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WCVE
88.9
Format: Classical/Jazz/NPR
On-Air Positioning: 88.9 WCVE
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Commonwealth Public Broadcasting
Website: www.wcve.org/fm_ric/fm.html
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 840' 8.3 hkW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B
Transmitter Site: 37° 34' 0" N 77° 28' 36" W
Frequency Background:
A 24 hour National Public Radio (NPR) station serving the Richmond area with 60%classical, 10%jazz and 30%NPR programming. WCVE started operations in 1988 after a long battle with Channel 6. You see, channel 6's audio frequency is just below the low end of the FM signal (87.7). After studies showed that having an FM station in Richmond on 88.9 would not interfere with Channel 6, the go-ahead was given for WCVE. Richmond's non-commercial classical station used to be WRFK at 106.5, but that switched to a commercial station when WCVE was created. WCVE is owned by Central Virginia Educational Telecommunications along with it's sister station WCVE (channel 23) and WCVW (channel 57). Its studios on Sesame Street in Richmond. WCVE is only station in the Richmond market to use the RDS feature (displays...'WCVE NPR') for car radios. WCVE has filed for a construction permit for a 20,000 watt transmittor.
WDCE
90.1
Format: Alternative
On-Air Positioning: WDCE 90.1 FM
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: University of Richmond
Website: www.student.richmond.edu/~wdce/
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 85' .1 kw
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 34' 48" N 77° 32' 35" W
Frequency Background:
WDCE is a 100 watt student run radio station located at the University of Richmond in Tyler Commons. Best heard in the western parts of Richmond.
WHCE
91.1
Format: Educational
On-Air Positioning: 91.1 WHCE
City Of License: Highland Springs VA
Owner: Henrico County Public Schools
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 105' 3 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 32' 18" N 77° 19' 27" W
Frequency Background:
A low-powered, 3000-watt station owned by Henrico County Schools. Best heard in the Richmond area. Studios at 100 Tech Dr in Highland Springs. Started broadcasting in 1980.
WVST
91.3
Format: Jazz
On-Air Positioning: The Source 91.3 WVST
City Of License: Petersburg VA
Owner: Virginia State University
Website: www.vsu.edu/wvst
Internet Audio Stream: http://wvst.vsu.edu:8080/ramgen/encoder/wvst.rm
Facilities: 167' 2.2 kW / Directional Antenna
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 14' 15" N 77° 24' 55" W
Frequency Background:
A low-powered 2.2kW station owned by Virginia State University. Provides excellent coverage around the Petersburg area. Started broadcasting in 1987. Before WLCX began broadcasting on 91.3 in 1998, I could pick this station up in NW Nottoway County.
WCDX
92.1
Format: Urban
On-Air Positioning: Power 92-1 Jamz
City Of License: Mechanicsville VA
Owner: Radio One
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 771' 4.5 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B1
Transmitter Site: 37° 36' 52" N 77° 30' 56" W
Frequency Background:
WCDX was purchased by Radio One in early 1999. Studios on Emerywood Parkway in Richmond.'Lazer 93' WZZR on May, 1985. WCDX was born in 1987 playing Top 40 but quickly segued to their current format in October of 1987 but on the 92.7 frequency (They went by 'Power 93'). Sometime in early 1996 they moved to their current frequency.
WJZV
93.1
Format: Smooth Jazz
On-Air Positioning: Smooth Jazz 93.1
City Of License: Mechanicsville VA
Owner: Richmond Broadcasting
Website: www.smoothjazz931.com
Internet Audio Stream: www.inter-tainment.com/stuff/smoothjazz/smoothjazz/border1.asx
Facilities: 348' 5.2 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 16' 21" N 77° 33' 59" W
Frequency Background:
Signed on in 9-21-2000 to fill the smooth jazz format hole that had been left by the WDYL/WSMJ frequency flip and format change (WSMJ became WJRV playing country). Owned by Richmond Broadcasting, Inc.
WBBC
93.5
Format: New Country
On-Air Positioning: Bobcat Country
City Of License: Blackstone VA
Owner: Denbar Communications
Website: www.bobcatcountryradio.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 394' 17.5 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class C3
Transmitter Site: 37° 3' 14" N 78° 1' 15" W
Frequency Background:
Carries the "Young & Elder Morning Show" and Virginia Tech Hokies sports. Best heard the futher one goes SW from Richmond. WBBC is a RDS station (station call letters and frequency...'WBBC 93-5') for car radios. This station can be picked up well in the city of Richmond.
WRVQ
94.5
Format: Mainstream CHR
On-Air Positioning: Q-94, Today's Hit Music
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Clear Channel
Website: www.wrvq94.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 351' 200 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B
Transmitter Site: 37° 24' 13" N 77° 18' 59" W
Frequency Background:
A longtime top forty/contemporary format Q-94 plays Rap-heavy Top 40 music. Owned by Clear Channel with studios on Basie Road in Richmond. WRVQ dates back to 1948 when it was WRVB. For a while 94.5 also sported the WRVA calls.
WKHK
95.3
Format: Country
On-Air Positioning: Today's Country K-95
City Of License: Colonel Heights VA
Owner: Cox Radio
Website: www.k95country.com
Internet Audio Stream: www.streamaudio.com/listen/cox.asp?station=WKHK_FM
Facilities: 394' 17.5 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B1
Transmitter Site: 37° 26' 21" N 77° 25' 57" W
Frequency Background:
Used to be WPVA and use WPVA-AM 1290 AM to simulcast its country signal.
WKLR
96.5
Format: Classic Rock
On-Air Positioning: 96.5 The Planet
City Of License: Fort Lee VA
Owner: Cox Radio
Website: www.965theplanet.com
Internet Audio Stream: www.streamaudio.com/listen/cox.asp?station=WKLR_FM
Facilities: 453' 50 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B
Transmitter Site: 37° 26' 21" N 77° 25' 57" W
Frequency Background:
Studios on Moorefield Park Dr in Richmond. Offers the popular John Boy & Billy Big Show Monday thru Friday from 6AM-10AM. Used to be WDCK. As WDCK it was known as "The Duck" and played oldies. This frequency also sported WBCI and played top 40 in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In 1982-ish it changed to WQKS ("Kiss 96") and played urban contemporary. In 1985 it switched to WQSF ("Soft 96") playing adult contemporary, and refocused itself to the Richmond market, which at the time had no other AC station. Tower near Fort Lee.
WTVR
98.1
Format: AC
On-Air Positioning: Lite 98
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Clear Channel
Website: www.lite.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 840' 50 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B
Transmitter Site: 37° 34' 0" N 77° 28' 36" W
Frequency Background:
Studios on Basie Rd in Richmond. Started broadcasting in 1946; it was the first FM station in Richmond. WTVR used to have an easy listening format in the 1970s are early 1980s. Its original calls were WCOD. WTVR used to be owned by Park Broadcasting with Channel 6; it is now owned by Clear Channel.
WRHH
99.3
Format: Hip-Hop
On-Air Positioning: Hot 9-9-3, Richmond's Hip-Hop
City Of License: Petersburg VA
Owner: Radio One
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 328' 6 kW / Directional Antenna
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 14' 1" N 77° 22' 36" W
Frequency Background:
The station had changed calls to WPZE so that the WPLZ calls could move to 105.7. Was adult urban contemporary until December 1998 when it switched to soul/urban oldies. This station was purchased by Radio One in early 1999. Studios on Emerywood Parkway in Richmond. Call letters stand for former slogan: "music to please," back when it was once an easy listening station. Dates back to 1966. An interesting sidelight, at one point in time the programming on WPLZ was simulcasted on co-channel 99.3 in Fredericksburg VA (below) in an effort to extend the reach of WPLZ's signal to the north of Richmond.
WARV
100.3
Format: Country/Spanish
On-Air Positioning: Cat Country 100.3/La Primera - Una Fiesta Latina En Tu Radio
City Of License: Petersburg VA
Owner: Honolulu Broadcasting
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 371' 4.7 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 10' 27" N 77° 24' 1" W
Frequency Background:
Produces a Listenable signal up to Hanover Co. Added all-Spanish music (La Primera) on the weekends in April 2002. Spanish programming starts on Fridays at 1 PM until Sunday 12 midnight. Purchased from Radio One by Honolulu Broadcasting in early 2001. Honolulu then turned around and signed an LMA with Cox. In August 1999, flipped from urban contemporary WSOJ to country WARV. Studios on Wilkinson Road in Richmond. Started broadcasting in 1992.
WZEZ
100.5
Format: Nostalgia/Big Band
On-Air Positioning: EZ 100.5
City Of License: Goochland VA
Owner: Hoffman Communications
Website: www.wzezradio.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 262' 4.8 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 38' 16" N 77° 54' 21" W
Frequency Background:
Hoffman Communications brought the 100.5 frequency on the air on April 13, 2001 with an adult standards format. With studios in south suburban Chester, and transmitter on the line between Powhatan and Goochland counties, the station is best heard in the western parts of Richmond. Hoffman also owns religious WGGM in Richmond.
WDYL
101.1
Format: Alternative Rock
On-Air Positioning: Y-101 Richmond's New Rock
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Cox Radio
Website: www.y101rocks.com
Internet Audio Stream: www.streamaudio.com/listen/cox.asp?station=WDYL_FM
Facilities: 367' 4 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 26' 21" N 77° 25' 57" W
Frequency Background:
This staion plays about 75% modern rock, 25% Rap and Pop music. Y-101 filled the alternative radio "gap" left by the September 1998 departing of the late great 106.5 the Buzz. I would like to see this station boost its power. However, it is doubtful the FCC would permit such a request due to DC101 being on the same frequency as this station. This station went dark in mid-1999 but returned to the airwaves in October with an alternative rock format as Y-101. This used to be "smooth jazz" WSMJ until September 1998 when religious WDYL, which used to be located at 105.7 and 92.1 previous, moved here. Was also contemporary Christian until October 1999. WDYL used to be owned by Hoffman Communications but was purchased by Radio One and then bought by Cox. WCVE started here on a 'temporary' basis for 19 months before its permanent home at 88.9. I've got a 1988 videotape of WCVE-TV Simulcasting WCVE-FM 101.1 before signing off the air for the night. There has been talk of Clear Channel possibly buying WDYL from finacially strapped Cox. If this is the case, it could mean the end of Y-101, and quite possibly the end of an alternative station in Richmond. It could also be the entrance of a Clear-Channel owned country station in Richmond.
WRXL
102.1
Format: Rock
On-Air Positioning: XL-102
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Clear Channel
Website: www.wrxl.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 790' 20 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B
Transmitter Site: 37° 36' 52" N 77° 30' 56" W
Frequency Background:
A longtime rock station. Studios on Basie Road in Richmond. 102.1 first signed on in 1947. It used to sport the WRNL calls when it was owned by the Richmond News Leader/Richmond Times Dispatch which became Media General. WRNL and WRNL-AM (910) were, at one time, top forty stations that gave WRVA some serious competition. In 1973, WRXL came to exist, and with it came the rock format. Up until recently, it used to be 80% 70's and 80's rock and 20% modern rock. It was remodeled, and in 2001, with clear channel's default "rock" logo and a revamped staff, XL-102 now plays a 50/50 mixture of 70's and 80's rock and modern rock. Though Y-101 usually just beats XL-102 in the ratings, I pledge my alligence to XL-102 until Y-101 boosts their signal and gets the rap/pop off their station. Plus, nothing wakes you (and your neighbors) up at 7:00 am faster than a 1980's heavy metal song comming from your clock radio.
WMXB
103.7
Format: Hot AC
On-Air Positioning: B-103
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Cox Radio
Website: www.richmondsb103.com
Internet Audio Stream: www.streamaudio.com/listen/cox.asp?station=WMXB_FM
Facilities: 840' 20 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 31" N 77° 34' 37" W
Frequency Background:
B-103 plays the same format as Q-94 with more rock and less rap. Their current studios are on Moorefield Park Drive in Richmond. 103.7 started out in 1961 as WFMV 'Fine Music in Virginia,' with 10,000 watts operated by Professional Broadcasting, Inc. They were the first stereo station in Virginia. WFMV kept the classical format until 1971 when WRFK, took the WFMV format on 106.5. This worked out and 103.7 became WEZS-FM, a very profitable station under the management of Connie Golden. The WFMV library was donated to WRFK. Grete Dollitz's program, 'An Hour With the Guitar,' was originally on WFMV and, after more than 30 years, is still produced on WCVE-FM, and is the longest running local radio production still on the air.
WKJS
104.7
Format: Urban AC
On-Air Positioning: 104.7 Kiss FM
City Of License: Crewe VA
Owner: Radio One
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 981' 100 kW / Directional Antenna
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class C1
Transmitter Site: 37° 10' 15" N 77° 57' 16" W
Frequency Background:
Kiss 104.7 born in February 1998. Carries the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Studios on Wilkinson Road in Richmond. A few years ago, the famous modern rock station WBZU used to be located here before moving to 106.5. Used to be country and then oldies WVGO before that. And country WSVS-FM before that.
WJMO
105.7
Format: Urban Oldies
On-Air Positioning: Magic 105.7
City Of License: Chester VA
Owner: Radio One
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 531' 2.3 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 52" N 77° 30' 28" W
Frequency Background:
105.7 dates back to 1968.
WBTJ
106.5
Format: Urban
On-Air Positioning: 106-5 The Beat
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Clear Channel
Website: www.wbtj.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 1233' 7.6 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class B
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 14" N 77° 41' 53" W
Frequency Background:
106.5 started broadcasting in 1957. Way back when this was WRFK, Richmond's non-commercial classical and fine arts station. When WCVE (88.9 FM) signed on in 1988, 106.5 became Mix 106. In the mid 1990s, 106.5 was WBZU and featured a modern rock format(106-5 The Buzz). It switched to "Sunny 106" for one day, then went to oldies as "Cool 106.5" in September 1998. On 6/11/2001 they flipped to hip-hop/R&B. Sold by Cox to Clear Channel. Studios at the Clear Channel complex on Basie Road in Richmond's West End.
WBBT
107.3
Format: 80's-90's Hits
On-Air Positioning: Star 107.3 The 80's And More...
City Of License: Powahtan VA
Owner: The Main Quad Group
Website: www.star1073.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 328' 6 kW
Service Designation: FM Full Service FM Station / Class A
Transmitter Site: 37° 26' 20" N 77° 51' 8" W
Frequency Background:
Star 107.3 Flipped to 80's-90's hits in late May of 2001. This station first signed on in mid-June 1999 as 107.3 WXNC "The Beat, Richmond's Dancin' Oldies". Puts in a pretty strong signal to the north and west sides of Richmond. Studio facilities are on Arboretum Place in Richmond.
FM Stations near Richmond.
88.3
WRVL
Lynchburg
Gospel station in Lynchburg owned by Jerry Falwell. Puts out a STRONG signal heard up to 80 miles away.
91.3
WMLU
Farmville
A 250 watt college station owned by Longwood University. Simulcasts WMRA for most of the time, then the typical student programming is on for the rest of the day. Used to be WLCX, a 10 watt station located at 90.7
92.9
WVHL
Farmville
"V93" plays country and bluegrass music. Owned by the local newspaper, the Farmville Herald, this station has been in operation since 1998.
93.3
WFLS
Fredericksburg
WFLS is named after its owner, the Free Lance Star Newspaper. (Hence the call sign "WFLS") Began in 1962. WFLS is usually #1 in the Fredericksburg ratings.
95.7
WFLO
Farmville
"FLO FM" plays cheesy low-budget AC music. Used to play country way back when. Though it pumps out 50,000 watts of power, the signal is very distorted only 30 miles away.
95.9
WGRQ
Fredericksburg
Low-rated oldies station. Originated back in 1989 as Top-40 "Q-96". In 1995, it switched to oldies. Tower is in King George County.
96.9
WWUZ
Bowling Green
Low powered classic rock station planned for Fredericksburg listeners. I don't know of a single soul who listens to WWUZ.
97.5
WWWV
Charlottesville
"3WV" has a good amount of listeners in its LARGE listening range. Plays a good amount of classic rock and sprinkles in some popular modern rock.
101.3
WXJK
Farmville
"The X" plays 80% Classic Rock, 10% Blues, 10% Modern Rock. As far as I know, there is no on-air staff. The 6,000 watt transmitter pumps out a good signal. Began in 1992.
101.5
WBQB
F'burg
"The B" is similar in format to B 103 in RIC. Began in 1960 as a simulcast of WFVA-AM. Switched to Hot AC in 1989.
Richmond
AM Radio
WGGM
820
Format: Southern Gospel
On-Air Positioning: Central Virginia's Gospel Giant
City Of License: Chester VA
Owner: Hoffman Communications
Website: www.saveone.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 10 kW day | 1 kW night / DA2 - Directional Antenna: Different constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: B
Transmitter Site: 37° 22' 58" N 77° 25' 41" W
Frequency Background:
Features Christian country music. Studios on West Hundred Road in Chester. Started broadcasting in 1964.
WRNL
910
Format: Sports
On-Air Positioning: SportsRadio 910, Richmond's Fox Sports Station
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Clear Channel
Website: www.sportsradio910.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 5 kW day | 1.5kW night / DAN - Directional Antenna: Nighttime only
Domestic Station Class: B
Transmitter Site: 37° 36' 50" N 77° 30' 53" W
Frequency Background:
Dumped ESPN programming on April 6, 2001. Features FOX Sports Radio. Studios have moved to the Clear Channel complex on Basie Road. WRNL started broadcasting in 1937. It sported an oldies format in the late 1980s and a rock format in the early 1990s. WRNL and then WRNL-FM (102.1) used to be owned by the Richmond News Leader/Richmond Times Dispatch and featured a top forty format. 910 sported the WRVH calls for a while. Broadcasted the R-Braves games for 17 years until 2001 when terms of a new contract couldn't be reached. Now broadcasts the Baltimore Orioles, which from a my native Marylander perspective, is even better.
WXGI
950
Format: Classic Country/Modern Country/Bluegrass/Sports
On-Air Positioning: AM 950 WXGI
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Gee Communications
Website: www.wxgi.com
Internet Audio Stream: http://www.inter-tainment.com/radio/asx/wxgi.asx
Facilities: 3.9 kW day | .045 kW night / ND1 - Non-directional Antenna: Same constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: D
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 52" N 77° 30' 28" W
Frequency Background:
Use to go by 'Wolf Country'. all 144 of the R-Braves baseball games in 2002 and including the All-Star games when WRNL and the Braves couldn't reach an agreement. WXGI has been on the air since 1947. The station was founded by three World War II Marine Vets with GI bill loans and military surplus radio equipment, hence the call letters "ex-GI". The station has a large collection of classic country musicand has been locally owned and operated since its inception. WXGI's format includes classic country music with a blend of modern country, bluegrass, and an increasing amount of local sports programming. WXGI features NBC and CNN news on the hour, and metro traffic reports throughout the day. WXGI is also Central Virginia's only Virginia Tech sports affiliate. The station boasts one of the most loyal audiences in radio. The station receives between 2,700 and 2,800 calls on average each week for music, contests and information. Most of the calls are from adults in the 35 age and over group. WXGI has a huge following of people 55 and over who have grown up with the station. They operate with a power of 5000 Watts at 950 hks. The combination of a new 500' tower, a ground system over 16 acres gives WXGI one of the most powerful AM radio signals in Central Richmond. WXGI broadcasts 'The Midnight Cowboy Trucking Radio Network' live each night from midnight to 6AM. Studios are located at 700 German School Road in Richmond.
WLEE
990
Format: Hot Talk/Sports
On-Air Positioning: Hot Talk 990 WLEE
City Of License: Short Pump VA
Owner: 4M Communications
Website: www.wlee990.com
Internet Audio Stream: http://www.inter-tainment.com/ads/asfads/wlee.asx
Facilities: 4.4kW day | 1.5kW night / DA2 - Directional Antenna: Different constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: B
Transmitter Site: 37° 31' 40" N 77° 22' 48" W
Frequency Background:
Increased power in the Summer of 2002 with the community of license also moving from Richmond to Short Pump. Used to be WVNZ until mid-1999 when the WLEE and WVNZ calls swapped frequencies - the WLEE calls going to 990 and WVNZ calls going to co-owned 1320. Studios on West Broad Street in Richmond. Richmond's 990 used to have the WANT call letters and a soul music format. This station dates back to 1951.
WRVA
1140
Format: News/Talk
On-Air Positioning: NewsRadio 1140 WRVA
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Clear Channel Communications
Website: www.wrva.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 50 kW unlimited / DA1 - Directional Antenna: Same constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: A
Transmitter Site: 37° 24' 13" N 77° 18' 59" W
Frequency Background:
A 50,000 watt facility that is easily heard in Eastern Virginia and throughout much of eastern North America at night. Owned by Clear Channel with studios at the Clear Channel complex on Basie Road. It features Rush Limbaugh during the afternoons and Art Bell on the overnights. WRVA is Richmond's oldest radio station; it started broadcasting in 1925.
WGCV
1240
Format: Black Gospel
On-Air Positioning: Your Gospel Connection
City Of License: Petersburg VA
Owner: Hoffman Communications
Website: members.aol.com/wgcv/wgcvindex.html
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 1 kW unlimited / ND1 - Non-directional Antenna: Same constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: C
Transmitter Site: 37° 14' 1" N 77° 22' 36" W
Frequency Background:
Co-owned with WGGM and WZEZ. Studios on West Hundred Road in Chester. Dates back to 1945. At one point in time, this was WSSV with a "top 40" contemporary format.
WDZY
1290
Format: Children's Programming
On-Air Positioning: Radio Disney - Music And Prizes That Rock
City Of License: Colonial Heights VA
Owner: ABC Radio
Website: www.radiodisney.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 25 kW day | .041 night / ND1 - Non-directional Antenna: Same constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: D
Transmitter Site: 37° 15' 30" N 77° 23' 40" W
Frequency Background:
Their studios are in Colonial Heights. Used to be WSTK 'Starlight Radio' with a nostalgia/big band format and in March 1997 flipped to oldies. Also used to be WPVA-AM. First signed on in 1955.
WVNZ
1320
Format: Nostalgia/ (Spanish/Ethnic on weekends)
On-Air Positioning: Unforgettable 1320 - Music Of Your Life
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: 4M Communications
Website: www.wvnz.com
Internet Audio Stream: broadcast.com/radio/classics/myl
Facilities: 5 kW day | .008 night / DAD - Directional Antenna: Daytime only
Domestic Station Class: D
Transmitter Site: 37° 28' 0" N 77° 27' 8" W
Frequency Background:
1320 dates back to 1955;
WHAP
1340
Format: Hot Talk/Sports // WLEE-AM
On-Air Positioning: Hot Talk 990 WLEE
City Of License: Hopewell VA
Owner: 4M Communications
Website: www.wlee990.com
Internet Audio Stream: http://www.inter-tainment.com/ads/asfads/wlee.asx
Facilities: 1 kW unlimited / ND1 - Non-directional Antenna: Same constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: C
Transmitter Site: 37° 17' 46" N 77° 18' 50" W
Frequency Background:
Currently simulcasting with WLEE (990). Best heard in the southern parts of the Richmond metro and the entire Petersburg area. WHAP went dark in the spring of 1998 only to return in the fall simulcasting the news/talk programming of WVNZ (1320 AM) to Richmond's southern suburbs. 1340 used to broadcast with country and talk formats. First started broadcasting in 1949.
WBTK
1380
Format: Christian Talk
On-Air Positioning: Richmond's Best Talk
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Salem Communications
Website: www.wbtk.com
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 5 kW day | 5 kW night / DA2 - Directional Antenna: Different constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: B
Transmitter Site: 37° 37' 16" N 77° 26' 56" W
Frequency Background:
Originally had the WTVR calls. September 2000 they were broadcasting nostalgic music with the calls of WVBB. Started using 'WBTK' in July 2001. Most of their programming comes out of WAVA (105.1) in Arlington VA. Studios on Cutshaw Avenue in Richmond. First started broadcasting in 1926. Was owned by Clear Channel Radio then Cox and in mid-May 2001 was sold to Salem Communications.
WHAN
1430
Format: News/Talk/Business
On-Air Positioning: Hanover's Own
City Of License: Ashland VA
Owner: Fifth Estate Broadcasting
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 1 kW day | .031 kW night / ND1 - Non-directional Antenna: Same constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: B
Transmitter Site: 37° 44' 46" N 77° 29' 44" W
Frequency Background:
Geared to Hanover County and Richmond's northern suburbs. Studios at 11337 Ashcake Rd in Ashland. Used to be WPES with a religious format.
WCLM
1450
Format: Urban Oldies/Urban Talk/Religious/Sports
On-Air Positioning: The Heart & Soul Of Richmond
City Of License: Highland Springs VA
Owner: World Media
Website: www.wclmradio.com
Internet Audio Stream: www.wclmradio.com/wclm.asx
Facilities: .96 kW unlimited / DA2 - Directional Antenna: Different constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: C
Transmitter Site: 37° 32' 39" N 77° 20' 47" W
Frequency Background:
Studios on Hull Street in Richmond. Best heard in the Richmond metro area. Dates back to 1959. Had a jazz format in the early 1990s, went bankrupt and dark and signed on later with the same calls. For many years, especially back in the 1970s, this was WENZ with a soul music format.
NEW
1480
Format: Undetermined
On-Air Positioning: Undetermined
City Of License: Glen Allen VA
Owner: 4M Communications
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 10 kW | 5kW / DA3 - Directional Antenna: Different constants day, night, and critical hours
Domestic Station Class: B
Transmitter Site: 37° 32' 39" N 77° 20' 47" W
Frequency Background:
4M Communications, owner of WLEE/WHAP, WVNZ, and WREJ, has a CP for four towers in the Glen Allen area of Henrico Co - Glen Allen will also be its community of license. Plans to start broadcasting in the summer of 2002.
WREJ
1540
Format: Black Gospel
On-Air Positioning: Rejoice Radio AM 1540
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: 4M Communications
Website: www.radiorichmond.com/wrejad.html
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 10 kW | .007kW / DA2 - Directional Antenna: Different constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: D
Transmitter Site: 37° 37' 8" N 77° 25' 27" W
Frequency Background:
Urban inspirational gospel music. Usually Richmond's #1 rated gospel station. Studios on Wilkinson Road in Richmond. Started broadcasting in 1964. In the early 1990s, this was WRBN with a news/talk format. Currently owned by 4M Communications.
WFTH
1590
Format: Black Gospel
On-Air Positioning: The Light/Faith Radio
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Tri-City Christian Radio
Website: None
Internet Audio Stream: None
Facilities: 5 kW | .019kW / ND1 - Non-directional Antenna: Same constants day and night
Domestic Station Class: D
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 2" N 77° 27' 28" W
Frequency Background:
Used to be WGOE, a progressive rock station in the 1970s. Before that it was WEZL, with a "easy listening" format. Studios on East Belt Road in Richmond.
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WTVR-TV
6
Network Affiliation: CBS
On-Air Positioning: News 6: Where The News Comes First
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Raycom Media
Website: www.wtvr.com
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: TV Full Service TV Station - Analog
Facilities: 840' 100 kW
Transmitter Site: 37° 34' 0" N 77° 28' 36" W
Frequency Background:
WTVR bills itself as "The South's First Television Station." WTVR is owned by Raycom Media. Channel 6 located on Broad Street in Midtown Richmond is the South's first TV station. WTVR signed on April 22, 1948, the first TV station granted a license south of the Mason/Dixon line. Their tower at 1,049 feet above sea level was the largest freestanding structure in the country at that time, and now it stands as a familiar Richmond landmark. The tall tower helps WTVR reach more viewers than any other TV station in Central Virginia spanning a region that reaches Fredericksburg to the North, Westward beyond Charlottesville, east into Hampton Roads, and south into North Carolina. WTVR was Richmond's only TV station until 1956. In the early days it was a CBS affiliate but lost that to then WRVA-TV (Channel 12) for a while; it became an ABC affiliate. However WTVR returned to the CBS fold in 1960. Was owned for several decades by Roy H. Park Broadcasting. Studios on West Broad Street in Richmond.
MY GRADES (On a score from 1-10)
NEWS:8.5
LOCAL PROGRAMMING:8
PROGRAMMING:7.5
WEATHER:9.5
LONG-DISTANCE RECEPTION:4
WRIC-TV
8
Network Affiliation: ABC
On-Air Positioning: 8 News
City Of License: Petersburg VA
Owner: Young Broadcasting
Website: www.wric.com
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: TV Full Service TV Station - Analog
Facilities: 1050' 269 kW
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 46" N 77° 36' 6" W
Frequency Background:
This used to be WXEX-TV in Petersburg. In the 90s, it moved its studio facilities to Richmond and took on the WRIC calls. Owned by Young Broadcasting. It dates back to 1955 as an NBC affiliate and became aligned with ABC in 1965.
MY GRADES (On a score from 1-10)
NEWS:5.5
LOCAL PROGRAMMING:6.5
PROGRAMMING:7
WEATHER:6
LONG-DISTANCE RECEPTION:8
WWBT-TV
12
Network Affiliation: Primary NBC/Secondary The WB
On-Air Positioning: NBC 12 On Your Side
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Jefferson-Pilot
Website: www.wwbt.com
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: TV Full Service TV Station - Analog
Facilities: 790' 316 kW
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 23" N 77° 30' 12" W
Frequency Background:
WWBT also has a secondary affiliation with the WB... 'The WB On NBC 12' since 09/2000; airing selected WB programs overnight. WWBT dates back to 1956 when it was WRVA-TV as an affiliate of CBS. It became an ABC affiliate in 1960 and an NBC station in 1965. It switched to the WWBT calls when it was purchased by by Jefferson-Pilot Communications (then Jefferson Standard Broadcasting) in 1968. Its studios are on Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond. Longtime Philadelphia TV weatherman Herb Clark got his start at Channel 12. "Good Morning America" personality Spencer Christian also got his start at WWBT. By the way, WWBT's website features an excellent historical account of the early days of Richmond TV
MY GRADES (On a score from 1-10)
NEWS:7.5
LOCAL PROGRAMMING:8.5
PROGRAMMING:8.5
WEATHER:8
LONG-DISTANCE RECEPTION:8
WXOB-CA
17
Network Affiliation: MTV2
On-Air Positioning: MTV2
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: KM Broadcasting
Website: None
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: CA Class A Television Service Station
Facilities: 22.79 kW / Directional Antenna
Transmitter Site: 37° 36' 52" N 77° 30' 56" W
Frequency Background:
Licensed to KM Broadcasting. Application granted to move to channel 17 from channel 14 in early 2002 and became a 'Class A' station. Broadcasts MTV2.
WCVE-TV
23
Network Affiliation: PBS
On-Air Positioning: PBS for Richmond
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Commonwealth Public Broadcasting
Website: www.wcve.org/ric/pbs_ric.html
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: TV Full Service TV Station - Analog
Facilities: 1073' 2950 kW
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 46" N 77° 36' 6" W
Frequency Background:
Owned by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting. Started broadcasting 1964. WCVE is relayed in Charlottesville on WHTJ, channel 41. WHTJ was created in 1988. Studios on Sesame Street (No joke!)in Richmond. WCVE was one of the first PBS stations to go on air. It currently broadcasts from about 6am-12am. There has been talk of running WCVE 24 hours a day, but I doubt that will happen any time soon.
WRLH-TV
35
Network Affiliation: FOX
On-Air Positioning: FOX Richmond
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Sinclair Broadcasting
Website: www.fox35.com
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: TV Full Service TV Station - Analog
Facilities: 1260' 2570 kW
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 22" N 77° 42' 3" W
Frequency Background:
The "FOX News At Ten," which airs on FOX Richmond seven nights a week at 10PM, premiered on September 19, 1994, and is a news-share between WRLH and WWBT (12/NBC). On January 8 2001, the "FOX Richmond News at Ten" expanded its news broadcast to one full hour. FOX Richmond is currently the only news station in Richmond to provide a latenight, hour-long newscast. WRLH signed on in 1982 as a general entertainment independent station. He sold 35 WRLH to Times Mirror Broadcasting in 1984. From 1984 to 1988 WRLH went through several owners but was modestly profitable. In 1986 WRLH became the Fox station. In 1988 Act III bought Channel 35. They wanted to be the only Commercial UHF in town so they bought Channel 63's programming and 63 agreed to either go dark or change formats. They chose to go dark. Channel 35 became the only viable independent in town. The station was sold as a corporate deal to Abry Broadcasting in 1995. In 1997, the station was sold to Sullivan Broadcasting and now is managed by Sinclair.
WWBT-DT
54
Network Affiliation: Primary NBC/Secondary The WB
Multicasting:
On-Air Positioning: NBC 12 On Your Side
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Jefferson-Pilot
Website: www.wwbt.com
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: DT Full Service TV Station - Digital
Facilities: 692' 860 kW
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 23" N 77° 30' 12" W
Frequency Background:
WWBT's digital TV station. Signed-on mid-January 2002 with testing that started early in December 2001.
WCVW-TV
57
Network Affiliation: PBS
On-Air Positioning: PBS for Richmond
City Of License: Richmond VA
Owner: Commonwealth Public Broadcasting
Website: www.wcve.org/ric/pbs2_ric.html
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: TV Full Service TV Station - Analog
Facilities: 961' 1000 kW
Transmitter Site: 37° 30' 46" N 77° 36' 6" W
Frequency Background:
Owned by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting along with Richmond's channel 23, WCVW, and WCVE-FM, 88.9. Started broadcasting 1966. When WCVW began broadcasting, until 1980ish it only broadcasted from 4pm to 9pm. Studios on Sesame Street in Richmond.
WUPV-TV
65
Network Affiliation: UPN
On-Air Positioning: UPN65
City Of License: Ashland VA
Owner: TV 65 Broadcasting
Website: www.upn65.net
Internet Audio/Video Stream: None
Service Designation: TV Full Service TV Station - Analog
Facilities: 859' 2690 kW / Directional Antenna
Transmitter Site: 37° 44' 31" N 77° 15' 15" W
Frequency Background:
Channel 65 started out as WZXK and mostly religious at sign on in 1990. In 1995 they affiliated with WB and were sold becoming WAWB. The station was sold in 1997 to Paramount and became a UPN affiliate, which they are today, called WUPV. In 1998-99, WUPV was also a secondary PAX-TV affiliate until PAX placed a 24-hour cable channel on most Richmond cable systems.
