WVAO-LP

Athol, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Athol/Orange
Frequency	105.9 MHz
Branding	WVAO 105.9 FM
Programming
Format	Community radio
Ownership
Owner	Athol Orange Community Television, Inc.
History
First air date	August 20, 2015
Call sign meaning	"Voice of Athol Orange"
Technical information
Facility ID	191917
Class	L1
ERP	59 watts
HAAT	39.6 meters (130 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	42°34′23.50″N 72°13′36.40″W / 42.5731944°N 72.2267778°W / 42.5731944; -72.2267778
Links
Website	www.aotv13.org/wvao-lp/

WVAO-LP (105.9 FM) is a community radio station licensed to Athol, Massachusetts and serves the Athol/Orange area. Its broadcast license is held by Athol Orange Community Television, Inc.

History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on February 19, 2014.^[1] The new station was assigned the WVAO-LP call sign by the FCC on February 26, 2014.^[2] The station received its license to cover from the FCC on July 27, 2015.^[3] It signed on August 20, 2015.^[4] The station primarily broadcasts local information and the audio of Athol Orange Community Television programming; when local programming is not being aired, the station carries radio reading service programming from the Talking Information Center in Marshfield.^[4]