WJVR

WJVR
City of license Iron Gate, Virginia
Broadcast area Covington, Virginia
Clifton Forge, Virginia
Alleghany County, Virginia
Branding "101.9 The River"
Slogan "The Alleghany Highlands Best Music"
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 Fox News Radio
Virginia Tech IMG Sports Network
Owner Todd P. Robinson
(WVJT, LLC)
Sister stations WKEY, WXCF
Webcast WJVR Webstream
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.[1] WJVR is owned and operated by Todd Robinson, through licensee WVJT, LLC.[2]

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.[3] On September 10, 2012, United States CP, LLC., filed a construction permit for a radio station to broadcast on 101.9 FM.[4] The new station would transmit from a mountain between Covington and Clifton Forge.[5]

On October 9, 2012, the station was given the call sign WJVR.[6] The callsign is a "tribute" to the Jackson River that flows through Covington and Clifton Forge.[7]

Launch to present

An October 10, 2012 post on the station's official Facebook page announced the station would launch on October 12 at 5:00pm.[8] The station received a license from the FCC on November 21, 2012.[9]

United States CP, LLC sold WJVR to Todd P. Robinson, Inc. for $30,000 on March 24, 2014.[10][11] WJVR will be operated under the WVJT, LLC licensee.[10][11] On April 4, 2014, WJVR began streaming their broadcasts online.[12] The sale was consummated on July 31, 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "WJVR Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "FCC Auction 93 - FM Broadcast ** FINAL **". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 5, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. September 10, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Exhibit 29: Fig 1 Channel Spacing". Keving J. Youngers. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Call Sign Desk - Query". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Call Sign Desk - Query". United States CP, LLC. October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Oct 10, 2012 9:12pm". United States CP, LLC. October 10, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Application for FM Broadcast Station License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. November 21, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 24, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. March 30, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  12. ↑ "It's 4:04...". United States CP, LLC. April 4, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.

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