WJVR
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| City of license | Iron Gate, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area |
Covington, Virginia Clifton Forge, Virginia Alleghany County, Virginia |
| Branding | "101.9 The River" |
| Frequency | 101.9 FM MHz |
| First air date | October 12, 2012 |
| Format | Light Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 560 watts |
| HAAT | 322 meters (1,056 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 190379 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°47′35.0″N 79°55′59.0″W / 37.793056°N 79.933056°W |
| Callsign meaning |
W Jackson RiVer last two letters transposed |
| Affiliations | Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network |
| Owner | United States CP, LLC |
| Sister stations | WKEY, WXCF |
| Website | WJVR Online |
WJVR is a Light Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Iron Gate, Virginia, serving the Covington, Clifton Forge, and Alleghany County, Virginia. WJVR is owned and operated by United States CP, LLC.[1]
Pre-broadcast history
On April 5, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced United States CP, LLC. as the highest bidder for the 101.9 FM frequency to be located in Iron Gate, Virginia, as part of Auction 93.[2] On September 10, 2012, United States CP, LLC., filed a construction permit for a radio station to broadcast on 101.9 FM.[3] The new station would transmit from a mountain between Covington and Clifton Forge.[4]
On October 9, 2012, the station was given the call sign WJVR.[5] The callsign is a "tribute" to the Jackson River that flows through Covington and Clifton Forge.[6]
An October 10, 2012 post on the station's official Facebook page announced the station would launch on October 12 at 5:00pm.[7] The station received a license from the FCC on November 21, 2012.[8]
References
- ↑ "WJVR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "FFCC Auction 93 - FM Broadcast ** FINAL **". Federal Communications Commission. April 5, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission. September 10, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Exhibit 29: Fig 1 Channel Spacing". Keving J. Youngers. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Call Sign Desk - Query". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Call Sign Desk - Query". United States CP, LLC. October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Oct 10, 2012 9:12pm". United States CP, LLC. October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Application for FM Broadcast Station License". Federal Communications Commission. November 21, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
External links
- 101.9 The River Online
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WJVR
- Radio-Locator information on WJVR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WJVR
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