WBVB

WBVB
City of license	Coal Grove, Ohio
Broadcast area	Huntington-Ashland
Branding	B97
Slogan	70s and 80s Hits
Frequency	97.1 MHz
First air date	1990 (as WXVK)
Format	Classic Hits
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	144 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	507
Transmitter coordinates	38°25′27.00″N 82°32′4.00″W / 38.4241667°N 82.5344444°W / 38.4241667; -82.5344444
Former callsigns	WZTX (1988-1989, CP) WXVK (1989-1994)
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Capstar TX LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	b97fm.com

WBVB (97.1 FM, "B97") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits radio format. Licensed to Coal Grove, Ohio, USA, the station serves the Huntington-Ashland area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc..^[1]^[2]

History

The station was assigned call sign WZTX on August 18, 1988. On November 29, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WXVK then again on December 19, 1994, to the current WBVB.^[3]

On February 14, 2012 WBVB relaunched as "Oldies 97.1".

On January 1, 2016 WBVB shifted their format from oldies to classic hits, branded as "B97".

References

↑ "WBVB Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "WBVB Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ "WBVB Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WBVB

Radio-Locator information on WBVB

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBVB

Radio stations in the Huntington / Ashland, WV–KY–OH market

By FM frequency	88.1 89.1 89.9 90.3 91.1 91.9 92.3 92.7 93.7 94.9 96.1 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.3 99.7 100.5 100.9 101.5 102.7 103.3 104.1 104.5 105.1 105.7 106.3 107.1 107.9

By AM frequency	800 930 1080 1110 1200 1230 1340 1340 1370 1420 1520 1600

NOAA Weather Radio	162.550

By callsign	KIH39 WAMX WASP-LP WBVB WCMI WCMI-FM WDGG WEKV WEMM-FM WGOH WHKU WIRO WKAO WKEE-FM WKLC-FM WKWS WLGC WLGC-FM WLRX WMGA WMKY WMUL WMUX WOKE WONS WOUB WOUL WNKE WQBE-FM WRVC WXBW WTCR WTCR-FM WUGO WVSR-FM WVHU WVWV WZAQ WZPS WZZW

Defunct	WPAY

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Classic hits radio stations in Ohio

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By callsign	WAGX WATH WBBG WBVB WCDK WDOH WGRR WKKI WKSD WLKR WMJI WMTR-FM WNKO WNND WNNP WOHF WOHI WQEL WRQN WRZX WSWR WYBZ WYVK

By city	Archbold Athens Bellvue/Sandusky Bowling Green/Toledo Bucyrus Cadiz Celina Cincinnati Cleveland Coal Grove Crooksville Delphos East Liverpool Greenville Manchester Middleport New Albany Niles Norwalk/Sandusky Paulding Pickerington Richwood Shelby/Ashland/Mansfield

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

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

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