WWVT-FM

WWVT-FM
Broadcast areaSouthside Virginia
Frequency89.9 MHz
BrandingWVTF Music
Programming
FormatClassical music
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
Owner
WVTF, WISE-FM
History
First air date
January 1989; 35 years ago (1989-01) (as WFFC)[1]
Former call signs
WFFC (1987–2017)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21417
ClassA
ERP1,100 watts
HAAT207 meters (679 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°54′50.0″N 79°57′7.0″W / 36.913889°N 79.951944°W / 36.913889; -79.951944
Translator(s)See § Low-powered translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastWWVT-FM Webstream
WebsiteWWVT-FM Online

WWVT (1260 kHz) and WWVT-FM (89.9 MHz) are non-commercial public radio stations. WWVT is licensed to Christiansburg, Virginia, and WWVT-FM is licensed to Ferrum, Virginia.[4] They broadcast a classical music format and are owned and operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.[5] WWVT-FM is the flagship station of WVTF Music, a companion service to WVTF, Southwestern Virginia's NPR member news and information station. WWVT-AM-FM have their studios and offices at WVTF's facility in Roanoke.

WWVT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,100 watts. The transmitter is on Waidsboro Road in Ferrum.[6] WWVT 1260 has a power of 5,000 watts by day and 25 watts at night. Its transmitter is on Walton Road at Caboose Road in Radford.[7] Programming is also heard on a series of rebroadcasters and FM translators around Southwest Virginia.

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  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WWVT-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
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  6. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WWVT-FM
  7. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WWVT-AM