WBKE (AM)

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WVRM
Broadcast area
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingThe Torch
Programming
Format Conservative talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • John Fredricks
  • (Disruptor Radio LLC)
WZST, WMMN, WRLF, WHTI, WGYE
History
First air date
 1948 (as WTCS)
Former call signs
WTCS (1948–2018)
Call sign meaning
"Blake" (former branding)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 20461
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Translator 98.3 W252EF (Morgantown)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.wvthetorch.com
Tower on Leonard Avenue WRLF-WTCS tower 2.jpg
Tower on Leonard Avenue

WVRM (1490 kHz, "WRLF Sports 94.3") is a conservative talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fairmont, West Virginia, serving the Fairmont/Grafton area. WVRM is owned and operated by Disruptor Radio, LLC.

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History

As WTCS, the station previously aired Laura Ingraham, The Dana Show , Michael Savage, Mark Levin, Joe Pags, and Red Eye Radio . [2]

On August 6, 2018, WBKE changed its format from news/talk to country, branded as "98.3 Blake FM" in reflection of its simulcast on FM translator W252EF (98.3 MHz) in Morgantown, West Virginia. [3]

On June 25, 2019, the station switched to classic hits, as "Buzz 98.3". [4] On January 6, 2025, WBKE dropped the classic its format for a simulcast of conservative talk-formatted WMMN (920 AM), branded as "The Torch". [5]

WVRM now simulcasts with WRLF 94.3 and airs the John Fredericks Radio Show in Mornings, followed by Dan Patrick and the Fox Sports Radio Network.

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WVRM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Weekday News Talk | 1490 WTCS". Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ↑ WBKE Extends New Country Battle to Morgantown RadioInsight - August 6, 2018
  4. ↑ A Classic Hits Buzz For Morgantown RadioInsight - July 8, 2019
  5. ↑ Nine Overlapping Signals Equal One Torch in West Virginia Radioinsight - January 7, 2025
  6. ↑ wvsportsnation.com

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