WRVA (AM)

WRVA (1140 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Richmond and serving Central Virginia. WRVA airs a talk radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. Established in 1925, WRVA is one of Virginia's oldest radio stations, and the most powerful AM station in the Commonwealth. For much of its history, WRVA billed itself as the "Voice of Virginia."

WRVA
Broadcast areaCentral Virginia
Frequency1140 kHz
BrandingNewsRadio 1140 WRVA and 96.1 FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatTalk radio
AffiliationsABC News Radio
Fox News Radio
Premiere Networks
Radio America
Westwood One
Virginia Cavaliers
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 2, 1925 (1925-11-02)
Call sign meaning
Richmond, Virginia
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID11914
ClassA
Power50,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°24′13.0″N 77°18′59.0″W
Translator(s)96.1 W241AP (Midlothian relays WTVR-HD2)
Repeater(s)98.1 WTVR-HD2 (Richmond)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
Websitewww.audacy.com/newsradiowrva

WRVA is a Class A, clear channel station, transmitting with 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations in the U.S. It uses a directional antenna with a two-tower array to protect the other Class A station on 1140 AM, XEMR in Monterrey, Mexico. The transmitter is on WRVA Road near the James River in Henrico, Virginia. WRVA is also heard on 125 watt FM translator W241AP at 96.1 MHz in Midlothian, Virginia.

Weekdays begin with "Richmond's Morning News with John Reid." Afternoon drive time is hosted by Jeff Katz. The rest of the weekday schedule comes from nationally syndicated shows including Glenn Beck, Dana Loesch, Sean Hannity, Ben Shapiro and "Coast to Coast AM with George Noory." Weekends feature programs on health, money, home repair, gardening, law and technology. Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Brian Kilmeade, Ric Edelman, "Bill Handel on the Law," "Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy," "Live on Sunday Nights, It's Bill Cunningham" and "Somewhere in Time with Art Bell." Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming. Most hours begin with ABC News Radio. WRVA is the Richmond-area home for Virginia Cavaliers football and men's basketball.

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