WTVR-FM

WTVR-FM

Richmond, Virginia
Broadcast area	Central Virginia
Frequency	98.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Mix 98.1
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Talk radio (WRVA)
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	W241AP WBTJ WRNL WRVA WRVQ WRXL (HD2)
History
First air date	February 17, 1947 (1947-02-17)[1]
Former call signs	WCOD (1947–1966)[2]
Former frequencies	96.3 MHz (1947–1948)
Call sign meaning	"Television Richmond" (previous co-ownership with WTVR-TV)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	54387
Class	B
Power	50,000 watts
HAAT	256 meters (840 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°34′0.0″N 77°28′36.0″W / 37.566667°N 77.476667°W / 37.566667; -77.476667
Translator(s)	HD2: 96.1 W241AP (Midlothian)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/mix981richmond

WTVR-FM (98.1 MHz) is a radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia. WTVR-FM serves Central Virginia with an adult contemporary music format. The station is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. with studios and offices located north of Richmond's city limits on Basie Road in Dumbarton.^[4] It formerly shared a nearby broadcasting tower with its former TV sister station, WTVR-TV. (WTVR-TV no longer broadcasts from this tower.) Currently, it shares a tower with PBS member stations WCVE-TV and WCVW.^[5][6]

WTVR-FM is a grandfathered "superpower station". The station has an effective radiated power of 50,000 watts at 256 meters. This exceeds the maximum allowable ERP for the station's antenna height above average terrain according to current FCC rules, which is 17,500 watts at 256 meters.