Broadcast area | ECSU/Elizabeth City/Northeastern North Carolina/Hampton Roads, VA |
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Frequency | 89.9 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | "89-Nine ECSU" |
Programming | |
Format | Urban contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: Jazz "Jazzy 88.9 HD2" |
Affiliations | Compass Media Networks NPR |
Ownership | |
Owner | Elizabeth City State University |
History | |
First air date | 1986 |
Call sign meaning | W R V S "Wonderful Radio Viking Style" |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 19249 |
Class | C2 |
ERP | 41,000 watts |
HAAT | 70 meters (230 ft) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
Website | WRVS Online |
WRVS-FM (89.9 MHz), "Eighty-Nine-Nine ECSU" or "WRVS Eighty-Nine-Nine", is an urban contemporary radio station run from Elizabeth City State University in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The staff of the station mentors students of the university's Department of Language, Literature & Communication, as well as volunteers/students interested in broadcasting. It has 41 kilowatts (kW) power.