WRVC (AM)

WRVC
Broadcast areaHuntington, West Virginia
Ashland, Kentucky
Ironton, Ohio
Frequency930 kHz
BrandingESPN Huntington 94.1 FM and AM 930
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Marshall Thundering Herd football[1]
Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network[2]
Cincinnati Bengals Radio Network[3]
Ownership
OwnerKindred Communications
WCMI, WCMI-FM, WDGG, WMGA, WXBW
History
First air date
1923 (as WSAZ)
Former call signs
WSAZ (1923–1970)
WGNT (1970–1988)
WTKZ (1991–1994)
Call sign meaning
W RiVer Cities
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21435
ClassB
Power5,000 watts day
1,000 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
38°24′03″N 82°29′42″W / 38.40083°N 82.49500°W / 38.40083; -82.49500
Translator(s)94.1 W231BS (Huntington)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewrvc.com

WRVC (930 kHz) is an ESPN Radioaffiliated sportsformatted station licensed to Huntington, West Virginia, United States, and serving the greater Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The station is owned by Huntington–based Kindred Communications as part of a conglomerate with Ashland, Kentucky–licensed ESPN Radio–affiliated sports station WCMI (1340 AM), Catlettsburg, Kentucky–licensed active rock station WCMI-FM (92.7 FM), Ashland–licensed country music station WDGG (93.7 FM), Kenova, West Virginia–licensed adult contemporary station WMGA (97.9 FM), and Gallipolis, Ohio–licensed classic country station WXBW (101.5 FM). All six stations share studios on Fifth Avenue in downtown Huntington, while its transmitter facilities off of Park Avenue near I-64 in southwestern Huntington.

In addition to its primary AM signal, WRVC also operates an FM translator on 94.1 FM as W231BS. Its transmitter is located at the Kindred studios in downtown Huntington.

  1. ^ "Broadcast Information". Marshall Thundering Herd. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Pirates Radio Network". Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network. Pittsburgh Pirates/MLB. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals Broadcast". Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRVC". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.