WCVS-FM

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
Former callsigns WRVI (1982-1992)
Owner Neuhoff Corp.
(Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC)
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 Corp., through licensee Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC.[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 began stunting with all-Bruce Springsteen music as, unofficially, "Bruce 96.7: all Bruce, all the time". At 12 noon, 96.7 changed formats to classic rock, branded as "96.7 The Boss". The first song on 96.7 The Boss was Takin' Me Back by Rockford native band Cheap Trick.

References

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

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