WCVE-FM

WCVE-FM
Broadcast areaGreater Richmond Region
Frequency88.9 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingVPM News
Programming
FormatPublic news/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerVPM Media Corporation
WCVE-TV, WCVW-TV, WWLB, WBBT-FM
History
First air date
May 8, 1988 (1988-05-08)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Central Virginia Educational"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID10016
ClassB
ERP10,000 watts
HAAT302 meters (991 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°34′45.5″N 77°36′5″W / 37.579306°N 77.60139°W / 37.579306; -77.60139
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitevpm.org/news

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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  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WCVE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  4. ^ http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=56 HD Radio Guide for Richmond, Virginia