WVTF

WVTF
Roanoke, Virginia;
Broadcast area	Southwest Virginia and Central Virginia
Frequency	89.1 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	Radio IQ
Programming
Format	Public radio/talk
Subchannels	HD2: Classical/jazz (WWVT-FM); HD3: CCM (WRVL);
Affiliations	APM; BBC World Service; NPR; PRX;
Ownership
Owner	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; (Virginia Tech Foundation);
Sister stations	WVTF Music
History
First air date	August 1, 1973; (51 years ago)
Former call signs	WVWR-FM (1973–1982)
Former frequencies	90.1 MHz (1973–1975)
Call sign meaning	Virginia Tech Foundation
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	70338
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	600 meters (1,988 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	37°11′56.0″N 80°09′2.0″W / 37.198889°N 80.150556°W
Translator(s)	See § Low power translators
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live
Website	wvtf.org

WVTF (89.1 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Roanoke, Virginia, featuring a public radio format branded "Radio IQ". Owned by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) through its fundraising arm, the Virginia Tech Foundation,^[3] the station carries programming from NPR, the Public Radio Exchange, American Public Media and the BBC World Service. WVTF is a listener-supported station, holding periodic fundraisers on the air. The studios and offices are on Kingsbury Lane in Roanoke.

WVTF has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most FM radio stations in the U.S. The transmitter is on Poor Mountain, off Media Way in Bent Mountain, Virginia.^[4] WVTF broadcasts using HD Radio technology.^[5] The station's HD-2 digital subchannel simulcasts the "WVTF Music" format from co-owned 89.9 WWVT-FM in Ferrum, Virginia, playing classical music and jazz. The HD-3 subchannel carries Christian Contemporary music from WRVL Lynchburg, Virginia. In addition to WVTF, Radio IQ is heard on 16 rebroadcasters and FM translators around Virginia.