WISE-FM

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WISE-FM
History
First air date
August 1, 1999[2]
Former call signs
WCVC-FM (1997–1999)[3]
Call sign meaning
Wise, Virginia
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID85287
ClassA
ERP220 watts
HAAT204 meters (669 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°57′39.0″N 82°30′56.0″W / 36.960833°N 82.515556°W / 36.960833; -82.515556
Translator(s)§ Translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wvtf.org

WISE-FM is a

Emory and Henry College radio station WEHC full-time. It also broadcasts in HD Radio; HD1 rebroadcasts the analog signal while HD2 is a feed of WVTF Music
.

WISE-FM is one of three stations whose

WARE
.

Programming

WISE-FM and its translators were previously full-time repeaters of Virginia Tech's Radio IQ news and public affairs network, based at

Emory and Henry College entered into a deal whereby WISE-FM became a repeater of the college's WEHC, based in Emory. WEHC also carries Radio IQ for part of the day, but breaks from the network in afternoons and evenings (1–4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight) to air its own locally-focused talk, music, and sports programming.[6][7]

Translators

In addition to the main station, WISE-FM is relayed by FM translators to widen its broadcast area.[8][9][10][11][12]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W211BF 90.1 FM Big Stone Gap, Virginia 92702 8 341.3 m (1,120 ft) D LMS
W212BP 90.3 FM Clintwood, Virginia 121853 1 128.4 m (421 ft) D LMS
W217BF 91.3 FM Pound, Virginia 121793 1 332.9 m (1,092 ft) D LMS
W219CJ 91.7 FM Norton, Virginia 92894 50 53 m (174 ft) D LMS

See also

  • WVTF — Radio IQ flagship
  • WWVT-FM — WVTF Music flagship

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WISE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "WISE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "WEHC Widens Signal to become WEHC, Emory, and WISE-FM, Wise". October 28, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "WEHC Schedule Changes". November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "W211BF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  9. ^ "W212BP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "W217BF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "W219CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  12. ^ "WVTF/Radio IQ Post-Flip Schedule" (PDF).