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| Broadcast area | Roanoke-Lynchburg, Virginia New River Valley Southside Virginia |
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| Frequency | 96.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 96.3 ROV Rocks |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic rock[1] |
| Subchannels | HD2: Black Information Network |
| Affiliations | John Boy and Billy Performance Racing Network (PRN Radio) Sixx Sense |
| Ownership | |
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| 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 ID | 37747 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 14,000 watts |
| HAAT | 633 meters (2,077 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°7′0.0″N 80°0′58.0″W / 37.116667°N 80.016111°W |
| Translator(s) | HD2: 96.7 W244AV (Blacksburg, etc.) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | WROV-FM Webstream |
| Website | WROV-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.
- ^ "Nielsen Station Information Profiles".
- ^ American Radio History [dead link]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WROV-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WROV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.