WODY
| Simulcasting WXRI Winston-Salem | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Martinsville, Virginia Henry County, Virginia |
| Frequency | 1160 kHz |
| Branding | Joy FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Southern Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. |
| History | |
First air date | 1993 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 69983 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime 250 watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°42′36.0″N 79°57′58.0″W / 36.710000°N 79.966111°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | Joy FM |
WODY (1160 kHz) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Fieldale, Virginia, serving Martinsville and Henry County, Virginia. WODY is owned and operated by Positive Alternative Radio, Inc. It simulcasts a Southern Gospel radio format from WXRI Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as part of the Joy FM network. It formerly aired programming from ESPN Radio before being bought by Positive Alternative Radio. The network is listener-supported, with the stations holding on-air fundraisers to support the Joy FM ministry.
By day, WODY is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. But because it broadcasts on the United States clear-channel frequency of 1160 AM, reserved for KSL in Salt Lake City, WODY must reduce power at night to only 250 watts and use a directional antenna to avoid interference. Programming is also heard on FM translator W264CM at 100.7 MHz in Martinsville, Virginia.