WRVE

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WRVE

Schenectady, New York United States
Broadcast area	Albany–Schenectady–Troy
Frequency	99.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	99.5 The River
Programming
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Country "Wild Country 99.9"
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WGY, WGY-FM, WPYX, WTRY-FM, WKKF, WOFX
History
First air date	February 1, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-02-01) (as W2XOY)
Former call signs	W2XOY (1939–1941) W57A (1941–1942) W87A (1942–1943) WGFM (1943–1988) WGY-FM (1988–1994)
Call sign meaning	"River"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15330
Class	B
ERP	14,500 watts
HAAT	282 meters (925 ft)
Translator(s)	HD2: 99.9 W260CH (Albany)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live Listen Live (HD2)
Website	995theriver.iheart.com wildcountry999.iheart.com (HD2)

WRVE (99.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed in Schenectady and serving the Capital District and Upper Hudson Valley in New York. It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format and calls itself "99.5 The River", referring to the Hudson River. The station is owned by iHeartMedia as one of seven radio stations owned by the company in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy radio market.

Studios and offices are at Riverhill Center on Troy-Schenectady Road (NY Route 7) in Latham, New York. The transmitter is on Pinnacle Road in Helderberg Escarpment tower farm in New Scotland, amid the towers for other Albany-area TV and FM stations.^[2]

WRVE is among the nation's oldest FM radio stations, and was the first to broadcast full-time in stereo.