WVIN-FM
Broadcast areaElmira-Corning
Frequency98.3 MHz
BrandingV 98.3
Programming
FormatAdult contemporary
AffiliationsCBS News Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Gordon Ichikawa
  • (Tower Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
October 10, 1971; 52 years ago (1971-10-10) (as WEKT-FM)
Former call signs
WEKT-FM (1971–1975)
Technical information
Facility ID52121
ClassA
ERP4,500 watts
HAAT112 meters (367 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°19′06″N 77°21′27″W / 42.31833°N 77.35750°W / 42.31833; -77.35750
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewvinbath.com

WVIN-FM (98.3 MHz) is a radio station broadcasting an adult contemporary format. Licensed to Bath, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area of New York's Southern Tier. The station is owned by Gordon Ichikawa, through licensee Tower Broadcasting, LLC.[1] The studios are on Washington Street Extension in Bath.

WVIN-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 4,500 watts as a Class A station.

History

The station first signed on the air on October 10, 1971, as WEKT-FM with a power of 1.7 kW and was licensed to Hammondsport, New York.[2] The station was owned by Taylor Aviation with offices on Bully Hill in Hammondsport.

In October 1974, the station was sold to Genkar, Inc., which also purchased WGHT in Bath, New York from Taylor Aviation.[3][4] The studios of the two stations were consolidated in Bath, New York and the station began simulcasting with the call letters WVIN-FM & AM in 1975.[5][6]

The combined stations were sold to Media Magic, Inc. in 1985.[7] After less than four years of operation, Media Magic declared bankruptcy in February 1989 [8] and the stations operated under bankruptcy protection until sale to Pembrook Pines Mass Media in May 1990.[9] Pembrook Pines operated radio stations throughout New York, including Elmira and Newark.

By 1987, the license city for WVIN-FM had been changed to Bath, New York.[10]

Past DJs

References

  1. ^ "WVIN-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. ^ "Broadcasting '72 Yearbook" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1975" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Broadcasting Magazine, June 24, 1974" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1976" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Broadcasting Magazine, March 24, 1975" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Star-Gazette". Elmira, NY. March 12, 1985. p. 1B.
  8. ^ "Democrat and Chronicle". Rochester, NY. February 13, 1989. p. 43.
  9. ^ "Star-Gazette". Elmira, NY. May 5, 1990. p. 5C.
  10. ^ "Broadcasting Yearbook 1987" (PDF).

External links


Radio stations in Elmira and Corning, New York and Sayre, Pennsylvania (central Twin Tiers)
Adult Contemporary radio stations in the state of New York
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