Allegheny Mountain Radio

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Allegheny Mountain Radio

Branding	"Allegheny Mountain Radio"
Slogan	"The Little Radio Stations with the Great Big Sound!"
Format	Full Service/Freeform
Affiliations	Virginia News Network
Owner	Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation
Webcast	Allegheny Mountain Radio Webstream
Website	Allegheny Mountain Radio Online

Allegheny Mountain Radio or AMR is a network of Full Service and Freeform formatted broadcast radio stations.

The stations broadcast from and to Pocahontas County in West Virginia and Bath and Highland counties in Virginia.

This network of stations is unique as it is the only radio stations that are broadcast from these counties. The area sits within the National Radio Quiet Zone, which surrounds the Green Bank Radio Telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia.^[1]^[2] Due to the NRQZ and surrounding mountainous terrain, few out-of-area radio signals penetrate these counties.

All stations in the network are owned and operated by Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation.

History

Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation was formed in April 1979 as a non-profit organization to operate the community radio stations for educational and charitable purposes. Financial support for AMR comes from individual donations, underwriting from businesses and grants.

Radio transmission operations began in June 1981.^[3] WVMR 1370 is the only radio station operating within the inner core of the Radio Quiet Zone. WVMR is also the only AM station in the Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation network.

Logo used until September 2009

In a span of three years, AMR's other stations went on the air. In May 1995, the Monterey, Virginia-based WVLS launched, followed by WCHG from Hot Springs, Virginia in June 1995, and the translator FM station W278AL from Durbin, West Virginia in July 1998.

During a "filing window" for applications for non-commercial educational FM stations, in 2007 and 2008, the Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation applied for construction permits for stations in Marlinton, Hillsboro, and Franklin, West Virginia. WVMR-FM was constructed and began test transmissions on October 6, 2010, with full operation beginning on October 26, 2010. WNMP was constructed and began test transmissions on September 27, 2011, with full operation beginning on September 30, 2011. Due to a lack of funding, and a lack of interest on the part of public that was to be served, WVPC was not constructed. Its construction permit was allowed to expire on December 18, 2010.

Stations

Call Sign	City of License	Frequency	Wattage	Coverage Area	Founded	Additional Information
WVMR	Frost, West Virginia	1370 kHz	5,000 watts day only	Pocahontas County	June 1981	Query the FCC's AM station database for WVMR Radio-Locator Information on WVMR Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WVMR
WVLS	Monterey, Virginia	89.7 MHz	360 watts	Highland County	May 1995	Query the FCC's FM station database for WVLS Radio-Locator information on WVLS Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVLS
WCHG	Hot Springs, Virginia	107.1 MHz	160 watts	Bath County	June 1995	Query the FCC's FM station database for WCHG Radio-Locator information on WCHG Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WCHG
W278AL	Durbin, West Virginia	103.5 MHz	50 watts	Durbin/Bartow	July 1998	Query the FCC's FM station database for W278AL Radio-Locator information on W278AL Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for W278AL
WVMR-FM	Hillsboro, West Virginia	91.9 MHz	550 watts	Hillsboro	October 2010	Query the FCC's FM station database for WVMR Radio-Locator information on WVMR Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVMR
WNMP	Marlinton, West Virginia	88.5 MHz	1,000 watts	Marlinton/ Huntersville	September 2011	Query the FCC's FM station database for WNMP Radio-Locator information on WNMP Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WNMP

Music programming

Allegheny Mountain Radio (AMR) has no set format, unlike most other radio stations in the United States.

Music heard on the Allegheny Mountain Radio (AMR) stations varies from country music to rock music, and from contemporary hit radio to adult standards. News broadcasts are updated throughout the day from a team of AMR reporters. During the high-school football season, local football games are broadcast as well. Allegheny Mountain Radio also broadcasts informational programming such as the local "Book Talk", which comes from the McClintic Public Library in Marlinton, West Virginia.

In the late night hours, WVMR-FM, WCHG, WVLS, WNMP, and W278AL simulcast classical music formatted radio station WCPE.

Air shifts

Most shifts are between 2 and 3 hours, with the exception of the Morning and Afternoon shows which run between 4 and 5 hours.

The 2 to 3 hour shifts are hosted by volunteers who are on the air only on certain days, while some DJs broadcast Monday through Friday.

Public service education projects

Pocahontas County Communications serves the public and uses the radio station as an expression of the public's needs. A recent project returned G.D. McNeil's "The Last Forest: Tales of the Allegheny Woods" back into print and created radio plays from several short stories within the collection. Currently, Allegheny Mountain Radio offers a free multi-disciplinary cirriculum The Last Forest for students 6-10, but it is seeing use in college-level applications.^[4]

References

↑ Sandy Hevener. "Frost, WV - It's a radio time warp". American Profile. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
↑ Maryanne Reed and Ralph E. Hanson, P.I. Reed School of Journalism, West Virginia University. "Back to the Future: Allegheny Mountain Radio and Localism in West Virginia Community Radio" (PDF) (HTML version in AEJMC archives). Journal of Radio Studies, November 2006, V. 13, No. 2, pp. 214-231.
↑ Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation. "WVMR, Frost West Virginia". The WELL. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
↑ Welcome to The Last Forest

External links

v t e Radio stations in the Virginia Highlands

By AM frequency	1230 1340 1370 1450

By FM frequency	88.7 89.7 89.9 90.9 91.5 91.9 95.3 96.7 101.9 103.5 107.1

By callsign	W237DF W278BF WCHG WJVR WKEY WLUR WMRL WREL WRIQ WVLS WVMR WVMR-FM WVRI WWZW WXCF

Virginia radio markets Bristol Fredericksburg Harrisonburg Norfolk-Newport News-Virginia Beach Richmond Roanoke-Lynchburg Winchester Other Virginia radio regions Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Bluefield Charlottesville Eastern Shore Farmville Northern Neck Roanoke Rapids-South Hill Southside Southwest Virginia Virginia Highlands See also List of radio stations in Virginia

v t e Radio stations in the East-Central West Virginia market

By FM frequency	89.3 89.7 90.5 91.3 91.9 92.9 95.7 97.1 100.3 101.7 105.5 107.7

By AM frequency	600 1370 1490

By callsign	WAFD WCWV WDBS WKQV WMLJ WSGB WSJE WSWW-FM WVAR WVGV WVMR WVMR-FM WVRW WWHA WYAP-LP

West Virginia radio markets Beckley Bluefield Charleston Huntington Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont Parkersburg Wheeling Other West Virginia radio regions Cumberland, MD East-Central Eastern Panhandle Elkins-Buckhannon-Weston Kingwood Southern West-Central Winchester, VA See also List of radio stations in West Virginia

v t e Radio stations in the Cumberland, Maryland market

By FM frequency	89.5 90.3 91.9 93.3 94.1 97.1 98.5 98.7 99.5 99.9 100.1 100.5 101.1 101.7 102.1 103.7 103.9 104.1 104.3 105.3 106.1 107.1

By AM frequency	560 690 1040 1230 1270 1390 1450

By callsign	W253AB W260BP W271AT W280CF WAIJ WAUA WCBC WCBC-FM WCMD WDYK WDZN WELD WELD-FM WFRB WFRB-FM WFWM WHMG-LP WKGO WKLP WLIC WQWV WQZS WQZK-FM WSKE WTBO WVMD WVSB WWPN WZSK

Maryland radio markets Baltimore Frederick Hagerstown Salisbury-Ocean City Other Maryland radio regions Cumberland Northern Neck Oakland West Virginia radio markets Beckley Bluefield Charleston Huntington Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont Parkersburg Wheeling Other West Virginia radio regions Cumberland, MD East-Central Eastern Panhandle Elkins-Buckhannon-Weston Kingwood Southern West-Central Winchester, VA See also List of radio stations in Maryland List of radio stations in West Virginia

v t e NPR Member Stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Allegheny Mountain Radio Stations	Hot Springs WCHG Monterey WVLS

WCVE Stations	Richmond WCVE Chase City WMVE Heathsville WCNV

Radio IQ Stations	Charlottesville WVTW Christiansburg WWVT-AM Ferrum WFFC Lexington WRIQ Spotsylvania WQIQ

WVTF Stations	Roanoke WVTF Wise WISE-FM Charlottesville WVTU Marion WVTR

WHRO Stations	Norfolk WHRO Belle Haven WHRF Gloucester Courthouse WHRJ

WMRA Stations	Harrisonburg WMRA Crozet WMRY Lexington WMRL Harrisonburg WEMC

WHRV Stations	Norfolk WHRV Eastville WHRE Emporia WHRL Gloucester Point WHRG Nassawadox WHRX

Other Stations	Emory WEHC Farmville WMLU Lexington WLUR Norfolk WNSB Radford WVRU

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia

v t e NPR Member Stations in the state of West Virginia

Stations	Beckley WVPB Buckhannon WVPW Charleston WVPN Frost WVMR Hillsboro WVMR-FM Huntington WVWV Martinsburg WVEP Morgantown WVPM Parkersburg WVPG Petersburg WAUA Webster Springs WWHA Wheeling WVNP

See also List of NPR stations

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in West Virginia

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