WVIN-FM
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| City | Bath, New York |
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| Broadcast area | Elmira-Corning area |
| Slogan | V 98.3 |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 4,500 watts |
| HAAT | 112.0 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 52121 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 42°19′6.00″N 77°21′27.00″W / 42.3183333°N 77.3575000°W |
| Former callsigns | WEKT (1971-1975) |
| Affiliations | ABC Radio , Westwood One |
| Owner |
Gordon Ichikawa (Tower Broadcasting, LLC) |
| Website | wvinbath.com |
WVIN-FM (98.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Bath, New York, USA, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area. The station is currently owned by Gordon Ichikawa, through licensee Tower Broadcasting, LLC, and features programing from ABC Radio and Westwood One.[1]
The station first signed on the air on October 10, 1971 as WEKT-FM with a power of 1.7 kW and was licensed to Hammondsport, New York.[2] The station was owned by Taylor Aviation with offices on Bully Hill in Hammondsport.
In October 1974, the station was sold to Genkar, Inc., which also purchased WGHT-AM in Bath, New York from Taylor Aviation.[3][4] The studios of the two stations were consolidated in Bath, New York and the station began simulcasting with the call letters WVIN-FM & AM in 1975.[5][6] By 1987, the license city for WVIN-FM had been changed to Bath, New York.[7]
References
- ↑ "WVIN-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "Broadcasting '72 Yearbook" (PDF).
- ↑ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1975" (PDF).
- ↑ "Broadcasting Magazine, June 24, 1974" (PDF).
- ↑ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1976" (PDF).
- ↑ "Broadcasting Magazine, March 24, 1975" (PDF).
- ↑ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1987" (PDF).
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WVIN
- Radio-Locator information on WVIN
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVIN