WRVK

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WRVK
FCC
Facility ID14732
ClassD
Power
  • 1,200 watts (day)
  • 93 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
37°23′49″N 84°19′45″W / 37.39694°N 84.32917°W / 37.39694; -84.32917
Translator(s)97.7 W249DT (Mount Vernon)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wrvk1460.com

WRVK (1460 

kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a full service format centered on classic country. Licensed to Mount Vernon, Kentucky
, United States, it serves the South Central Kentucky area.

History

WRVK was founded in 1957 by John Lair and Tom Hargis in

" from the 1920s to the 1940s, rarely heard on American radio.

From the time of the station's debut, WRVK has been the

flagship station of the nationally syndicated Renfro Valley Gatherin'
(station co-founder John Lair created the show sixteen years prior). Originally airing on Sundays, WRVK moved the show to Saturday morning in 2011, where it airs at 6:25 a.m. local time.

Internet radio

WRVK's radio coverage area is Rockcastle County, Kentucky and immediate surrounding areas. The station began broadcasting 24 hours a day on the radio in July 2008; as of 2016, it no longer does so and has returned to signing off in the evening and overnight hours. WRVK also broadcasts streaming audio online 24/7 to listeners worldwide. This had previously been a rebroadcast of the previous day's radio programs, but is now a live stream of the syndicated and pre-recorded shows which are broadcast on the radio station while it is on low power at night.

External links

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRVK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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