WWVT-FM

WWVT (1260 kHz) and WWVT-FM (89.9 MHz) are non-commercial public radio stations. WWVT is licensed to Christiansburg, Virginia, and WWVT-FM is licensed to Ferrum, Virginia. They broadcast a classical music format and are owned and operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. WWVT-FM is the flagship station of WVTF Music, a companion service to WVTF, Southwestern Virginia's NPR member news and information station. WWVT-AM-FM have their studios and offices at WVTF's facility in Roanoke.

WWVT-FM
Broadcast areaSouthside Virginia
Frequency89.9 MHz
BrandingWVTF Music
Programming
FormatClassical music
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
Owner
WVTF, WISE-FM
History
First air date
January 1989 (1989-01) (as WFFC)
Former call signs
WFFC (1987–2017)
Technical information
Facility ID21417
ClassA
Power1,100 watts
HAAT207 meters (679 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°54′50.0″N 79°57′7.0″W
Translator(s)See § Low-powered translators
Links
WebcastWWVT-FM Webstream
WebsiteWWVT-FM Online

WWVT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,100 watts. The transmitter is on Waidsboro Road in Ferrum. WWVT 1260 has a power of 5,000 watts by day and 25 watts at night. Its transmitter is on Walton Road at Caboose Road in Radford. Programming is also heard on a series of rebroadcasters and FM translators around Southwest Virginia.

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