WBVA (AM)
Radio station in Bayside, Virginia (1999–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WBVA was a commercial radio station licensed to serve Bayside, Virginia, at 1450 AM, and serviced parts of the Hampton Roads region.[4] The station broadcast from 1998 to 2018, ceasing operations when owner Birach Broadcasting Corporation voluntarily turned their license back to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for cancellation. The license surrender had followed an investigation by the commission into a decade of limited operations for it and co-owned WVAB (1550 AM).[5]
Quick Facts Broadcast area, Frequency ...
Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
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Frequency | 1450 kHz |
Ownership | |
Owner | Birach Broadcasting Corporation |
History | |
First air date | May 1999; 25 years ago (1999-05)[1] |
Last air date | September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) (date of license surrender)[2] |
Former call signs | WBHO (1998) WBVA (1998–2018)[3] |
Call sign meaning | Bayside, Virginia |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 84068 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°51′29.0″N 76°9′28.0″W |
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