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| WVTW | |
| |
| City | Charlottesville, Virginia[1] |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | City of Charlottesville Albemarle County, Virginia Greene County, Virginia[2] |
| Frequency | 88.5 FM |
| Branding | "Radio IQ" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public Radio[3] |
| Subchannels | HD2: Classical/Jazz (WWVT-FM) HD3: Contemporary Christian (WRVL) |
| Affiliations | American Public Media BBC World Service National Public Radio (NPR) Public Radio Exchange (PRX) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)[2] (Virginia Tech Foundation) |
| Sister stations | WVTF-FM, WVTU |
| History | |
| First air date | 1997[4] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 63547 |
| Class | B1 |
| Power | 1,000 watts |
| Height above average terrain | 317 meters[1] |
| Transmitter coordinates | 37°58′55.50″N 78°29′2.00″W / 37.982083°N 78.48389°W[1] |
| Links | |
| Webcast | WVTW Webstream |
| Website | WVTW Online |
WVTW is a Public Radio-formatted broadcast radio station.[3] The station is licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving communities in Albemarle and Greene counties.[1] WVTW is owned by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and operated under their Virginia Tech Foundation licensee.[1]
History
In 1991, WVTF added a full-power repeater in Charlottesville, WVTU (89.3). This frequency now broadcasts the Radio IQ service.[2][4]
In 1997, the station a transmitter to better serve western Charlottesville, WVTW (88.5).[2][4]
In 2009, the station opened a satellite radio studio, on Water Street, in the basement of developer Bill Atwood's Waterhouse project.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Web. WVTW Facility Record, Federal Communications Commission, audio division, retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Web. FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WVTW-FM, REC Networks, retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Web. Arbitron Station Information Profiles, Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings, retrieved August, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Book. PDF. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010, ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V., retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ↑ Web. 214 South Street West, Charlottesville - Google Street VIew, Google Street View/Google, retrieved August 7, 2023.
External Links
- Radio IQ Online
- WVTW in the Federal Communications Commission FM station database
- WVTW on REC Networks
- WVTW on wikipedia
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