WARV-FM

WARV-FM
City Petersburg, Virginia
Broadcast area Greater Richmond Region
Branding "98-9 and 100.3 The Wolf"
Slogan "Richmond's New Hit Country"
Frequency 100.3 FM MHz
First air date December, 1992[1]
Format Country[2]
Power 4,500 Watts
HAAT 116 meters (381 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 21826
Transmitter coordinates 37°10′55.0″N 77°24′1.0″W / 37.181944°N 77.400278°W / 37.181944; -77.400278
Callsign meaning WA RiVer
(former branding)
Former callsigns WSVV (1991-1994)
WSOJ (1994-1999)
WARV-FM (1999-Present)[3]
Affiliations ABC Radio News
Owner Alpha Media
(Alpha Media Licensee, LLC)
Sister stations WBBT-FM, WLFV
Webcast WARV-FM Webstream
Website WARV-FM Online

WARV-FM (100.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Petersburg, Virginia and serving the Greater Richmond Region in Virginia.[2] WARV-FM is owned and operated by Alpha Media.[4] It airs a country music radio format and is simulcast with 98.9 WLFV in Midlothian, Virginia. WLFV covers communities to the north of Richmond and WARV-FM covers communities to the south. Together, both stations are marketed under the name "The Wolf."

Studios and offices for WARV-FM and WLFV, as well as sister station WBBT-FM are on Arboretum Place in Richmond. WLFV's transmitter is off Johnson Road in Petersburg.[5]


References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-562. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WARV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WARV-FM

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