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WWVT-FM
Broadcast areaSouthside Virginia
Frequency89.9MHz
BrandingWVTF Music
Programming
FormatClassical music
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
Owner
WVTF,WISE-FM
History
First air date
January 1989;35 years ago(1989-01)(as WFFC)[1]
Former call signs
WFFC (1987–2017)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21417
ClassA
Power1,100watts
HAAT207 meters (679 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°54′50.0″N79°57′7.0″W/ 36.913889°N 79.951944°W/36.913889; -79.951944
Translator(s)See § Low-powered translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastWWVT-FM Webstream
WebsiteWWVT-FM Online

WWVT(1260kHz) andWWVT-FM(89.9MHz) arenon-commercialpublicradio stations.WWVT islicensedtoChristiansburg, Virginia,and WWVT-FM is licensed toFerrum, Virginia.[4]They broadcast aclassical musicformatand are owned and operated byVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.[5]WWVT-FM is theflagship stationofWVTF Music,a companion service toWVTF,Southwestern Virginia'sNPRmember news and information station. WWVT-AM-FM have theirstudiosand offices at WVTF's facility inRoanoke.

WWVT-FM has aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 1,100watts.Thetransmitteris on Waidsboro Road in Ferrum.[6]WWVT 1260 has a power of 5,000 watts by day and 25 watts at night. Itstransmitteris on Walton Road at Caboose Road inRadford.[7]Programming is also heard on a series of rebroadcasters andFM translatorsaround Southwest Virginia.

Programming

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WWVT-AM-FM are theflagship stationsofWVTF Music.Much of the network's weekday programming isclassical music,from midnight to early evenings. Weeknights are devoted tojazzmusic.

Weekends include blocks ofalbum adult alternative(AAA),bluegrass,Americanaandopera.National and regional shows includeMetropolitan Opera radio broadcasts,Sunday Baroque,Mountain Stage,The Thistle and Shamrock,All Songs Considered,PipedreamsandAmerican Routes.[8]

History

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WWVT-FM 89.9

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The stationsigned onthe air in January 1989;35 years ago(1989-01).[9][1]The originalcall signwasWFFC,the student station ofFerrum College.Its power at the time was only 100 watts.

In 2003, theVirginia Tech Foundationlaunched a secondary all-news and talk service, Radio IQ, onWWVT(1260 AM inChristiansburg). This schedule contrasted with WVTF's full-service schedule of music and news. As WWVT was only licensed to broadcast during the day at the time, WFFC joined Radio IQ in order to give it a 24-hour signal. The Virginia Tech Foundation also intended to have WFFC feed Radio IQ to extraFM translatorsthat it owned. Since FCC rules prevent a station from feeding translators viamicrowavethat are not co-owned, Ferrum sold WFFC to the foundation in November of that year.[10][11][12]

This arrangement lasted until July 10, 2017, when Radio IQ became the Virginia Tech Foundation's primary service and moved to WVTF's more powerful signal and repeater network. As WVTF covers WFFC's entire broadcast area, it dropped Radio IQ to become the flagship of WVTF Music. The station changed its call sign to the currentWWVT-FMin the same month.[13][14][15]Due to the relatively modest coverage areas of the WWVT stations and their translators, WVTF Music is simulcast on the secondHD Radiochannels of all full-power Radio IQ stations exceptWRIQinRichmond.[15]

WWVT 1260 AM

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WWVT
Broadcast areaBlacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia
Frequency1260kHz
Ownership
Owner
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • (Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.)
WWVT-FM,WVTF
History
First air date
November 21, 1954;69 years ago(1954-11-21)
Former call signs
WBCR (1954–1966)
WJJJ (1966–1995)
WNNI (1995–1998)
Technical information[16]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID48622
ClassD
Power5,000wattsdays
25 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates
37°9′14.4″N80°30′25.2″W/ 37.154000°N 80.507000°W/37.154000; -80.507000
Translator(s)See § Low-powered translators
Links
Public license information

AM 1260 signed on in October 1954. Its original call sign wasWBCRand it was adaytimer,required to leave the air at night. It was later known as "Triple J"WJJJ.It competed in the 1960s and 1970s with Virginia Tech's student radio station,WUVT,for the localTop 40market.[17][18]

The station becameWNNIin 1995. Bocephus Broadcasting purchased eight stations in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg market in 1997, after which it donated WNNI to the Virginia Tech Foundation.[19]

In 2003, Virginia Tech launched the original incarnation of Radio IQ on the rechristenedWWVT.[20]WWVT was originally adaytimerthat was required to go off the air at sunset to prevent interference toWCHVandWKXRon the same channel. After more than 50 years of daytime-only operation, WWVT added 25 watts of night power in 2005.

WWVT left Radio IQ and joined the WVTF Music network in 2017, in order to take advantage of its Blacksburg-based FM translatorW238BN(95.5 FM).


Network stations

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Full-powered stations

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Call sign Frequency City of license ERP
W 		Class FCC info
WWVT-FM[a] 89.9 FM Ferrum, Virginia 1,100 A FCC (WWVT-FM)
WWVT 1260 AM Christiansburg, Virginia 5,000 day/25 night D FCC (WWVT)

Notes:

  1. ^WVTF Musicflagship station

Low-powered translators

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP(W) Class FCC info Notes
W201CN 88.1 FM Afton, Virginia 93681 10 D LMS RelaysWVTU-HD2
W208AP 89.5 FM Lynchburg, Virginia 84544 10 D LMS Relays WWVT-FM
W208BX 89.5 FM Roanoke, Virginia 70342 250 D LMS RelaysWVTF-HD2
W209AA 89.7 FM Charlottesville, Virginia 70343 250 D LMS RelaysWVTW-HD2
W211BE 90.1 FM Lebanon, Virginia 92700 8.5 D LMS Relays WWVT-FM
W211BF 90.1 FM Big Stone Gap, Virginia 92702 8 D LMS RelaysWISE-FM-HD2
W215BJ 90.9 FM Saint Paul, Virginia 122133 1 D LMS Relays WWVT-FM
W238BN 95.5 FM Blacksburg, Virginia 156071 250 D LMS Relays WWVT
W270BJ 101.9 FM Lexington, Virginia 145668 25 D LMS RelaysWIQR-HD2

References

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  1. ^abBroadcasting Yearbook 2010(PDF).ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-564.RetrievedJuly 14,2015.
  2. ^"Call Sign History".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedJuly 14,2015.
  3. ^"Facility Technical Data for WWVT-FM".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^"Arbitron Station Information Profiles".Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings.RetrievedJuly 14,2015.
  5. ^"WWVT-FM Facility Record".Federal Communications Commission,audio division.RetrievedJuly 14,2015.
  6. ^Radio-Locator.com/WWVT-FM
  7. ^Radio-Locator.com/WWVT-AM
  8. ^Berrier Jr., Ralph (July 10, 2017)."WVTF changes come Monday".Roanoke Times.
  9. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 2000page D-468,Broadcasting & Cable
  10. ^Corbin, Robert (March 14, 2003)."Radio IQ searches for home".VARTV.
  11. ^Goodson, Kathryn (March 18, 2003)."The FCC won't let WVTF's Radio IQ be".C-Ville Weekly.
  12. ^"WWVT-FM Facility Data".
  13. ^"Programming and frequency changes coming to WVTF and RADIO IQ".Virginia Tech.
  14. ^Venta, Lance (15 June 2017)."WVTF To Shuffle Frequencies Of Music & Radio IQ Outlets Across Virginia".RadioInsight.
  15. ^ab"WVTF Radio IQ: The Big Switch".
  16. ^"Facility Technical Data for WWVT".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  17. ^"Alumni".WUVT.
  18. ^"Facility No. 48622 History Card"(PDF).
  19. ^Wittrig, Patrice (September 10, 1997)."Bocephus Broadcasting Buys Out Blacksburg"(PDF).Radio and Records.
  20. ^"FCC approves latest acquisition for WVTF and RADIO IQ".Virginia Tech Foundation. November 19, 2011.
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