WUDS-LP is

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. The station currently airs a Classic Top 40 format. WUDS-LP is owned and operated by

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History

On October 10, 2023,

filed a Request for Silent Authority, allowing the station to be taken silent. In the request, the station cited "staffing difficulties" and requesting "180 days in which to remain silent". However, in a post on the station's official Facebook page, dated the same day, an employee of the station said it had "gone off the air, permanently", making no mention of the aforementioned "staffing difficulties". At a September 3, 2024 meeting of the

town council a town resident "implored" the council to help save the station. Councilmember A. Paje Cross suggested that Shenandoah County Public Schools might a better option to help save the radio station. The resident asked Woodstock Mayor Jeremy McCleary if the Town of Woodstock would be open to " onsoring he stationin terms of being an advocate". McCleary said that the town may be open to assigning the topic to a town committee and exploring options. He also said "I don't think the town will, in any way, operate this thing, but maybe there's a way we can support or help out?" It was also learned, at the town council meeting, that the station fell silent due to, not only lack of cadet participation (earlier referred to as "staffing difficulties"), but also financial challenges. On October 6, 2024, WUDS-LP returned to the air. Had the station not returned to the air by October 10, 2024, its license to broadcast would have expired per FCC rules.

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