Broadcast area | Metro Lynchburg |
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Frequency | 100.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | The Vibe 100.1 & 97.7 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban adult contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: WZZU simulcast (Active rock) |
Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
Ownership | |
Owner | Mel Wheeler, Inc. |
WFIR, WPLI, WPLY-FM, WSLC-FM, WSLQ, WVBB, WXLK, WZZU | |
History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | ViBE |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 9690 |
Class | C3 |
ERP | 20,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°27′0.0″N 79°4′29.0″W / 37.450000°N 79.074722°W |
Translator(s) | 98.5 W253BT (Madison Heights) |
Repeater(s) | 97.7 WVBB (Elliston-Lafayette) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thevibe.fm |
WVBE-FM (100.1 MHz "The Vibe") is a commercial radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia, and serving Metro Lynchburg. It is owned and operated by Mel Wheeler, Inc., with studios and offices on Electric Road in Roanoke. WVBE-FM 100.1 and WVBB 97.7 in Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia, simulcast an urban adult contemporary radio format, with WVBB serving the Roanoke metropolitan area. Each weekday in AM drive time, The Vibe carries The Steve Harvey Morning Show.
WVBE-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 20,000 watts as a Class C3 station. The transmitter is on Country Living Lane in Madison Heights, near U.S. Route 29 (Monacan Parkway).[2] WVBE-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD-2 digital subchannel carries an active rock format, simulcasting sister station WZZU.