WVRY

WVRY
City Waverly, Tennessee
Broadcast area Nashville, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Frequency 105.1 MHz
First air date September 26, 1972
Format Christian contemporary
Language(s) English
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 150 meters (490 ft)
Class C2
Facility ID 41865
Transmitter coordinates 36°05′25″N 87°38′05″W / 36.09028°N 87.63472°W / 36.09028; -87.63472
Callsign meaning WaVeRlY
Former frequencies 104.9 MHz (1972-1989)[1]
Affiliations Salem Music Network
Owner JWL Communications LLC

WVRY (105.1 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Waverly, the county seat of Humphreys County, Tennessee. The station, established in 1972, is owned by JWL Communications LLC.

History

This station began broadcast operations on September 26, 1972, with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power on a frequency of 104.9 MHz from an antenna 300 feet (91 m) in height above average terrain.[2] The station was assigned the call sign "WVRY" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).[3] The station was built by Humphreys County Broadcasting Company as an FM sister station to WPHC (1060 AM).[4]

In March 1984, license holder Robert M. McKay, Jr., (doing business as Humphreys County Broadcasting Company) agreed to sell WVRY and WPHC to Mid-Cummberland Communications, Inc. The FCC approved the joint sale on May 24, 1984, and the deal was completed on July 12, 1984.[5]

In May 1988, WVRY management applied to the FCC for permission to change the station's frequency to 105.1 MHz, increase the effective radiated power to 50,000 watts, raise the height above average terrain of the antenna to 150 meters (490 ft), and change class to C2. The Commission issued the station a construction permit to make these changes on November 23, 1988, with a scheduled expiration date on May 23, 1990.[6] Construction and testing were completed in June 1989, so a new broadcast license application to cover these changes was submitted. The FCC granted the new license on June 14, 1990.[1]

In November 1996, Mid-Cumberland Communications, Inc., reached a deal to sell WVRY and WPHC to Reach Satellite Network, Inc. The FCC approved the combo deal on November 27, 1996, and the sale was completed on December 12, 1997.[7] Within days, the new owners sold AM station WPHC to Canaan Communications, Inc.

In December 1999, the stockholders of Reach Satellite Network agreed to sell the company and its broadcast assets to Salem Communications. At the time of the sale, Reach Satellite Network held the broadcast licenses for WVRY and WBOZ (104.9 FM in Woodbury, Tennessee). The FCC approved the transfer of control on February 15, 2000, and completion of the transaction took place on March 31, 2000.[8]

On March 9, 2007, Salem-owned Reach Satellite Network, Inc., contracted to sell WVRY to Grace Broadcasting Services, Inc., for a total of $900,000. The deal gained FCC approval on May 23, 2007, and the completion occurred on May 29, 2007.[9]

Effective May 1, 2013, WVRY was sold to JWL Communications LLC at a purchase price of $1 million.

Programming

From its launch in 1972 until it was sold in 1984, WVRY aired a Top 40 music format, programmed separately from its country music sister station, WPHC (1060 AM).[2][10] After the sale, the new owners operated the AM/FM combo as a simulcast with both stations playing country music.[11] In 1990, the format flipped to oldies music.[12][13] Since 1997, and under various owners, the station has broadcast a variety of religious radio formats. Most recently, the station had aired a Southern Gospel format branded as "Solid Gospel 105" in simulcast with former sister station WBOZ (104.9 FM) as part of the Solid Gospel radio network.[14]

Since January 2011, WVRY has broadcast a contemporary Christian music format to the greater Nashville area.[15] In addition to its religious programming, WVRY broadcasts Austin Peay State University sports including men's basketball, women's basketball, football, and women's baseball.[16][17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BLH-19890619KB)". FCC Media Bureau. June 14, 1990. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Facilities of Radio". 1979 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1979. p. C-209.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Directory of AM and FM Radio Stations in the U.S.". 1973 Broadcasting Yearbook. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1973. p. B-190.
  5. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-19840328HI)". FCC Media Bureau. July 12, 1984. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19880527IC)". FCC Media Bureau. November 23, 1988. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Application Search Details (BAL-19961115GG)". FCC Media Bureau. December 12, 1997. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Application Search Details (BTCH-19991223AAP)". FCC Media Bureau. March 31, 2000. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Application Search Details (BALH-20070315ACK)". FCC Media Bureau. May 29, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1985. p. B-255.
  11. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook 1988. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1988. p. B-265.
  12. ↑ Craig, David (October 15, 1990). "He who hesitates is smart, panelists say". USA Today. p. 3B. Retrieved December 12, 2011. Ann Ross - a 60-year-old sales representative for WVRY radio, an oldies station in Waverly, Tenn. - simply didn't want to crack her nest egg.
  13. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the U.S.". Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1995. New Providence, NJ: R.R. Bowker. 1995. p. B=381.
  14. ↑ "Southern Gospel returns to WVRY". The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville, Tennessee). July 6, 2007. p. B10. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Governors Radio Network". Austin Peay Governors. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Austin Peay, WVRY to broadcast Lady Govs NCAA Volleyball appearance". Clarksville Online. November 30, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

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