WMVA

This article is about the radio station. WMVA may also refer to the VC-1 codec.

WMVA
City of license	Martinsville, Virginia
Broadcast area	Martinsville, Virginia Henry County, Virginia
Branding	"Great Radio AM 1450"
Frequency	1450 kHz
First air date	1941
Format	News/Talk
Power	1,000 Watts day and night
Class	C
Facility ID	40510
Transmitter coordinates	36°42′0.0″N 79°51′7.0″W / 36.700000°N 79.851944°W / 36.700000; -79.851944
Callsign meaning	W Martinsville VirginiA
Owner	Martinsville Media, Inc.
Sister stations	WHEE
Website	WMVA Online

WMVA is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Martinsville, Virginia, serving Martinsville and Henry County, Virginia. WMVA is owned and operated by Martinsville Media, Inc.^[1]

History

In October 2005, William D. Wyatt, Jr. purchased WMVA, which had an adult contemporary and sports radio format, from Billy D. Wilson and Linda R. Wilson. whom purchased it from fonder and Creator Hans Peter Blume ^[2]

Past personalities

Charles F. Adams, newscaster (1942-1947, 1948, 1955)^[3]

References

↑ "WMVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, Vol. 135, October 3, 2005, p. 25.
↑ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 11.

External links

Great Radio AM 1450

Query the FCC's AM station database for WMVA

Radio-Locator Information on WMVA

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMVA

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Defunct	WXRE-LP (97.9 FM)

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