WVAF

WVAF is the only adult contemporary (AC)radio station in the Charleston, West Virginia, USA, market area. The station broadcasts at 99.9 MHz with an ERP of 24,500 watts. WVAF is ranked third in the Arbitron ratings for the Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area market. The station is owned by the West Virginia Radio Corporation.

History

WVAF's license was granted on December 24, 1963, but it did not signed on until February 1, 1965. V100 has broadcast the AC format for some time now, but was previously a rock station in 1977. It was also previously owned by Capital Broadcasting Corporation until it was sold to West Virginia Radio Corporation. In the mid-2000s decade, V100 played 1970s songs such as Elton John & Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", The Eagles' "Hotel California", and Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive". In 2013, V100 dropped the 1970s format and started to focus on more of a hot AC format. It averages two or three songs from the 1980s an hour, with mainly 1990s and current hits.

The All Request Cafe is broadcast on weekdays at noon and plays requests from the 1980s to current songs with a 1970s song every now and then. The John Tesh Radio Show is broadcast on weekday nights from 7 to midnight. Backtrax USA with Kidd Kelly is broadcast from 8 pm to midnight on Saturdays, and Tom Kent's radio program Lovin Life Livin The 1980s from 7 pm to midnight on Sundays. On Sunday, the station broadcasts Your Weekend With Jim Brickman from 10 am to 2 pm. This replaced the Dave Koz Show which featured smooth jazz from 10 am to12 pm. V100 is popularly known across the Kanawha Valley for its Steve & Jenny Morning Show.Past in 1991 WZAF 99.9,in 1996 the slogan "Z100 More music guaranteed", twin stations are z104 More music guaranteed z100 more music guaranteed

External links

• V-100 WVAF official website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WVAF
• Radio-Locator information on WVAF
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVAF
• History of WVAF and WCAW