WPVM (FM)

WPVM
City of license	Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Broadcast area	Door County
Slogan	The Voice of the Master
Frequency	88.5 MHz
Format	Christian radio
ERP	15,000 watts
HAAT	158 m (518 ft)
Class	C2
Facility ID	85042
Transmitter coordinates	44°54′14.00″N 87°22′13.00″W / 44.9038889°N 87.3702778°W / 44.9038889; -87.3702778
Former callsigns	WAZM (1998) WRGX (1998-2008) WNLI (2008-2014)
Owner	WRVM, Inc.^[1]
Sister stations	WRVM
Website	http://www.wrvmradio.org/

WPVM FM 88.5 is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, USA, the station serves the Green Bay area. The station is owned by WRVM, Inc.^[2]

History

The station was assigned the call letters WAZM on April 20, 1998, but was never on the air with those calls. On October 9, 1998, the station changed its broadcast callsign to WRGX.^[3]

WRGX signed on the air with a format of Christian alternative rock as a complement to sister station WPFF, which features Christian adult contemporary music. In April 2006, WRGX dropped its Christian rock format after fundraising goals to keep the format on the air were not met. The station changed to a Southern gospel/Christian country format which remained until after the sale in December 2007 from Family Educational Broadcasting Corporation of Door County, WI, to Bethesda Christian Broadcasting. Following the sale, WRGX changed its calls to WNLI and adopted a format of Christian talk, teaching and inspirational music.

On October 23, 2013, it was announced that WPFF, WNLI and their associated translators would be sold to the Educational Media Foundation, owners of the K-LOVE and Air 1 CCM networks.^[4] The sale, at a price of $825,000, was consummated on February 14, 2014.

Prior to the station's purchase by Educational Media Foundation, WNLI was relayed by W245AK, 96.9 is Sheboygan. W245AK currently serves as a translator for WNLI's sister station, K-LOVE affiliate WPFF.^[5]

Former logo

In 2014, Educational Media Foundation sold WNLI to WRVM, Inc. at a price of $240,000. This sale was consummated on October 30, 2014.^[6] The station changed its call sign to WPVM on November 10, 2014.^[7]

References

↑ FCC Applications 10/23: COL Change In Washington - Radio Insight
↑ "WPVM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ Callsign=WPVM "WPVM Call Sign History" Check |url= value (help). United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "EMF Buys WPFF, WNLI". All Access Media. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
↑ K-LOVE Master Station List K-LOVE. Accessed July 18, 2014
↑ Application Search Details fcc.gov. Accessed February 2, 2015
↑ Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed February 2, 2015

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for WPVM

Radio-Locator information on WPVM

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WPVM

Radio stations in the Door County, Wisconsin market

By AM frequency	910

By FM frequency	88.5 89.7 90.5 91.3 91.7 91.9 93.9 96.7 97.7 98.9 99.7 102.1 103.1 103.3 104.1 105.1 106.9

By callsign	W255AQ W276BC W277BP WBDK WDKF WDOR WDOR-FM WHDI WHND WLGE WPFF WPVM WQDC WQQA WRKU WRLU WRMW WSBW

Nearby radio markets Green Bay Sheboygan Traverse City–Petoskey Iron Mountain See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Radio stations serving Green Bay and Northeastern Wisconsin

(see also: Appleton-Oshkosh)

by FM frequency	88.1 88.5 89.3 89.7 90.1 90.5 91.3 91.5 92.7 93.1 93.5 94.3 94.7 95.9 96.9 97.5 98.5 99.7 100.3 101.1 101.5 101.9 102.7 103.1 103.5 104.3 104.9 105.7 106.3 106.7 107.5

by AM frequency	980 1050 1150 1280 1360 1400 1440 1530 1590

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

by callsign	KIG65 W209BM W226BD W270AJ WAPL WAUN WCUB WDKF WDUZ WDUZ-FM WEMY WGBW WGEE WHBY WHID WIXX WJOK WKRU WKSZ WKZG WLAK WNAM WNCY-FM WNFL WOGB WORQ WPCK WPFF WPNE WPVM WQLH WRMW WRVM WTAQ WTAQ-FM WYDR WZOR

Nearby radio markets Fox Cities Milwaukee–Racine Sheboygan–Manitowoc Wausau–Stevens Point Door County Iron Mountain See also List of radio stations in Wisconsin

Religious radio stations in the state of Wisconsin

Stations	WCNP – Baraboo WDVM – Eau Claire WDYD-LP – Merrill WEGZ – Washburn WEMI – Appleton WEMY – Green Bay WGHF-LP – Superior WGNV – Milladore WHEM – Eau Claire WHFA – Poynette WHRC-LP – Chippewa Falls WHJL – Merrill WJLM-LP – Altoona WJOK – Kaukauna WJTY – Lancaster WJWD – Marshall WKBH – Holmen WLBI-LP – Tomahawk WLCJ-LP – Marinette WMMA – Nekoosa WMVM – Goodman WMWK – Milwaukee WNWC – Sun Prairie WPGR-LP – Clear Lake WPHF-LP – Menomonie WPVM – Sturgeon Bay WQQA – Forestville WRAO – Wisconsin Rapids WRVM – Suring WSJP – Sussex WSJP-FM – Port Washington WTPN – Westby WVCF – Eau Claire WVCS – Owen WVCX – Tomah WVCY – Oshkosh WVCY-FM – Milwaukee WVFL – Fond du Lac WVRN – Wittenberg WWJC – Augusta WWJP-LP – Rice Lake WWMD-LP – Ashland WYNW – Birnamwood

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Wisconsin See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

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