WFVA

WFVA
Broadcast areaMetro Fredericksburg
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingNewsTalk 1230 WFVA
Programming
FormatTalk[1]
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Fox News Radio
Premiere Networks
Salem Radio Network
Westwood One
The Weather Channel
Ownership
Owner
WBQB
History
First air date
September 8, 1939[2]
Former frequencies
1260 kHz (1939–1945)[3]
Call sign meaning
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID41813
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
38°16′50.0″N 77°26′11.0″W / 38.280556°N 77.436389°W / 38.280556; -77.436389
Links
Public license information
WebcastWFVA Webstream
Websitenewstalk1230.net

WFVA (1230 AM) is a commercial radio station in Fredericksburg, Virginia.[1] WFVA is owned and operated by Centennial Broadcasting.[5] It airs a talk radio format. The studios, offices and transmitter are on Mimosa Street in Fredericksburg.[6] The call sign stands for Fredericksburg, Virginia. It has kept the same call letters for its eight decades of broadcasting.

The station has a local talk and information show in weekday morning drive time. The rest of the day is made up of nationally syndicated talk shows from Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, John Batchelor, Coast to Coast AM with George Noory, and This Morning, America's First News with Gordon Deal. Most hours begin with ABC News Radio.

WFVA was scheduled to broadcast all Fredericksburg Nationals baseball games in the 2020 baseball season[7] before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

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  3. ^ "WFVA History Grid". FCCData.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference FCC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WFVA-AM
  7. ^ "Fredericksburg Nationals ink radio deal". Potomac Local. Potomac Local Media, LLC. February 28, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Shelved". Minor League Baseball. June 30, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.