WVEE
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| History | |
First air date | July 1, 1948 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "V-103" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 63776 |
| Class | C0 |
| ERP | 100,000 watts |
| HAAT | 310 meters (1,020 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°45′32″N 84°20′06″W / 33.759°N 84.335°W |
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| Website | audacy.com/v103 |
WVEE (103.3
WVEE has an
History
1940s
The station that became WVEE first
The following year, television station
1950s and 1960s
In 1959, WAGA-AM-FM were acquired by
In the late 1960s, the
Plough management believed the music programmed by the Georgia State students could become a profitable commercial format if presented professionally. By 1969, WPLO-FM was billing itself as "Atlanta's Alternative High," and described its 103.3 frequency as "103-and-a-third." Program directors in this progressive rock era included Ed Shane, Steve Hosford, and Chris Morgan.
1970s
In 1974, as more listeners were switching from AM to FM for music listening, Plough-Shearing changed WPLO-FM's format. Keeping the same call letters, WPLO-FM flipped to country music to build on the AM station's popularity. The AM station continued to have more personality, with frequent news and weather updates, while the FM station went in a more-music, limited DJ chatter direction.
In October 1976, Schering-Plough recognized Atlanta's growing middle-class
When disco fever cooled, WVEE-FM returned to urban contemporary, and became one of the Atlanta radio market's top stations under the leadership of program director Scotty Andrews.[9] As the first urban station on the FM dial in Metro Atlanta, the "V-103" brand eventually saw other stations around the U.S. follow its formula, including Baltimore sister station WXYV, also known as "V-103", and a Chicago "V-103" (WVAZ, now owned by iHeartMedia).
1980s-1990s
In the early 1980s, DKM Broadcasting Corporation purchased WVEE-FM and WAOK. On January 1, 1988, WVEE-FM was sold, along with other DKM-owned properties in Baltimore, Denver, Springfield, Lincoln, Akron, Dayton, and Dallas, for $200 million to The Summit Communications Group, Inc. In March 1995, Summit sold its interests in WVEE FM and WAOK AM to Granum Communications, Inc., owned by Herbert W. McCord, Peter Ferrara, and Michael Weinstein.
In March 1996, Granum Communications sold both stations to
, which it owned since 1992, that made the three stations a trio-poly.2000s
In 2000, V-103, after many years of operating as an urban contemporary station that only played
In 2003, "V-103" changed its longtime station
Since autumn 2006, WVEE had aired an
On February 2, 2017, CBS Radio announced it would merge with
Programming
V-103 has a
WVEE-FM has maintained a strict balance of serving both younger adults and middle-aged listeners since its inception in 1976. This is rare among larger-market urban stations which serve either the
WVEE was the largest urban station under
Morning shows
From 1998 to 2012, WVEE had been home for
In 2008, WVEE entered a partnership with
On December 13, 2012, Ski and Smith announced that they both would be leaving WVEE after 14 years.
On January 2, 2013, former afternoon host Ryan Cameron was chosen to replace them and assume duties as host of The Ryan Cameron Morning Show. In January 2014, Wanda Smith returned to the station to co-host the morning drive alongside Cameron.
On February 13, 2018, Frank Ski returned to host mornings alongside Wanda Smith and comedian Joe "Miss Sophia" McIntosh.[20] In January 2019, Smith and McIntosh exited, and the morning drive show was renamed The Morning Culture, hosted by Frank Ski, Jade Novah, and J.R. in February 2019.[21] In July 2020, Ski once again exited WVEE to return to hosting the afternoon drive on WHUR in Washington, D.C.[22] On August 17, 2020, Big Tigger took over hosting the morning drive with the show titled The Morning Culture with Big Tigger.[23]
Awards
In 1990, 1992, 1995 and 1998, the station was honored by the National Association of Broadcasters with the Marconi Award for "Urban Station of the Year." In 2000, it tied for the honor with WUSL Philadelphia.
WVEE won the award on its own again in 2010[24] and in 2013.
In popular culture
- V-103 was mentioned in the 1998 movie The Players Club directed by hip-hop rapper/actor Ice Cube.
- V-103 was shown in Tyler Perry's 2009 movie "Madea Goes to Jail".
See also
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVEE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Arbitron Atlanta PPM ratings". Radio Info & Arbitron.
- ^ V103.com/about/contact-us
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WVEE
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950 page 116
- ^ "Atlanta Metro GA Radio-1948". Atlanta Rewound.
- ^ "Atlanta Area FM Radio Stations". Dr. Marshall Leach.
- ^ "R.I.P George Pass, former engineer for Plough Broadcasting and WPLO-FM/WVEE". RadioInfo.
- ^ Billboard, September 26, 1981. Billboard magazine. 26 September 1981.
- ^ WVEE Launches V103 International Radioinsight - February 28, 2020
- ^ "CBS Radio To Merge With Entercom". 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Entercom Receives FCC Approval for Merger with CBS Radio". Entercom. November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ Venta, Lance (November 17, 2017). "Entercom Completes CBS Radio Merger". Radio Insight. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "CBS Radio trades 7 Charlotte stations for Philadelphia, Miami ones". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ "Entercom Portfolio - Radio Stations". Entercom.
- ^ http://v103.cbslocal.com/2012/12/13/frank-and-wanda-announce-the-end/ Frank and Wanda announce the End
- ^ "Radio & TV Talk Frank Ski and Wanda Smith leaving V-103; Ryan Cameron takes over in January | Radio & TV Talk". Archived from the original on December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012. Radio & TV Talk Frank Ski and Wanda Smith leaving V-103; Ryan Cameron takes over in January, December 13, 2012, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ^ http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2014/01/09/is-wanda-smith-coming-back-to-v-103/ Radio & TV Talk Wanda Smith Coming Back to V-103, January 9, 2014, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ^ https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/ryan-cameron-leaves-103-joining-branding-company-rakanter/fRP7GPTP0hWeJ5C7LgPsGP/ Ryan Cameron leaves V-103, joining branding company Rakanter, January 26, 2018, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ^ https://www.ajc.com/blog/buzz/exclusive-frank-ski-his-return-mornings-103/Y4i7ls2P3K6K6ucgsGnrFM/ EXCLUSIVE: Frank Ski on his return to mornings at V-103, February 7, 2018, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ^ V103.com/shows/show-schedule/morning-culture
- ^ "Frank Ski Returns to WHUR". 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Exclusive: Frank Ski again departs V-103, replaced by Big Tigger".
- ^ "2010 Marconi Awards". FMQB. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
External links
- Official website
- WVEE in the FCC FM station database
- WVEE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database