WCVA
Simulcasting WOJL Louisa
Broadcast areaCulpeper, Virginia
Culpeper County, Virginia
Frequency1490 kHz
BrandingClassic Hits 105.5 & 95.3, Sam FM
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsClassic Hits (Westwood One)
Ownership
OwnerPiedmont Communications, Inc.
WJMA, WOJL, WVCV
History
First air date
February, 1949[1]
Former call signs
WCVA (1949-Present)[2]
Call sign meaning
W Culpeper VirginiA
Technical information
Facility ID14711
ClassC
Power680 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
38°29′4.0″N 77°59′22.0″W / 38.484444°N 77.989444°W / 38.484444; -77.989444
Translator(s)95.3 W237CA (Culpeper)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWCVA Online

WCVA (1490 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Culpeper, Virginia, serving Culpeper and Culpeper County, Virginia.[3] WCVA is owned and operated by Piedmont Communications, Inc.[4] and simulcasts the classic hits format of sister station 105.5 WOJL Louisa. Prior to February 2016, it had aired a satellite-fed adult standards format.

Translator

In early 2016, WCVA's programming began airing on 95.3 W237CA, an FM translator that had been purchased by Piedmont from Liberty University.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W237CA 95.3 FM Culpeper, Virginia 139551 178 84 m (276 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ^ "WCVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.

External links

Radio stations in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area
Classic Hits radio stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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