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| Broadcast area | Greater Richmond Region |
| Frequency | 88.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | VPM News |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public news/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | VPM Media Corporation |
| WCVE-TV, WCVW-TV, WWLB, WBBT-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | May 8, 1988[1] |
Call sign meaning | "Central Virginia Educational" |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 10016 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 10,000 watts |
| HAAT | 302 meters (991 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°34′45.5″N 77°36′5″W / 37.579306°N 77.60139°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | vpm |
WCVE-FM ("VPM News", 88.9 MHz) is a public radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving the Greater Richmond Region. WCVE-FM is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation.[3] CPBC also owns Channel 23 WCVE-TV, the PBS member station in Richmond, as well as other TV and FM stations in Virginia.
WCVE-FM broadcasts two channels in the HD Radio format.[4]
WCVE-FM's programming is also heard on WMVE (90.1 FM) in Chase City and WCNV (89.1 FM) in Heathsville. Two additional stations, WWLB (93.1 FM) and WBBT-FM (107.3 FM), broadcast classical and specialty music programming to Richmond under the brand "VPM Music". WWLB serves the southern portion of the market, while WBBT serves the northern portion. On August 5, 2019, WCVE-FM was rebranded as "VPM News".
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