WTVR-FM
Radio station in Richmond, Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WTVR-FM (98.1 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia. WTVR-FM serves Central Virginia with an adult contemporary music format. The station is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. with studios and offices located north of Richmond's city limits on Basie Road in Dumbarton.[4] It formerly shared a nearby broadcasting tower with its former TV sister station, WTVR-TV. (WTVR-TV no longer broadcasts from this tower.) Currently, it shares a tower with PBS member stations WCVE-TV and WCVW.[5][6]
Broadcast area | Central Virginia |
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Frequency | 98.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Mix 98.1 |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Adult contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: Talk radio (WRVA) |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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History | |
First air date | February 17, 1947 (1947-02-17)[1] |
Former call signs | WCOD (1947–1966)[2] |
Former frequencies | 96.3 MHz (1947–1948) |
Call sign meaning | "Television Richmond" (previous co-ownership with WTVR-TV) |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 54387 |
Class | B |
Power | 50,000 watts |
HAAT | 256 meters (840 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°34′0.0″N 77°28′36.0″W |
Translator(s) | HD2: 96.1 W241AP (Midlothian) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
WTVR-FM is a grandfathered "superpower station". The station has an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts at 256 meters. This exceeds the maximum allowable ERP for the station's antenna height above average terrain according to current FCC rules, which is 17,500 watts at 256 meters.