WNWV

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WNWV
The Wave
City of license Elyria, Ohio
Broadcast area Greater Cleveland
Branding 107-3 The Wave
Slogan Cleveland's Smooth Jazz
First air date November 15, 1987
Frequency 107.3 (MHz) Also Available on HD Radio
Format Smooth Jazz
ERP 20,000 watts
Class B
Callsign meaning "The (New) WaVe"
Former callsigns WCZR (Jan-Nov 1987)
WBEA (1968-1987)
WEOL-FM (1948-1968)
Owner Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co.
Website www.wnwv.com

WNWV is a commercial FM radio station serving the Cleveland, Ohio, USA, radio market (though technically licensed to Elyria). The station calls itself "107-3 The Wave" and broadcasts at 107.3 MHz with a smooth jazz / easy listening format. It is one of the few remaining locally-owned stations in the entire Cleveland metropolitan area (WCLV-FM in Lorain, and WCCD in Parma are the other two.) Its transmitter is located in Grafton, Ohio.

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[edit] History

The station began as WEOL-FM, simulcasting the programming on AM station WEOL through the 1950s and most of the 1960s. The FM installations was established as an adjunct to the AM outlet around the same time as WEOL's 1948 sign-on. By 1960, WEOL-FM started separate programming on the weekdays as "Formula 107," playing a mixture of automated classical music and pop standards from 2pm until 10pm weekdays, while both WEOL and WEOL-FM played "Sterophonic Hi-Lites" from 9pm to 11pm on Sundays. When the FCC mandated separate programming on FM signals, WEOL-FM then became WBEA in 1968, with a mostly automated easy-listening format aimed toward Elyria, their city of license.

The easy listening soon segued to Top 40 as "WBEA B-107" in the early 1980's, then operated as "Z Rock" with a heavy metal rock format and the call letters WCZR from January 1 to November 15, 1987. This format itself originated from the Satellite Radio Network in Dallas, Texas, and WCZR was only the second station to have picked it up. WCZR gained a cult following in the Cleveland area, as most other rock stations did not devote their playlists to heavy metal rock. However, lackluster ratings and the spread of the "smooth jazz" format precipitated the format change less than a year later.

When the station effectively became "The Wave" as WNWV, (patterned after Los Angeles-based new age KTWV) the station changed their broadcasting focus to the entire Cleveland market, while sister station WEOL continued to focus on Lorain County. Both stations' studios are still located in downtown Elyria, while WNWV has a separate sales office and staff located in suburban Rocky River.

The station did alter it's on-air nickname several times. Around 1992, WNWV became "Cleveland's Cool FM: 107-3 WNWV" before assuming it's current nickname and logo in 1994.

In 2003, WNWV became the first station in the Cleveland market to broadcast in the new HD digital format - as well as one of a handful in the country to make the initial switch. WCLV, licensed to nearby Lorain, but also aimed at the Cleveland market, was the second.

Throughout its history the station has been owned by Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. On May 15, 1958, Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. was purchased by the Lorain County Printing and Publishing Company, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. LCP&P also owns the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette; in effect forming a radio/newspaper duopoly. This arrangement has lasted to this day, grandfathered by FCC legislation that now prohibit such arrangements. Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co. also owns WEOL, as well as Norwalk stations WLKR 1510-AM, WLKR FM-95.3 and WKFM 96.1-FM.

WNWV's website has a section with links to some well-known Smooth Jazz artists, as well as the stations that also broadcast the Smooth Jazz format.

[edit] Programming

[edit] Monday-Friday

  • 5:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.: Tom Murphy
  • 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Mark Ribbins
  • 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: Richard Greer
  • 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.: Michelle Chase

[edit] Saturday

  • 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.: Tom Murphy
  • 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.: The WAVE Countdown Show with Tom Murphy
  • 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Carmen Kennedy
  • 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Richard Greer
  • 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.: Michelle Chase

[edit] Sunday

  • 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 a.m.: Radio Health Journal
  • 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.: North Coast Conversations with Bruce Van Dyke
  • 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.: Sunday Soundscapes with Richard Greer
  • 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.: Dave Koz
  • 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: Mark Sanders
  • 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Lisa Jeffries
  • 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.: Harvey Zay
  • 10:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.: The Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis

[edit] External links


FM Radio Stations in the Cleveland, Ohio Market (Arbitron #26)

By Frequency: 88.3 | 88.7 | 89.1 | 89.3 | 89.7 | 90.3 | 91.1 | 91.5 | 92.3 | 93.1 | 95.5 | 96.1 | 96.5 | 97.1 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 100.7 | 102.1 | 103.3 | 104.1 | 104.7 | 104.9 | 105.7 | 106.5 | 107.3 | 107.9

By Callsign: WAKS | WBWC | WCLV | WCPN | WCRF | WCSB | WDOK | WENZ | WFHM | WGAR | WJCU | WKFM | WKHR | WKKY | WKSU/WKSV | WMJI | WMMS | WMVX | WNCX | WNWV | WNZN | WQAL | WREO | WRUW | WXRK | WZAK

See also: Cleveland (FM) (AM)

Ohio Radio Markets

Akron (FM) (AM) | Cincinnati (FM) (AM) | Cleveland (FM) (AM) | Columbus (FM) (AM) | Dayton (FM) (AM) | Canton (FM) (AM) | Lima | Marietta | Sandusky (FM) (AM) | Toledo | Youngstown (FM) (AM)

See also: List of radio stations in Ohio and List of United States radio markets
  Smooth jazz formatted radio stations in the United States  view • talk • edit 
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See also Easy Listening
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