WZRV

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WZRV

City of license	Front Royal, Virginia
Broadcast area	Front Royal/Winchester
Branding	"Oldies Radio 95.3"
Slogan	"Good Time Rock 'n Roll"
Frequency	95.3 MHz
Format	Oldies/Classic Rock
Power	6,000 Watts
Class	A
Former callsigns	WIXV (1983-1984) WFTR (1984-2000) WDRV (2000-2001)
Affiliations	ABC News, ABC Radio's "Oldies Radio"
Owner	Royal Broadcasting
Website	WZRV-FM Online

WZRV-FM is a radio station located in Front Royal, Virginia broadcasting on 95.3 FM.

WZRV started as WIXV on March 2nd, 1983. WIXV held an Adult Contemporary format at the beginning. WIXV would change it calls later that year to WFTR, after sister WFTR-AM. In the late 90s, WFTR switched from Adult Contemporary to Classic County as "Real County 95-3" and would hold that format until 2000. On December 14, 2000, WFTR switched calls again to WDRV (as "The Drive") and their format to Oldies. After a station in Chicago requested the WDRV call letters, 95.3 switched to calls to WZRV on March 15, 2001.

WZRV has add many of the old DJs from Winchester country station, WUSQ to their lineup. Most notably, Randy Woodward, former mid-day jock on WUSQ until 2000, does the morning show on WZRV. Mario Retrosi, former morning news reporter at WUSQ, now reads the news in the mornings on WZRV. Other former WUSQ'ers to come through the WZRV building are Lonnie Hill (now afternoons on WZRV) and Jimmy Lee.

Aside from the local morning show and afternoon show, WZRV carries most of ABC Radio "Oldies Radio" schedule. While "Oldies Radio" mainly plays 50s, 60s, and 70s oldies, with a "dash" of classic rock, during local hours, WZRV adds in classic rock to their playlist to compete with local classic rock station WWRT/WWRE.