WCVS-FM

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WCVS-FM
City of license	Virden, Illinois
Broadcast area	Springfield, Illinois
Branding	The Boss @ 96-7
Slogan	"Springfield's Classic Rock Radio"
Frequency	96.7 MHz
First air date	1982 (as WRVI)
Format	Classic rock
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	70275
Transmitter coordinates	39°38′2.00″N 89°48′50.00″W / 39.6338889°N 89.8138889°W / 39.6338889; -89.8138889
Former callsigns	WRVI (1982-1992)
Owner	Neuhoff Family Limited Partnership
Sister stations	WXAJ, WFMB, WFMB-FM
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wcvs.com

WCVS-FM (96.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Virden, Illinois, USA. The station is currently owned by Neuhoff Family Limited Partnership.^[1]

History

The station was assigned call sign WRVI on March 15, 1982.^[2] On October 5, 1992, the station changed its call sign to the current WCVS. The station has recently flipped format to active rock, going by the name The Rock @ 96-7.

On January 7, 2011 WCVS relaunched with classic rock, branded as "The Boss".

References

↑ "WCVS-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WCVS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WCVS

Radio-Locator information on WCVS

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WCVS

v t e Radio stations in the Springfield, Illinois market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.3 89.7 90.5 91.9 92.7 93.9 95.1 96.7 97.7 98.7 99.7 100.5 101.9 103.7 104.5 107.5

By AM frequency	970 1050 1180 1240 1370 1410 1450

NOAA WX Radio frequency	162.400

By callsign	WCVS WDBR WDZ WDZQ WFMB WFMB-FM WIHM WLCE WLDS WLFZ WLLM WLUJ WLWJ WMAY WNNS WQLZ WQNA WQQL WSCT WTAX WUIS WXAJ WXJ75 WYMG

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v t e Classic rock radio stations in the state of Illinois

By frequency	92.1 94.9 95.5 96.7 96.7 96.9 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 100.5 100.7 102.1 102.3 102.7 102.9 103.9 106.9

By callsign	WCVS-FM WDLJ WDML WDQX WDRV WFXF WGLO WJEQ WJLI WKGL-FM WLUP-FM WMKB WQLF WRHK WRXQ WWDV WWGO WYMG

By city	Breese Charleston Chatham Chicago (WDRV) Chicago (WLUP) Coal City Danville Dundee Earlville Lena Loves Park Macomb Metropolis/Paducah KY Morton Pekin Virden Woodlawn Zion

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