WMVY
| City of license | Tisbury, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod |
| Branding | mvyradio |
| First air date | 1981 |
| Format | Adult Album Alternative |
| Callsign meaning | Airport code for Martha's Vineyard |
| Owner | Friends of Mvyradio |
| Webcast | Listen Live PLS |
| Website | mvyradio.com |
Mvyradio is a non-commercial community-oriented adult album alternative Internet radio station based in the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The station is operated by the Friends of Mvyradio.
Mvyradio is one of the most streamed internet radio stations in the world (consistently one of the Top 20 most-listened-to internet radio stations according to Webcast Metrics).[citation needed] Streams are available in multiple formats, including WMA, MP3, and RealAudio, and it is a featured station on Apple's iTunes radio tuner service.
History as WMVY (92.7 FM)
Beginning in 1981 and ending on February 8, 2013, Mvyradio was a commercial radio station, WMVY, FM 92.7. Despite being a class "A" FM signal transmitting from Martha's Vineyard, WMVY was widely listened to in both southeastern Massachusetts (particularly the "upper" portion of Cape Cod) and the area around Newport, Rhode Island (the latter via a translator station on 96.5/W243AI).
During its last few years broadcasting on WMVY, Mvyradio's operations were actually split between two companies. The radio station, WMVY, was owned by Aritaur Communications. The Web presence and online streaming were managed by mvyradio, LLC. A third entity, Friends of mvyradio, is a 501c(3) non-profit created to help offset streaming and programming expenses by enabling listeners to make tax deductible donations.
Purchase by WBUR
On November 27, 2012 WBUR, a Boston NPR affiliate, announced that subject to FCC approval, it had reached an agreement to purchase WMVY, which would become a repeater of WBUR. Mvyradio's programming was to be transferred to the Friends of Mvyradio as a non-commercial Internet-only station.[1][2] The switch to the WBUR simulcast (under new call letters WBUA) took place on February 9, 2013 at midnight.[3]
MVY returning to the FM dial
On November 7, 2013, Friends of Mvyradio have announced that they have bought the broadcast license for 88.7 FM from Vineyard Public Radio Inc, which is 250 watts, and has the call letters WMEX. Mvyradio could return to the airwaves by April 2014.[4]
Former Translators
| Call sign | Frequency MHz | City of license | ERP W | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W243AI | 96.5 | Newport, Rhode Island | 55 | FCC |
MVY is heard on 96.5FM in Newport by way of leasing 102.7-HD2 (WRNI-FM) from Rhode Island Public Radio.
For a few years, beginning in June 2005, WMVY had two additional translator stations in Cape Cod: 100.7 W264BA in Harwich Port and 93.9 W230AW in Centerville. 93.9 W230AW currently rebroadcasts WRYP, a Religious station that covers most of Cape Cod, while 100.7 W264BA rebroadcasts Quantum Communications WCIB, a Classic Hits station.
References
- ↑ Wells, Julia. "Radio Station WMVY Will be Sold to WBUR". Vineyard Gazette. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ↑ "Call Sign Changes" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/02/06/wbur-set-begin-broadcasting-its-new-martha-vineyard-signal-saturday/JCWuAUg7hhJ5TPmvqubEFO/story.html
- ↑ http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131109/BIZ/311090314/-1/NEWS
External links
- Mvyradio official website
- Friends of mvyradio
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WMVY
- Radio-Locator information on WMVY
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMVY
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