station from Community Media Group on August 3 for $600,000. Dr. Amos cited the decreasing amount of time he had to devote to the station, but was to become a minority shareholder in Robinson's WVJT, LLC. No changes to format or branding came with the agreement. WVJT withdrew the application to transfer control on October 19, and Community Media Group resumed operating the station. WVMP began simulcasting on separately-owned WBZS on December 1, 2016, to better cover the southwestern Roanoke area, Christiansburg and Blacksburg. WVMP's main transmitter on Mill Mountain is heavily shielded to the south and west by mountains. In January 2017, the two stations rebranded as "101.5 and 102.5 The Mountain". Todd Robinson made a second attempt to acquire the station by purchasing Community Media Group itself for $250,000 on October 20, 2017. The sale was granted on December 1, 2017. On February 1, 2018, the AAA format moved to WBZS alone and WVMP switched to a simulcast of oldies-formatted WHTU (103.9 FM, Big Island) and WZZI (106.9 FM, Bedford) as "Oldies 101.5". WVMP returned to AAA "The Mountain" on December 1, 2019, as the three-year local marketing agreement with WBZS expired. Christian radio On November 30, 2022, at midnight, WVMP's adult album alternative format ended on the 101.5 FM signal and went online-only. On December 2, 2022, Truth Broadcasting began operating the station and flipped it to Christian talk and teaching as "The Truth". WVMP began airing brokered programming from national religious leaders. It also affiliated with the Salem Radio Network, which provides news and programming to a large number of Christian radio stations. References External links 1995 establishments in Virginia Radio stations established in 1995 VMP