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."
Broadcast area | Central Virginia |
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Frequency | 1140 kHz |
Branding | NewsRadio 1140 WRVA and 96.1 FM |
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Language(s) | English |
Format | Talk radio |
Affiliations | ABC News Radio Fox News Radio Premiere Networks Radio America Westwood One Virginia Cavaliers |
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History | |
First air date | November 2, 1925 |
Call sign meaning | Richmond, Virginia |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 11914 |
Class | A |
Power | 50,000 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) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
Website | www |
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.