WROV-FM

WROV-FM
Broadcast areaRoanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia
New River Valley
Southside Virginia
Frequency96.3 MHz
(HD Radio)
Branding96.3 ROV Rocks
Programming
FormatClassic rock[1]
SubchannelsHD2: Black Information Network
AffiliationsJohn Boy and Billy
Performance Racing Network (PRN Radio)
Sixx Sense
Ownership
Owner
WJJS, WROV-HD2, WJJX, WSTV, WYYD
History
First air date
January 1950[2]
Former call signs
WMVA-FM (1950–1989)
Call sign meaning
W Rock Of Virginia
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID37747
ClassC1
ERP14,000 watts
HAAT633 meters (2,077 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°7′0.0″N 80°0′58.0″W / 37.116667°N 80.016111°W / 37.116667; -80.016111
Translator(s)HD2: 96.7 W244AV (Blacksburg, etc.)
Links
Public license information
WebcastWROV-FM Webstream
WebsiteWROV-FM Online

WROV-FM (96.3 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Martinsville, Virginia. WROV-FM is owned and operated by iHeartMedia[4] and airs a classic rock radio format. WROV-FM's signal covers the Roanoke-Lynchburg media market, including the New River Valley and the Southside of Virginia.

WROV-FM has studios and offices on Brandon Avenue in Roanoke and its transmitter is in Boones Mill, Virginia.

  1. ^ "Nielsen Station Information Profiles".
  2. ^ American Radio History [dead link]
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WROV-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WROV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.