WVMT
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Broadcast area | Champlain Valley |
Frequency | 620 kHz |
Branding | News/Talk 620 WVMT |
Programming | |
Format | Talk radio |
Affiliations | |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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Operator | Vox AM/FM, LLC |
WXXX, WCPV, WEAV, WEZF, WVTK, WXZO | |
History | |
First air date | October 10, 1924 | (experimental 1922-1924)
Former call signs | WCAX (1922–1963) |
Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | Vermont[2] |
Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 29923 |
Class | B |
Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°32′4.17″N 73°13′13.46″W / 44.5344917°N 73.2204056°W |
Translator(s) | 96.3 W242BK (Colchester) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WVMT (620
WVMT’s transmitter power is 5,000 watts, as a
Programming
Weekdays begin with a local news and information show, The Morning Drive, hosted by Kurt Wright and Anthony Neary. The rest of the weekday schedule is made up of
Weekends feature shows on money, health, home repair, cars, pets, law, dining, wine and beer. Weekend syndicated shows include Glenn Beck, At Home with Gary Sullivan, Bill Handel on the Law, The Pet Show with Warren Eckstein, Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy, Ron Annanian, The Car Doctor and Somewhere in Time with Art Bell. Bruce Newbury hosts the "Food Dude" show along with The Bruce Newbury talk show. WVMT carries UVM Men's Hockey and Women's Basketball. Most hours begin with ABC News Radio.
History
University of Vermont
WVMT is the oldest radio station in Vermont.[6] It began test transmissions on May 20, 1922.[7] The call sign was WCAX, and it was owned by the University of Vermont (UVM).[8]
In its early years, WCAX largely operated on an experimental basis,
The station's license was granted, and the call letters assigned, on May 13, 1922.[9] That assignment was around the same time as WCAU (now WPHT) in Philadelphia and WCAY (now WTMJ) in Milwaukee, an indication that the call letters were randomly assigned from a sequential list of available call signs. Initially operating at 833 kHz (as most stations did at that time).[8] It moved to 1200 kHz by 1925,[13] to 1190 kHz in 1926,[14] to 1180 kHz in 1927,[15] and then back to 1200 in November 1928.[16]
Burlington Daily News
By 1931, the University of Vermont did not have the funds to continue its operation of WCAX, largely due to the need to purchase newer equipment required by the
The
Television station
A television station, Channel 3 WMVT, was launched on September 26, 1954. It was renamed
The two stations maintained one of Vermont's largest broadcast news departments.WVMT
In 1963, Hasbrook sold WCAX to James Broadcasting, a company controlled by Simon Goldman, that also owned
By 1994, WVMT had shifted its music programming entirely to oldies, and had also incorporated some talk shows.[28] By 1999, the station had formally moved to an all-talk format.[29] Paul Goldman's company, Sison Broadcasting, purchased WVMT and WXXX in 1997.[27][30] In October 2018, the sale of WVMT and WXXX to Vox AM/FM LLC was announced, pending FCC approval. Vox took over the stations under a local marketing agreement (LMA) on January 1, 2019.[31] No FCC application was filed, and the stations remain in the hands of Sison Broadcasting.
Translator
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W242BK | 96.3 FM | Colchester, Vermont | 140407 | 25 | 32.8 m (108 ft) | D | 44°30′22.2″N 73°8′58.5″W / 44.506167°N 73.149583°W | LMS |
References
- ^ "WVMT history cards" (PDF). CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVMT". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WVMT-AM Radio Station Coverage Map".
- ^ "Choose the Best Glasses".
- ^ White, Thomas. "United States Pioneer Broadcast Service Stations: List of the Pioneer Broadcast Service Stations". United States Early Radio History. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Broadcasting/Cable Yearbook 1989 (PDF). 1989. p. B-214. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "U. S. Radio Stations as of June 30, 1922". History of American Broadcasting. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ ISBN 0-405-03573-X. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ Vermont State Historic Sites. Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. Archived from the originalon June 9, 2007. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 1-58465-086-9. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "All About WCAX-TV". WCAX.com. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- ^ "U. S. Radio Stations as of June 30, 1925". History of American Broadcasting. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
- Cleveland, Ohio: The Radex Press: 11–12. October 1926. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2023.)
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link - ^ "U. S. Radio Stations as of June 30, 1927". History of American Broadcasting. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ "Radio Index" (PDF). Radex. Cleveland, Ohio: The Radex Press: 18, 54. October 1928. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "A Chronology of AM Radio Broadcasting 1900-1960". History of American Broadcasting. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ "Radio Index" (PDF). Radex. Emerson, New Jersey: The Radex Publishing Company: 68. September–October 1941. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b Broadcasting Yearbook 1943 (PDF). 1943. p. 148. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c Dispirito Wales, Mary Ann (February 25, 2008). "Vermont's Early Pioneers Of Radio, Television Broadcasting Centered Around Burlington". Champlain Business Journal. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1960 (PDF). 1960. p. A-241. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1964 (PDF). 1964. p. B-162. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1972 (PDF). 1972. p. B-130. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1981 (PDF). 1981. p. C-240. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1985 (PDF). 1985. p. B-278. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1987 (PDF). 1987. p. B-293. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ a b "Mergers & Acquisitions: 1997". Business People—Vermont. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Tymecki, Joe (August 20, 1994). "Burlington VT Plattsburgh NY RADIO - WEXP". rec.radio.broadcasting. Google Groups. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (April 23, 1999). "WABY Goes All-News". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (February 1, 1997). "Tower For Sale, WFCR on WTTT". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
- ^ Vox AM/FM Acquires WVMT/WXXX Burlington VT Lance Venta, radioINSIGHT, October 15, 2018
External links
- Official website
- WVMT in the FCC AM station database
- WVMT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W242BK in the FCC FM station database
- W242BK at FCCdata.org
- Bing Bird's Eye View of Towers