.[6] The move was made when numerous translators where reshuffled in a swap with WPTF in August of that year.[7] [8] However, WLUS complained that W252EL was causing interference to its southern coverage area.[9] W252EL would eventually suspend operations on April 11, 2025,[10] while First State Communications would attempt to amend its permit to reduce its power from 150 to 6 watts.[11]
