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FM Radio [87.7MHz~107.9MHz]
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WHOV 88.1 201B1 |
Format: VarietyOn-Air Positioning: 88.1 WHOV Community Of License: Hampton VA Owner: Hampton University HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: whovfm.com Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 194' 8kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B1 Transmitter Site: 37° 1' 3" N 76° 20' 13" W FCC Facility ID: 25952 
Frequency Background: Owned by Hampton University. The station can be heard within an approximate 60 mile radius of the University which includes, the entire city Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Norfolk, Emporia, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Elizabeth City, NC and areas of the Eastern Shore. WHOV broadcasts from 6AM to 1AM daily from Armstrong Hall. Although the primary musical format is jazz, they also cater to gospel and Hispanic listeners and R&B, rap and reggae listeners in their audience. The station has become a training ground for many well-known local and national celebrities. WHOV has approximately 55,000 listeners across Hampton Roads and consistently ranks as the area's #1 college station in this market. WHOV's morning drive program, the Gospel Morning Express, is the area's #1 rated program in its format beating all of the area's commercial and non-commercial stations. Their weekend "Hispanic Sounds" program ranks as the #1 radio broadcast for Latin Americans in Hampton Roads. WHOV is a non-profit, non-commercial radio station, that began in 1941 as a carrier current station whose signal was limited to designated buildings on campus. In 1964, it became the first black federally licensed educational FM radio station among historically black institutions of higher learning. WHOV was named Gavin magazine's Station of the Year in 1999 and the Station of the Year by Million Music Conference in 1998. In late 2000, they were the first non-commercial station to carry the 'Doug Banks Morning Show' but that only lasted one year. On July 1, 1992 WHOV was granted a power increase by the FCC which increased the station's power to 10,000-watts (ERP) - 8,000 vertical, 2,000 horizontal. |
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WGPS 88.3 202C2 |
Format: Bible teaching / Christ-centered worship musicOn-Air Positioning: Witnessing God's Perfect Salvation Community Of License: Elizabeth City NC Owner: CSN International HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: wgpsradio.com Internet Audio Stream:  LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 446' 50kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class C2 Transmitter Site: 36° 18' 40" N 76° 17' 34" W FCC Facility ID: 86560
Frequency Background: Signed on early February 2003. Can be heard in parts of Hampton Roads. |
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WJLZ 88.5 203A |
Format: Christian CHROn-Air Positioning: Positive Hit Radio, The Current Community Of License: Virginia Beach VA Owner: Virginia Beach Educational Broadcasting Foundation Inc HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: currentfm.com Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 108' 1.2 kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site: 36° 50' 30.7" N 76° 5' 37.2" W FCC Facility ID: 69636
Frequency Background: Was known for the longest time as WODC (Open Door Chapel). Open Door "closed the door" on them in Spring 2003 so they moved a mile west on Virginia Beach Blvd to The Little Neck Towers and dropping the ODC calls for WJLZ - Jesus Lives on April 29, 2003. Relayed in Chesapeake on W279AD (103.7), Norfolk W280CX (103.9) and South Norfolk/Portsmouth W250AE (97.9). They used to broadcast out of The Open Door Chapel located just off Virginia Beach Blvd but weren't affiliated with them. They are local and live "24/7." Best heard only in the northern 2/3 of Virginia Beach, western half of Norfolk and eastern parts of Chesapeake. WJLZ and all of its translators broadcasted in mono until early 10/2003. |
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WFOS 88.7 204B1 |
Format: Various/ClassicalOn-Air Positioning: 88.7 WFOS Community Of License: Chesapeake VA Owner: Chesapeake Public School System HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: eclipse.cps.k12.va.us/departments/radio/ Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 157' 15.5 kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B1 Transmitter Site: 36° 43' 18" N 76° 18' 3" W FCC Facility ID: 10757
Frequency Background: Their studios are on Cedar Rd in Chesapeake in their own building across from the Technical College. This station used to be on 90.3 before doing a deal with WHRO so they could get a second station. This is Virginia's first high school-run radio station - started in 1955. |
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WWIP 89.1 206B |
Format: Adult Contemporary ChristianOn-Air Positioning: Word In Praise Community Of License: Cheriton VA Owner: Delmarva Educational Association HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: wwip.org Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 499' 20 kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 37° 10' 53" N 75° 57' 47" W FCC Facility ID: 90265
Frequency Background: Began airing Salem's "Word In Praise" network December 26, 2005 after stunting with Christian holiday music from late November. Began testing their signal in late September 2004 and beginning broadcast operations on December 1, 2004. Originally licensed on 5/5/05. Original CP (Construction Permit) was granted on 4/13/2004. The WWIP calls letters were taken on 5/5/04. Co-owned by WAZP/90.7 Cape Charles VA. |
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WHRV 89.5 208B |
Format: News/Public Affairs/NPROn-Air Positioning: 89.5 WHRV Community Of License: Norfolk VA Owner: Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association
Internet Audio Streams: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 1148' 8.8 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 48' 31" N 76° 30' 13" W FCC Facility ID: 25933
Frequency Background: Moved Triple A "RadioNtenna" from the HD2 channel to the HD3 to make room for the new "SpeakEasy" Talk format on WHRV-HD2 in mid-3/2008. WHRV has been broadcasting since 1974; it used to be at the 90.3 frequency. Owned by Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, which also owns WHRO, FM 90.3, and TV 15. 89.5 FM was WTGM before becoming WHRO then WHRV. The WGH-FM (97.3) music library was donated to WHRO in 1983 so they could continue the classical music format in the WGH-FM tradition. Several key WGH-FM staffers moved to WHRO after losing their jobs. |
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WRVS-FM 89.9 210C2 |
Format: Urban/VarietyOn-Air Positioning: 89-9 ECSU Community Of License: Elizabeth City NC Owner: Elizabeth City State University HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: wrvsfm.org Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: Problems listening? Right click on link - select "Save Target As..."  4/26/2004 - WRVS-FM: Urban "89-9 ECSU" - Top of the hour legal ID :10 * (Windows Media)Facilities: 230' 41 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class C2 Transmitter Site: 36° 16' 55" N 76° 12' 44" W FCC Facility ID: 19249
Frequency Background: WRVS - Wonderful Radio Viking Style. Flipped back to mostly Urban 10/2003 after being Jazzy 89-9 for four years and now is known as 89-9 ECSU. This is a licensed Class C2 radio station broadcasting with 41kW of power and is well received in most Hampton Roads locations. WRVS is the ECSU's public full-service radio station, with studios located in Williams Hall. In 1996, there was a fire in Williams Hall on July 3rd that would knock the station off-the-air for three months. They were silent because of soot and smoke damage to equipment caused by the fire in Williams Hall. . October 3, 1996 three months to the day of the fire, they signed back on the air at 6:00 a.m. with the song "Fire" by the Ohio Players. This song (and two others) played over and over and over for the entire day. This promotional gimmick was to get the word out to our 35,000 listeners that they were back on the air. WRVS first operated on March 18, 1986, as 10,000 watts of "Wonderful Radio Viking Style" (90.7). The radio transmitter housing and a 280-foot radio tower were erected in January 1986. The station's power was increased to 41,000 watts in 1990, and its frequency changed to 89.9. Significant equipment upgrades occurred in December 1992, and in February 1994, a 3.8 meter single feed satellite dish was erected, adjacent to Williams Hall. |
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WHRO-FM 90.3 212B |
Format: ClassicalOn-Air Positioning: 90.3 WHRO Community Of License: Norfolk VA Owner: Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association
Internet Audio Streams: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 1148' 8.8 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 48' 31" N 76° 30' 13" W FCC Facility ID: 25940
Frequency Background: Began multicasting their digital signal on 12/14/2005 simulcasting the Nostalgia "The 20's Radio Network" Internet-only radio station. Began HD Radio™ broadcasts at 4:45 p.m. on 5/18/05 using a new Nautel V-20 solid-state transmitter. Signed-on in 1990. WHRO, which used to be located at 89.5, started a classical station on this frequency at about the same time that commercial classical station, WGH, 97.3, became a country music station. The original calls for 90.3 were WFOS. |
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WAZP 90.7 214B |
Format: Christian ContemporaryOn-Air Positioning: Positive & Encouraging!, K-Love Community Of License: Cape Charles VA Owner: Delmarva Educational Association HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 512' 13 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 37° 10' 53" N 75° 57' 47" W FCC Facility ID: 85511
Frequency Background: WAZP went full-power and non-directional in the Fall of 2004 when The College of William & Mary's station WCWM/Williamsburg moved from 90.7 to 90.9. Here's the history behind K-Love... The idea for a full-time contemporary Christian music station was conceived in San Francisco in 1980 by a popular Bay Area radio personality, Bob Anthony. Anthony thought that traditional Christian radio was not reaching the average person. His vision was to create a new, all-music station, featuring artists like Amy Grant, The Imperials, and Keith Green – a revolutionary approach in its day. Professional announcers would present the Gospel through brief vignettes, without adopting the "Christian-ese" terms and phrases. After several tries at purchasing a station in San Francisco, a small, non-commercial radio station was acquired forty-five miles north of the Bay Area in Santa Rosa, CA. The bankrupt station sold for $67,000. The dream for Bob Anthony became a reality on October 15, 1982, when "KCLB-FM, The Positive Alternative" signed on the air for the first time. In 1986, Bob Anthony moved to Portland, Oregon to start a new radio ministry, and Dick Jenkins replaced Anthony as KCLB's Station Manager. On September 12, 1988, a 9,000-acre brush fire destroyed KCLB's main transmitter building on Geyser Peak and the owner of the transmitter site was terminating the land lease. Another mountain-top location confirmed that the radio station transmitter could be relocated to 4,000-ft. Mount Saint Helena. Signal reports as far away as 125 miles from the new site were received from listeners who couldn't hear the station previously. Also in 1988, KCLB changed its name to K-LOVE. With satellite broadcasting and digital technology, K-LOVE slowly became a network of radio stations and FM translators (low-power repeater stations). K-LOVE's programming was now being delivered throughout the Western US as K-LOVE first expanded to San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Rafael, in 1987; Salinas and Monterey in 1988; San Jose and Fremont in 1989; and Redding, Los Gatos, Gilroy, Hollister, and Santa Cruz in 1990. Fresno, Chico, Merced, Portland, Salem, Klamath Falls, San Diego, and Phoenix were added during the early 1990s. Today, they have a long list of radio stations and FM translators including full-power WAZP and a translator in Danville (106.7) WKVE. |
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WCWM 90.9 215B1 |
Format: College/VarietyOn-Air Positioning: The College of William & Mary Community Of License: Williamsburg VA Owner: The College of William & Mary HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: wcwm.org Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!
Frequency Background: Moved to 90.9 with an increase in power and antenna height providing a much larger area of coverage on the Peninsula and even some eastern areas of Richmond and Petersburg. They are using the old facilities as a new booster station right near Williamsburg at 25 watts. The booster station's call letters are WCWM-FM1. WCWM was reclassified from a Class A to a Class B1. WCMW offers shows of all styles and genres: techno, dance, hip-hop, jazz, blues, classical, progressive rock, alternative, gothic, industrial, heavy metal, classic rock... you name it, they play it. They have a number of talk programs and a news program as well. WCWM also promotes local concerts every semester that they call 'Band Nights'. These events are advertised on their website, on the air, by flier, and in the campus newspaper. |
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WNSB 91.1 216B |
Format: UrbanOn-Air Positioning: Hot 91 - Your Favorite Station Community Of License: Norfolk VA Owner: Norfolk State University HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: hot91online.com Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 433' 8.1 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B1 Transmitter Site: 36° 46' 32" N 76° 23' 11" W FCC Facility ID: 49021
Frequency Background: For 19 years was known for its jazz music then in the Spring of 1999 segued to urban contemporary. WNSB is licensed to Norfolk State University Board of Visitors. Their transmission tower is located in the Deep Creek section of Chesapeake. The tower stands 450 feet with 17kW of effective radiated power. All major cities in the region are capable of receiving WNSB. A National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate. WNSB’s format is mainly urban contemporary but also features blues, oldies, gospel and reggae, with ethnically and cultural diverse news and public affairs programming. |
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WYCS 91.5 218B1 |
Format: ReligiousOn-Air Positioning: Oasis Network Community Of License: Yorktown VA Owner: Creative Educational Media Corp Inc (Oasis Network) HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: oasisnetwork.org Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 371' 20 vkW/1.3 hkW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B1 Transmitter Site: 37° 12' 17" N 76° 30' 7" W FCC Facility ID: 66672
Frequency Background: Affiliated with the Oasis Radio Network. An inter-denominational ministry that broadcasts inspirational music, Bible teaching programs, and scriptures. Was formerly owned by the York County School system as a student/volunteer station. |
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WBKU 91.7 219C2 |
Format: Christian Programming // WAFR 88.3 Tupelo MSOn-Air Positioning: American Family Radio Community Of License: Ahoskie NC Owner: American Family Association HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: afr.net Internet Audio Stream: www.afr.net Facilities: 430' 87kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class C2 Transmitter Site: 36° 5' 45" N 77° 12' 30" W FCC Facility ID: 82838
Frequency Background: Best heard the further south and southwest from Hampton Roads. Signed on in the Spring of 2002. AFA has over 100 full-power, translator and affiliate stations around the country, four in Virginia and WBKU from North Carolina, with most relaying "American Family Radio" WAFR/88.3 Tupelo MS. A little background info on AFR... In 1987, American Family Association President Don Wildmon wanted to use satellite and the latest technology at the time to build hundreds of American Family Radio stations across America. Wildmon wanted to use these radio stations to inform Christians about what is happening. Reading 'Broadcasting' magazine in 1987, Wildmon ran across an article stating that the Federal Communications Commission would allow non-commercial FM stations to deliver their signal to local communities via satellite. He realized the vast potential and relative economic costs of such a system, AFA filed for a station in their hometown of Tupelo MS. It took four years to get a CP (construction permit) the FCC to construct the station. It was necessary this station before a signal could be transmitted to satellite. The Mississippi Authority for Educational Television, the group which is responsible for state funded radio stations, tried to block AFA from getting the station. MATA didn't want to build a station themselves, they simply didn't want AFA to be able to build the station for which AFA had applied. Four years later in February 1991, AFA received permission to build their station - WAFR. The station went on the air in August of that year. In February 1993, the first translator station went on the air in Jackson TN. Gradually the number of stations began to grow. AFR has built more stations in a shorter time than any other broadcaster in the history of broadcasting. In 1995, AFA begin their news department. AFR's schedule contains about 70% music and 30% talk. Musically, AFR is light contemporary with a mixture of older songs. |
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WCDG 92.1 221C3 |
Format: 60s-70s HitsOn-Air Positioning: Cool 92.1 Community Of License: Moyock NC Owner: Clear Channel Communications
Internet Audio Stream: Analog/HD1: LISTEN LIVE! HD2: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: 1997 - WMYK-FM: Hip-Hop "92.1 The Beat" Legal ID :11 (Windows Media) 1997 - WMYK-FM: Hip-Hop "92.1 The Beat" Scoped Aircheck 11:34 (Windows Media) 2/18/2002 - WBHH-FM: Hip-Hop "92.1 The Beat" :15 * (Windows Media) 12/23/2001 - WBHH-FM: Hip-Hop "92.1 The Beat" :11 ** (Real Networks) 12/23/2001 - WBHH-FM: Hip-Hop "92.1 The Beat" :15 ** (Real Networks) 3/4/2004 - WBHH-FM: Soft AC "92-1/107-7 Lite FM" :13 (Windows Media)Facilities: 430' 14.5 kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class C3 Transmitter Site: 36° 37' 38" N 76° 13' 7" W FCC Facility ID: 70345
Frequency Background: Dropped Adult Standards "Vegas Gold" on 92.1-2 in favor of Country Variety "Country Mix" that was bumped from sister station 107.7-2 in early January 2007. Added HD Radio broadcasts in early 7/2006. Dropped the Soft AC "Lite FM" simulcast on 92.1/WCDG (with 107.7/WJCD) and flipped it to 60s-70s Oldies on 8/12/05 at 1:03 p.m. The first song was "What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am" by Bill Deal. "Cool" filled the void left when Max Media dumped the format in July 2005 for Classic Hits/AC "92-9 The Wave." When Lite FM, Started to carry the John Tesh Show on 3/8/2004. Tesh's first affiliate to do so in the mornings. Flipped to Soft AC "Lite FM" on 3/1/2004 at midnight and returned to a simulcast with 107.7 Windsor. Took the calls WCDG on 3/9/2004. Was urban contemporary oldies "The Vibe" until February 1, 2001 when it flipped to hip-hop '92.1 The Beat' and took new WBHH calls. Also carried the Doug Banks Morning Show. Since it first signed on in the early 1970s as WJLY doing Top 40. This station has gone through many musical incarnations. For a while it was WQZQ with a country format and Top 40 as "2Q92." In the early 80s it became WOFM with a bland pop format. By the late 80s it was called "The Border," playing punk/alternative rock. WOFM rn an on-air campaign called 'More Power To The Tower'. They were seeking from the Virginia Beach City Council to build a new tower and to increase its power from 6kW to 25kW. The City said "no." The station was losing money. Monday July 16, 1990 it switched to WTZR "Z-Rock," with a mix of satellite and local programming in a heavy metal format. It saw its highest ratings after the flip...a 2.9...good for 11th place at the time. But it only lasted 11 months. After playing urban AC for awhile (the last song was Boyz II Men's 'It's Hard To Say Goodbye'), on August 9, 1996 they became WMYK (92.1 The Beat...ironic that's what they are again today) after 93.7 gave up those calls and played dance/CHR. That didn't last long and shifted to hip-hop 'without the noise' and went by K-92, then fired the staff in July of 1997 and became urban oldies WSVV. Studios are now in Norfolk and owned by Clear Channel. * Corrected top-of-the-hour IDs. ** Illegal top-of-the-hour ID. Moyock should be stated instead of Norfolk/Virginia Beach & Norfolk. Corrected 2/2002. |
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WTYD 92.3 222A |
Format: Album Adult AlternativeOn-Air Positioning: 92.3 The Tide Community Of License: Deltaville VA Owner: Davis Media HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: tideradio.com Internet Audio Stream: Ended 10/2007 Facilities: 525' 2.4 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site: 37° 29' 37" N 76° 26' 30" W FCC Facility ID: 86175
Frequency Background: Started Internet streaming on Friday 3/10/2006. Moved the WTYD call letters from 107.9 to 92.3 (previously WSRV) on 12/9/2005 in anticipation of the breaking of the simulcast, to a single frequency, with the Triple A formatted 107.9/West Point. Davis Media, whose only station at the time was Triple A "107-9 The Tide" WYTD West Point/Williamsburg, agreed to purchase Bullseye Broadcasting's 50s-70s Oldies "Surf 92.3" WSRV Deltaville/Gloucester in August 2005 for $850,000 and immediately started a LMA (local marketing agreement). Davis Media purchased WWBR/107.9 (now WTYD) from Jim Campana's Winner Broadcasting. Bullseye Broadcasting was another company of Jim's. Jim passed away October 2004. His widow Sherry Campana took over both companies and ends up selling both stations to Davis Media. The 92.3 frequency signed on January 5, 1999 with an oldies format from Westwood One. In May, 2003, they dropped Westwood One in favor of "Local and Live" programming; continuing to program "Oldies" from the late 50s thru early 70s. Late 2002, "The One and Only Oldies Station" slogan was dropped in favor of "The Greatest Hits of All Time." They targeted a 35+ audience on the Mid-Peninsula, Newport News and Williamsburg with music, news, sports, traffic and William & Mary football and Basketball. When Hampton Roads lost their only Oldies station in January of 2001 (regained one in December 2001), this station got noticed, picked up some listeners and started to show up on Arbitron's "radar screens." WSRV built new studios in the Spring of 2003 in historic Gloucester Court House at 6558 Main Street. |
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WVBW 92.9 225B |
Format: Classic Hits/Adult ContemporaryOn-Air Positioning: 92-9 The Wave Community Of License: Suffolk VA Owner: Max Media HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: Problems listening? Right click on link - select "Save Target As..." 12/16/2001 - WWSO-FM: Oldies "Oldies 92-9" - New format/imaging 1:24 * (WMA) 2003 - WWSO: "Oldies 92-9" - Extended top of the hour legal ID 1:14 (WMA) 4/27/2004 - WFOG: Oldies "92-9 WFOG" - New positioner, old legal ID :08 (WMA) 7/1/2005 - WFOG: 70s-60s Hits "FM 92.9" - New positioner, new legal ID :56 (WMA) 7/20/2005 - WFOG: 70s-60s Hits "FM 92-9" - Barry Michaels says his on-air goodbye, exits station 1:16 (WMA) 7/21/2005 - WVBW: Drops 70s-60s Hits "FM 92.9" for "92-9 The Wave" 4:17 (WMA) 9/8/2005 - WVBW: Classic Hits/AC "92-9 The Wave" - On air teaser for Dick Lamb's return :36 (WMA) 9/12/2005 - WVBW: Classic Hits/AC "92-9 The Wave" - Dick Lamb returns 3:30 (WMA)Facilities: 485' 50 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 52' 35" N 76° 23' 28" W FCC Facility ID: 64000
Frequency Background: Dropped the 70s-60s format at 6AM Thursday, July 21, 2005. The last song on "FM 92-9" WFOG was "Catch A Wave" by The Beach Boys. The first track on The Wave was "Forever Young" by Rod Stewart. Known as "All The Hits, 92-9 WFOG" until 7/1/05. Sold to Max Media from Barnstable Broadcasting in early 2005. The cluster (92.9/WFOG, 94.1/WXEZ, 97.3/WGH, 100.5/WXMM, 1310/WCMS) went for $80M. A sixth station in the Barnstable cluster (1050/WVXX) was sold separately. Dropped the moniker "Oldies 92-9" in favor of "92-9 WFOG" early 2004. Took back the calls WFOG (12/5/2003) when the Classic Country format on 100.5 shifted to AM and displaced the Standards format on 1050. Flipped to Oldies on December 16, 2001 with the Beatles belting out "`A Hard Day's Night'' as the first song. Was urban oldies 'Soul Classics 92.9' from 9/10/1999 to 12/16/2001. Started broadcasting in 1965. This was easy listening WXYW in the late 1960s. It became WFOG in the early 1970s. It eventually evolved into an adult contemporary format. WFOG used to be co-owned with WLPM, 1450 AM in Suffolk, which was a contemporary station. * Recorded the day WWSO flipped to oldies. |
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W227BR 93.3 227D |
Format: Christian Contemporary // WAZP 90.7 Cape Charles VA On-Air Positioning: Positive & Encouraging!, K-Love Community Of License: Portsmouth VA Owner: Educational Media Foundation HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: .019kW Service Designation: FX – Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station) / Class D Transmitter Site: 36° 48' 37" N 76° 16' 59" W | Service Contours (courtesy Rec Networks)
Frequency Background: Original CP (construction permit) granted on 10/5/2004. Signed on early February 2008 relaying WAZP/90.7 Cape Charles. |
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WPYA 93.7 229C1 |
Format: Adult HitsOn-Air Positioning: 93-7 BOB FM Community Of License: Chesapeake VA Owner: Sinclair Communications HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: Problems listening? Right click on link - select "Save Target As..." 1995 - WKOC: AAA "Radio 93-7 The Coast" - "Coast After Hours" intro :14 (Windows Media) 1995 - WKOC: AAA "Radio 93-7 The Coast" - Top-Of-The-Hour ID :06 (Windows Media) 1995 - WKOC: AAA "Radio 93-7 The Coast" - Station ID :02 (Windows Media) 12/3/2003 4PM - WKOC: AAA - Format flip to Country "93-7 Kick FM" WKCK 1:15 (WMA) 12/4/2003 - WKCK: Country - Joe Hoppel is heard on Kick FM :25 (Windows Media) 12/5/2003 - WKCK: Country - Sweeper, "We're almost ready, soon..." :15 (WMA) 12/5/2003 12:06PM - WKCK: Country - Alan Jackson stunting loop ends 2:00 (WMA)Facilities: 968' 100 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class C1 Transmitter Site: 36° 32' 55" N 76° 11' 16" W FCC Facility ID: 73184
Frequency Background: Swapped formats and call letters with sister station BOB FM WPYA on Thursday 9/23/04. Got the WKCK-FM calls on 12/11/2003. Became Kick FM just after 4PM on 12/3/03 to fill the "hole" left when Barnstable decided to jettison the longtime Country format on WCMS-FM for Mainstream Rock as "100.5 MAX FM" WXMM. They went head-to-head with Barnstable's Country "97-3 The Eagle" WGH. Kristen Croot, the last jock heard on "The Coast," was audibly upset just before the switch around 4. Nobody had a chance to say their goodbyes. Landed the legendary Country Music DJ Hall of Famer Joe Hoppel the following day. Stopped stunting at 12:06PM on 12/5/03 and introduced its regular playlist. Used to simulcast on WEXM/106.1 Exmore before the 106.1 signal was moved to Poquoson. The transmitter is in North Carolina, but the city of license is Chesapeake. This stems from a case that apparently went all the way to the US Supreme Court in the early 90s having to do with Virginia Lottery advertising. Turned out that it was illegal in North Carolina, so a change in the city of license to a Virginia locality was requested and granted. The WMYK album rock format started about 1976. They took over the progressive rock mantle from WOWI, which went to urban contemporary music in the mid 70s. K-94 was a huge station here in the late 70s and early 80s. The kids basically stopped listening to WGH (Top 40) and K-94 was one big beneficiary. About 1982, the format was altered to "Rock of the '80s," and about 1984 or 1985 it was switched to urban contemporary music. In the late 80s, they were known as Power 94, going head-to-head with 'Hot 103' (now 103 Jamz) WOWI. Later they segued to urban AC. At 3PM on June 21, 1991, the calls were switched to WKOC with the change to the "Coast" adult album alternative format. It was the first day of Summer. In the early 90s, simulcast on WKOD (94.1). May 29, 1996, it briefly became K-94 again with a hard rock format before becoming the Coast again with AAA music. WKOC is a RDS station (station moniker, track artist & title) |
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WXEZ 94.1 231B |
Format: Contemporary InspirationalOn-Air Positioning: Star 94.1 Community Of License: Yorktown VA Owner: Max Media HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 531' 40 kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 37° 12' 33" N 76° 32' 35" W FCC Facility ID: 19836
Frequency Background: Sold to Max Media from Barnstable Broadcasting in early 2005. The cluster (92.9/WFOG, 94.1/WXEZ, 97.3/WGH, 100.5/WXMM, 1310/WCMS) went for $80M. A sixth station in the Barnstable cluster (1050/WVXX) was sold separately. "Star 94.1" since July 2000. Started using "Star" for a broader audience appeal. Went by "Gospel Praise 94.1" for about 18 months. Used to be "EZ94" with an easy listening format then, until mid-2000, had an adult contemporary format. Used to be country formatted WYVA. The station was WKEZ, using the "Keys To Your Country" slogan, from 1986 until October 14, 1991, when it became WKOD, as relay of rocker WKOC, 93.7. Later they were WXEZ, EZ94. |
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WPTE 94.9 235B |
Format: Modern Adult ContemporaryOn-Air Positioning: 94.9 The Point Community Of License: Virginia Beach VA Owner: Entercom
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 499' 50 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 48' 37" N 76° 16' 59" W FCC Facility ID: 64004
Frequency Background: Started their HD2 channel (Live Rock) on October 31, 2007. Started broadcasting in HD radio in late 2/2007. Launched by Katy Watkins Payne and Charles F Payne in 1984. Used to sport the WJQI calls (starting March 3, 1987) for "Joy" when it had an easy listening and then soft adult contemporary formats. There was period from about 1994 to 1996 when the station there was known as Q94.9, with a format that can best be described as adult pop, mixing a little bit of AC with CHR, but not what we call "Hot AC" today. It maintained the WJQI call letters through that time, before flipping to "94.9 The Point" in March of 1996 (with a Hot AC format), with the call letter change soon following. Also, this station started as WNRN ("Winner 95") with an easy listening format, co-owned with WCPK at 1600 AM. This station was once the subject of a heated legal battle between Charlie Payne, owner of WCPK, and the Kellam family, owner of WVAB, over the allocation. The frequency was originally awarded to WVAB, but a court later found in favor of WCPK. |
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WVKL 95.7 239B |
Format: Urban Adult ContemporaryOn-Air Positioning: 95-7 R&B Community Of License: Norfolk VA Owner: Entercom
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 879' 40 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 48' 56" N 76° 28' 0" W FCC Facility ID: 4672
Frequency Background: Started their HD2 channel (Blues) in late October 2007. Started broadcasting in HD radio in 3/2007. Flipped from oldies to urban AC at 11:35AM on January 9, 2001. Their direct competition is 'Vibe 105' WSVY since 'Soul Classics 92.9' blew-up their format in December 2001. This station came on in 1961 as WTAR-FM, but there was briefly another WTAR-FM in the early 50s on 96.3. Used to be AC 'Y-96' WLTY, which stood for "We Listen To You." That was dumped for Oldies 95.7 WLTY (May 1989) which 16 months later would be known as WVCL 'Cool 95.7'. 'Cool 105.3' was born the same week as Oldies 95.7. 95.7 won the oldies war. The station kept the WLTY call letters and the "Oldies 95.7" moniker until about 1997-ish, when they switched the name to "Cool 95" as WVCL as part of Barnstable. The station was swapped to Entercom (in exchange for WFOG 92.9), and Entercom changed the name to "Kool 95.7" and the call letters to WVKL. Earlier it also used to be WKEZ with an easy listening format. |
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WROX-FM 96.1 241B |
Format: AlternativeOn-Air Positioning: 96X, Everything Alternative Community Of License: Exmore VA Owner: Sinclair Communications HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 722' 23 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 37° 15' 45" N 76° 0' 45" W FCC Facility ID: 60479
Frequency Background: Dropped "106-1 Downtown, 96-1 All Around - 96X" on 3/7/2004 when sister station WPYA signed-on. Changed its COL (community of license) from Cape Charles VA to Exmore VA. Flipped to an alternative rock format, as "Extreme 96X," in July 1999. Was contemporary for a while before that and modern rock "96-X" before that. The original plan for this frequency back in the mid 80s was to take up where WGH-FM left off in 1983 with the end of its run as a classical station. The calls were to be WWGH. Instead it started as WIAV "Wave 96" with a pop format. It was then co-owned with WVAB-AM 1550. Bishop L.E. Willis later bought the two stations and then bought 92.1, later spinning off WVAB. Was known as dance/CHR 'Kiss 96' (December 1988 to May 1989) WKSV. Flipped from dance/CHR to Christian when WXRI (105.3) was sold in May 1989. Later flipped to WMYA 'Touch 96' (August 1991). When the owner of the new WKOC flipped from adult urban to Triple A, he agreed with the Bishop to preserve the urban adult format by actually running commercials on the new 'Coast' to listen to 'Touch 96'. Was sold to Sinclair Telecable from Willis Broadcasting in late October 1993. That's when 96-X ("Experimental Radio") was launched...October 25, 1993. Note: 96X has a low-powered relay in Norfolk. In 1995, they fired up their new translator [106.1 W291AE (ERP 250W)] which is best heard in downtown Norfolk to help eliminate signal dropout in the downtown area. Tidewater Communications, which owned rocker 'FM99' WNOR and '106.9 The Fox' WAFX at the time, filed a petition with the FCC to deny WROX a construction permit. WROX collected more than 3,000 signatures from listeners requesting 96X be granted the go-ahead which it was by the FCC. |
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WKJX 96.7 244C2 |
Format: Soft Adult ContemporaryOn-Air Positioning: Mix 96 Community Of License: Elizabeth City NC Owner: East Carolina Radio Inc HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: wkjx.net Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 407' 50 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class C2 Transmitter Site: 36° 12' 10" N 75° 52' 13" W FCC Facility ID: 49156
Frequency Background: WKJX upgraded to a Class C2, increased its power to 50kW and moved its antenna further east at 407ft in May 2004. Puts in a rimshot signal into Southside Hampton Roads. Before signing-on May 26, 2004 as Mix 96, the station stunted with 80s/early 90s TV theme songs over the weekend before the launch. Previously simulcasted with WOBR/95.3 Wanchese until early May 2004. Outside of the live jocks, the station uses the Westwood One Radio Network. In 1984, Elizabeth City got it’s 2nd FM WKJX/96.7 owned by James Bond out of Chevy Chase MD. He owned the station until the mid 90’s when East Carolina Radio bought it. |
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W245BB 96.9 245D |
Format: Christian Contemporary // WAZP 90.7 Cape Charles VA On-Air Positioning: K-Love Community Of License: Newport News VA Owner: Educational Media Foundation HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: .08kW Service Designation: FX – Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station) / Class D Transmitter Site: 37° 4' 41" N 76° 26' 47" W FCC Facility ID: 143864
Frequency Background: Original CP (construction permit) granted on 10/20/2004. Signed on mid-October 2007 relaying WAZP/90.7 Cape Charles. |
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WGH-FM 97.3 247B |
Format: CountryOn-Air Positioning: 97-3 The Eagle Community Of License: Newport News VA Owner: Max Media HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: 1988 - WGH-FM/AM: Top 40 "97 Star" MJ Kelli Top 9@9 :30 1988 - WGH-FM/AM: Top 40 "97 Star" MJ Kelli Top 9@9 5:17Facilities: 394' 74 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 57' 47" N 76° 24' 42" W FCC Facility ID: 72102
Frequency Background: Sold to Max Media from Barnstable Broadcasting in early 2005. The cluster (92.9/WFOG, 94.1/WXEZ, 97.3/WGH, 100.5/WXMM, 1310/WCMS) went for $80M. A sixth station in the Barnstable cluster (1050/WVXX) was sold separately. Was known as "New Country Eagle 97.3" for the longest time until October 1, 2002. WGH-FM actually started in August 1947. The original frequency was 96.5 MHz. The stated intention in 1947 was to shut down the AM station at sometime in the future, once the FM was well-established. They also explored starting a WGH-TV (channel 7) in the late 40s, but this never came to fruition. This FMer did a mix of simulcasting with the AM and FM-only programming, including classical music and live sports. Eventually (in the late 60s or early 70s), they decided to go with the all-classical format. That lasted until the sale on Sept 1, 1983, when it became WNSY-FM "Sunny 97" with a soft rock format. WGH was sold to new owners - Commcor - and unceremoniously pulled the plug on WGH-FM so quickly that they interrupted the final strains of Pachelbel's "Canon in D major." in the middle of the track. That lasted a year or so, then the format was flipped to Top 40 "Y-97." In 1985, Susquehanna took over, renamed it WRSR '97 Star' and kept the Top 40 format. The WGH-FM call letters came back in December of 1986. In 1990, when Susquehanna decided to kill the Top 40 format and switch to "New Country Eagle 97." Jeff Moreau signed off "97 Star." The"Eagle Country" format used to be at 105.3 FM. The WGH call letters stand for 'World's Greatest Harbor'. Also to note that in the late 1980's, while 'Z-104' WNVZ and WGH were competing for ratings, WGH is where Paul 'Cubby' Bryant got his start in commercial radio. Cubby is now at "Z100" WHTZ in New York as APD/MD. Big name MJ Kelli (Todd Schnitt) now with his own morning show at "93-3 FLZ" WFLZ Tampa FL and a syndicated talk show on several stations around the country also played a big part (evening DJ) at '97 Star' in the late 80's. He briefly jumped ship to 'Z-104' (August 1988 to October 1989) before eventually moving on to "93-3 FLZ." |
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W250AE 97.9 250D |
Format: Christian CHR // WJLZ-FM 88.5 On-Air Positioning: Positive Hit Radio, The Current Community Of License: Portsmouth VA Owner: Virginia Beach Educational Broadcasting Foundation Inc HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: currentfm.com Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 52' .25 vkW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FX – Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station) / Class D Transmitter Site: 36° 48' 22" N 76° 16' 1" W FCC Facility ID: 18865
Frequency Background: Best heard in Norfolk, Portsmouth, northern Chesapeake and eastern Virginia Beach. This translator is using a directional antenna because the original proposed request operation of W250AE is on a third adjacent channel and within the protected contour of WGH-FM, the W250AE proposed 117.8 dBu line of sight contour overlapped industrial buildings near the W250AE transmitter site, the application did not conform to FCC regulations and was dismissed. In the new application, they proposed 250 watts (DA) utilizing a directional transmitting antenna oriented to 270 degrees True. With this antenna and orientation, the 117.8 dBu line of sight interference contour doesn't overlap any occupied buildings. The W250AE transmitting antenna is located within the old Norfolk and Western railroad yard. Increased their power from .01kW to .25 kW in 2002. See WJLZ-FM 88.5 for more information. |
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WNOR 98.7 254B |
Format: Active RockOn-Air Positioning: FM99 Community Of License: Norfolk VA Owner: Saga Communications
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 518' 46 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 50' 4" N 76° 16' 11" W FCC Facility ID: 67080
Frequency Background: Added HD Radio broadcasts in early 7/2006. Since 1961. They have the very popular morning show of "Tommy & Rumble." Started playing Top 40 music in the 60s. Way back when, WNOR was a progressive music, "underground" station which evolved, over the years, into a mainstream rock station. |
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WXGM 99.1 256A |
Format: Adult ContemporaryOn-Air Positioning: Xtra 99.1 - Today's Hits And Yesterday's Favorites Community Of License: Gloucester VA Owner: WXGM Inc HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 328' 6 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site: 37° 24' 36" N 76° 32' 52" W FCC Facility ID: 74209
Frequency Background: Carries the Washington Redskins football games and is the flagship station for CNU football and basketball. WXGM is LIVE 6-11AM and from 2-7PM Monday thru Friday (with Harvey King there 20+ years) with the area's only local station that has a full-time news department; headed up by Herman King since 1991. Local newscasts can be heard at the top of every hour from 6-9AM following ABC News and live newscasts at the bottom of every hour during that same time period. The rest of the dayparts are filled with ABC Radio Networks satellite feed - "Starstation." Xtra has a heavy community involvement in all of their listening area which includes all of the Middle Peninsula, West Point, York County, Williamsburg and James City County. WXGM is the official Coleman Bridge connection station. Even though WXGM primarily serves the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck, it garners listeners on the Lower Peninsula and shows-up in the Arbitron ratings. They used to simulcast on their AM side (WXGM-AM) but that was dropped on 8/1/03. Signed-on in July 1991 with an AC format currently heard. |
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W257BV 99.3 257D |
Format: American Family Radio // WBKU-FM 91.7 Ahoskie NC On-Air Positioning: American Family Radio Community Of License: Virginia Beach VA Owner: Edgewater Broadcasting HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: Internet Audio Stream: Facilities: .055kW Service Designation: FX — Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station) / Class D Transmitter Site: 36° 50' 17.5" N 76° 6' 10.2" W FCC Facility ID: 149921
Frequency Background: Original CP (Construction Permit) granted on 8/19/2004. |
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WYFI 99.7 259B |
Format: ReligiousOn-Air Positioning: Bible Broadcasting Network Community Of License: Norfolk VA Owner: Bible Broadcasting Network HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: bbnradio.org Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: 5/1998 - WYFI: Religious - Unusual sign-off :30 (.wma)Facilities: 456' 50kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 49' 41" N 76° 15' 5" W FCC Facility ID: 5143
Frequency Background: 'Where You Find Inspiration'. A religious station since it first signed on October 2, 1971 at 5PM. This is the BBN's first radio station. Official incorporation of The Bible Broadcasting Network took place on March 28, 1969, when BBN purchased a radio station that had gone bankrupt and was off the air at 99.7. Broadcasts the Bible Broadcasting Network's (BBN) sacred Christian music via satellite. Studios located on Indian River Rd in Chesapeake. |
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W261CN 100.1 261D |
Format: Christian Contemporary // WRXT/90.3 RoanokeOn-Air Positioning: Spirit FM Community Of License: Williamsburg VA Owner: Positive Alternative Radio HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: spiritfm.com Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 262' .08 kW Service Designation: FX — Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station) / Class D Transmitter Site: 37° 19' 55" N 76° 42' 32" W FCC Facility ID: 18874
Frequency Background: Joined the Christian Contemporary "Spirit FM" WRXT/90.3 Roanoke simulcast on February 14, 2006 at 7:20 a.m. Was acquired by Positive Alternative Radio at the end of December 2005. The station stunted with Christmas music as Nick FM (January thru February 14, 2006) along with another dozen other former CSN Virginia stations and translators. Previously, simulcast with "Praise FM" WJYJ/90.5 Fredericksburg owned by CSN Virginia with a format that was 80% Inspirational Speaking, 20% Christian Contemporary. Was part of CSI International (founded in 1993, is a non-profit organization, an outreach of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa CA and Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls ID) late Summer of 2002. Best heard in the immediate Williamsburg area. |
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WXMM 100.5 263B |
Format: Mainstream RockOn-Air Positioning: 100.5 Max FM Community Of License: Norfolk VA Owner: Max Media HD Radio™: Not Licensed
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: Problems listening? Right click on link - select "Save Target As..." 4/10/2003 - WCMS: Country - Format flip to Classic Country :30 (.WMA) 11/25/2003 - WCMS: Classic Country - Shift listeners to Country "97-3 The Eagle" WGH-FM :32 (.WMA) 11/25/2003 - WCMS: Classic Country - Shift listeners to Country "97-3 The Eagle" WGH-FM :59 (.WMA) 11/28/2003 11:30PM - WCMS: Classic Country - Format flip to Mainstream Rock 1:06 (.WMA) 11/28/2003 - WXMM: Mainstream Rock - Imaging :22 (.WMA) 1/26/2004 - WXMM: Mainstream Rock - Imaging 3:17 (.WMA) 6/16/2005 - WXMM: Mainstream Rock - Announcement to carry Alice Cooper night show 2:07.1 (.WMA)Facilities: 499' 50 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 49' 44" N 76° 12' 26" W FCC Facility ID: 71287
Frequency Background: Sold to Max Media from Barnstable Broadcasting in early 2005. The cluster (92.9/WFOG, 94.1/WXEZ, 97.3/WGH, 100.5/WXMM, 1310/WCMS) went for $80M. A sixth station in the Barnstable cluster (1050/WVXX) was sold separately. After more than 40 years of country music, the format was dropped on November 28, 2003 around 11:30PM for Mainstream Rock. The first song was AC/DC's "Shook Me All Night Long." Previously, shifted to Classic Country at 3PM on April 10, 2003. WCMS-FM had been country formatted since they first came on the airwaves in 1962. The calls originally stood for "where country music swings." However, we hear that the original slogan was "Western Country Music Station." |
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WFMI 100.9 265C2 |
Format: Contemporary & Traditional GospelOn-Air Positioning: Rejoice 100.9 Community Of License: Southern Shores NC Owner: Communications Systems HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: rejoice100point9.com Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 485' 39 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class C2 Transmitter Site: 36° 12' 10" N 75° 52' 23" W FCC Facility ID: 12733
Frequency Background: Signed-on Sunday January 26, 2003. "Blankets" NE NC and also puts in a rimshot signal into the Southside of Hampton Roads. |
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WRRW-LP 100.9 265L1 |
Format: Adult Album Alternative/Public RadioOn-Air Positioning: Revolutionary Radio Williamsburg Community Of License: Williamsburg VA Owner: The Popular Assembly Of New Horizons 3000 And His Successors HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: wrrw.fm Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 140.38' .049 kW / LPFM stations are considered nondirectional Service Designation: FL – FM Low Power Application or Authorization / Class L1
Transmitter Site: 37° 16' 37" N 76° 45' 7" WFCC Facility ID: 125974 Frequency Background: Changed call letters from WYOU-LP to WRRW-LP (Revolutionary Radio Williamsburg) on 2/12/2007. Original CP granted on July 10, 2003. Took the call letters of WYOU-LP on 2/23/04. Signed-on the first week of November 2004. This is the second LPFM for Williamsburg; the first was WJRX-LP/102.5. WYOU's antenna was moved to the WMBG/740 Williamsburg tower in August 2004 because the original location was no longer available. |
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WWDE-FM 101.3 267B |
Format: Soft/Lite RockOn-Air Positioning: 2WD Community Of License: Hampton VA Owner: Entercom
Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: Problems listening? Right click on link - select "Save Target As..." 9/30/2005 - WWDE-FM: AC "2WD" Jeff Moreau signs off 1:42 (WMA) 12/26/2006 - WWDE-FM: AC "2WD" repositions to Soft/Lite Rock 0:36 (WMA)Facilities: 499' 50 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site: 36° 49' 41" N 76° 15' 5" W FCC Facility ID: 40753
Frequency Background: After the nationally syndicated Delilah show was over on "2WD" WWDE/101.3, at midnight on 12/26/2006, the station very quietly repositioned itself as a Soft/Lite Rock station from it's longtime Adult Contemporary format. Gone were "The Best Variety of the 80s, 90s and Today" and the newer "Four Decades, Four Songs... One Station" positioners for "Continuous Soft Rock, 101.3 2WD." The birth of Max Media's Classic Hits/AC "92.9 The Wave" WVBW on July 21, 2005 spelled the eventual death of the AC format on WWDE 18 months later. 2WD was hit hard in the mornings, losing long, longtime morning hosts Dick Lamb and Paul Richardson to The Wave and 13-year station vet Jeff Moreau exiting seven months later. The group Chicago's rendition of "O Come All Ye Faithful" was the last track heard on the old 2WD. The first songs heard on the new "2WD" were Journey's "Who's Crying Now," Counting Crows w/ Vanessa Carlton's "Big Yellow Taxi," Roxette's "It Must Have Been Love," Rascal Flatts' "Bless The Broken Road," and Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy." Dick Lamb exited the station he co-founded/owned, sold and was the morning personality for 26½ years on January 28, 2005. Longtime sidekick Paul Richardson left a month after Lamb. Lamb was the co-founder/owner of WWDE with business partner Larry Saunders and Gene Loving, starting "2WD" with an AC format back on July 31, 1978. They also purchased AM 1490. The station was always successful with Lamb, from owning it, to being behind the "mike" in the mornings. Since 1962. Used to sport the WVEC calls. The 101.3 frequency has a long history. In the 1960's and early 70's, the 101.3 MHz frequency was the FM side of WVEC. There was WVEC-AM 1490, and WVEC-FM 101.3. In the mid 1970's, the FM became WVHR, for the Voice of Hampton Roads. Eventually WWDE-AM 1490 was sold. |
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WLQM 101.7 269A |
Format: CountryOn-Air Positioning: Real Country WLQM Community Of License: Franklin VA Owner: Franklin Broadcasting HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: wlqmradio.com Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 469' 3 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site: 36° 41' 17" N 77° 0' 58" W FCC Facility ID: 22316
Frequency Background: WLQM serves the Western Tidewater and NE NC market with a popular country format that blends today's new country and yesterday's favorite gold. The station also offers live NASCAR race coverage of all the big three series - Winston Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series. Probably the only station within a 100 mile radius that offers all three series on FM. Programming notes also include three live local newscasts for the area each weekday, high school sports coverage. farm news and information along with heavy local community involvement, which the station has won numerous community service awards from the VAB (Virginia Association of Broadcasters) and the American Cancer Society. One of the oldest "family-owned" stations in the state. The Clark family has owned and operated Franklin Broadcasting Corp since 1956. While the station is on the fringe of the Norfolk Metro market, they do garner listeners on the Peninsula & Southside of Hampton Roads metro for their NASCAR coverage and other unique programming elements. Has an AM side at 1250 with an urban gospel format 'The Light'. |
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W269BQ 101.7 269D |
Format: Religious On-Air Positioning: Unknown Community Of License: Virginia Beach VA Owner: Liberty University HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: Internet Audio Stream: Facilities: .001kW Service Designation: FX – Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station) / Class D Transmitter Site: 36° 50' 34" N 76° 9' 27" W FCC Facility ID: 143864
Frequency Background: Original CP (construction permit) granted on 7/15/2004. Signed on September 2007. |
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WXTG-FM 102.1 271A |
Format: SportsOn-Air Positioning: 102.1 The Game Community Of License: Virginia Beach VA Owner: Red Zebra Broadcasting HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: 1021thegame.com Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Audio Clips: Problems listening? Right click on link - select "Save Target As..." 9/2001 - WWHV: Urban "Hot 102.1" 1:37 * (WMA) 2/13/2002 - WWHV: Urban "Hot 102.1" - Legal IDs ** 1:04 (WMA) 3/19/2002 - WWHV: Urban "Hot 102.1" 27:33 (Windows Media) 3/20/2002 - WWHV: Urban "Hot 102.1" - Pezo Coconutz *** 1:03:12 (WMA) 10/16/2002 - WWHV: Urban "Hot 102.1" - Legal ID :18 (WMA) 3/29/2004 - WWHV: Urban "Hot 102.1/107.9" - The Supreme Team debuts 2:00 (WMA) 1/5/2007 - WWHV: Urban "Hot 102.1" - Announces the station will change formats in three weeks 5:00 (WMA) 1/29/2007 - WXTG: Sports "102.1 The Game" - :60 second on-air promo 1:00 (WMA)Facilities: 328' 6 kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site: 36° 45' 7" N 76° 8' 57" W FCC Facility ID: 14327
Frequency Background: Changed the call letters from WXTG to WXTG-FM on 12/6/2007 when the simulcast on AM1490 changed its call letter to WXTG. WTXG/102.1 started to simulcast its programming on Hampton Radio II, Inc's WLRT/1490 Hampton at 8:30 p.m. on 7/31/2007 when Red Zebra Broadcasting announced that it agreed to purchase the station and immediately entered into a LMA to start the simulcast. Dropped the WWHV call letters for WXTG on 1/29/2007. Dropped Urban "Hot 102.1" WWHV for Sports "102.1 FM The Game" at midnight 1/29/2007. Washington Redskins owner Daniel Synder's Red Zebra Broadcasting agreed to purchase the station from On Top Communications, Debtor-in-Possession, which was in bankruptcy since 6/2005, on Monday 7/19/2006 for a $4.25M. Signed on mid-August 2001. Dumped the Supreme Team after just one year for the nationally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show. Dumped the nationally syndicated Russ Parr Morning Show on 3/29/2004 for the Supreme Team who were dumped by Clear Channel's "103Jamz" WOWI. WWHV covers the immediate Hampton Roads area especially Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and points south with some protection given to Norfolk because of a 34dBu signal from WRXL (102.1) Richmond but again can be heard all over the immediate Hampton Roads area. Their tower is located just over the border in Chesapeake at 100 meters with 6kW of power (Class A licensed). Their studio is located at 545 S Birdneck Rd Suite 100 in Virginia Beach. Was simulcasting on Winner Broadcasting's WWBR-FM/107.9 West Point (a TSA for $11,000/mo) from 2/2/03 to 1/7/05 and known as "Hot 102.1 & 107.9." This frequency had several owners before their sign-on in August 2001. Craig Siebert originally held the "CP" then Virginia Faith Broadcasting (Bishop L E Willis). In early 2001, Willis sold the "CP" to Steve Hegwood's On Top Communications Inc for $3M. The WANN calls were originally parked here (June 11, 1999). Rumor has it that Craig Siebert chose those calls because he lived in ANNapolis MD until changed to WWHV on July 5, 2001. * Recorded when their antenna was located atop the Dolphin Run Condominiums at the Oceanfront. ** Top-of-the-hour IDs. The first two were newer; they started using February 2002. The third is the original one used since sign-on back in mid-August 2001. *** Pezo Coconutz on 3/20/2002 @ 6PM ... it's a HUGE file (~10Mb). |
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DW271AK 102.1 271D |
Format: (was) Christian Variety // WJRX-LPOn-Air Positioning: (was) 102.5 The Rain Community Of License: (was) Grove VA Owner: David E McGovern HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: (was) wjrx.com/therain Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 259' .019 kW / / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FX – Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station) / Class D Transmitter Site: (was) 37° 15' 35" N 76° 38' 46" W FCC Facility ID: 148232
Frequency Background: Went dark, license holder surrendered their license April 2008. Original CP (Construction Permit) granted on March 16, 2004. Best heard SE of Williamsburg. |
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W271AD 102.3 272D |
Format: Christian Contemporary // WRXT/90.3 Roanoke On-Air Positioning: Spirit FM Community Of License: Smithfield VA Owner: Positive Alternative Radio HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: spiritfm.com Internet Audio Stream: LISTEN LIVE!Facilities: 207' .038 kW Service Designation: FX – Translator Station (retransmits signal, different channel than main station) / Class D Transmitter Site: 36° 58' 46" N 76° 35' 26" W FCC Facility ID: 81284
Frequency Background: Joined the Christian Contemporary "Spirit FM" WRXT/90.3 Roanoke simulcast in March 2006. Was acquired by Positive Alternative Radio at the end of December 2005. The station stunted with Christmas music as Nick FM (January thru February 14, 2006) along with another dozen other former CSN Virginia stations and translators. The religious outfit CSN Virginia (now owned by Positive Alternative Radio) successfully moved this translator from 102.1 to 102.3 back in November 2005. The antenna is located on the same tower as WKGM/940 Smithfield. The translator was receiving a lot of interference from Clear Clear Alternative "102-1 The X" WRXL Richmond and some interference from On Top Urban "Hot 102.1" WWHV Virginia Beach. The pending new calls are W272CC. Best heard in the immediate Smithfield area and on parts of the Peninsula (Hampton, Newport News). Previously owned by CSN International, founded in 1993, an outreach of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa CA and Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls ID broadcasting biblical teaching and praise, and worship music. |
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DWJRX-LP 102.5 273L1 |
Format: (was) Christian Variety On-Air Positioning: (was) 102.5 The Rain Community Of License: (was) Williamsburg VA Owner: (was) Christian Life Center HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: (was) wjrx.com/therain Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 107' .083 kW / LPFM stations are considered nondirectional Service Designation: FL – FM Low Power Authorization / Class L1 Transmitter Site: (was) 37° 18' 30" N 76° 46' 0" W FCC Facility ID: 126617
Frequency Background: Went dark, license holder surrendered their license April 2008. Signed-on Monday January 27, 2003. Broadcasts in stereo and covers the immediate Williamsburg area. |
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WERX 102.5 273C2 |
Format: Classic HitsOn-Air Positioning: 102.5 The Shark Community Of License: Nags Head NC Owner: East Carolina Radio HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: 1025theshark.com Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 689' 26 kW Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class C2 Transmitter Site: 36° 43' 18" N 76° 18' 3" W FCC Facility ID: 36764
Frequency Background: Tweaked the format in 2007 for less 60s music and went in a Classic Hits direction. Best heard on the Southside of Hampton Roads. Was known as "102.5 The Shark - Good Times & Killer Oldies" until late September 2005 playing 60s-80s Hits and Beach music; tweaking their format along with sister "Mix 96" WKJX/96.7. This station was bought in early 1990 by Rick Loesch and his sister. On July 4, 1992 with WERX operating for two years with a hard-to-pick-up 3,000-watt signal, went big time. From a new 700-foot tower in Tyrrell County NC, the station cranked up 50,000 watts of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Metallica, Doors, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more with the 'Rock 102.5' moniker. In late 1996 they flipped to oldies using 'The Shark'. Is now owned by East Carolina Radio. |
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WOWI 102.9 275B |
Format: Urban ContemporaryOn-Air Positioning: 103Jamz Community Of License: Norfolk VA Owner: Clear Channel Communications
Internet Audio Stream: Analog/HD1: |