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| Broadcast area | Central Virginia |
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| Frequency | 1140 kHz |
| Branding | NewsRadio 1140 WRVA and 96.1 FM |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | News/talk |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | November 2, 1925 |
Call sign meaning | Richmond, Virginia |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 11914 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 50,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°24′13.0″N 77°18′59.0″W / 37.403611°N 77.316389°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.1 W241AP (Midlothian relays WTVR-FM HD2) |
| Repeater(s) | 98.1 WTVR-FM HD2 (Richmond) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | www |
WRVA (1140 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia and serving Central Virginia. WRVA airs a news/talk radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc.[2] Established in 1925, WRVA is one of Virginia's oldest radio stations, and the most powerful AM station in the Commonwealth. For much of its history, WRVA billed itself as the "Voice of Virginia."
WRVA is a Class A, clear channel station, transmitting with 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations in the U.S. It uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array to protect the other Class A station on 1140 AM, XEMR in Monterrey, Mexico. Its transmitter is on WRVA Road near the James River in Henrico, Virginia.[3] WRVA is also heard on 145 watt FM translator W241AP at 96.1 MHz in Midlothian, Virginia.[4]
Weekdays begin with "Richmond's Morning News with John Reid." Afternoon drive time is hosted by Jeff Katz. The rest of the weekday schedule comes from nationally syndicated shows including Brian Kilmeade, Dana Loesch, Sean Hannity, Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh and "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory." Weekends feature programs on health, money, home repair, gardening, law and technology. Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Glenn Beck, Todd Starnes, "Our American Stories with Lee Habeeb," "Bill Handel on the Law," "Rich DeMuro on Tech," "Sunday Nights with Bill Cunningham" and "Somewhere in Time with Art Bell." Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with an update from ABC News Radio. WRVA is the Richmond-area home for Virginia Cavaliers football and men's basketball.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRVA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WRVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WRVA
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W241AP