WCVA (AM)

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WCVA
Simulcasting WOJL Louisa
WOJL 105.5-95.3 logo.png
Broadcast area Culpeper, Virginia
Culpeper County, Virginia
Frequency 1490 kHz
BrandingClassic Hits 105.5 & 95.3, Sam FM
Programming
Format Classic hits
AffiliationsClassic Hits (Westwood One)
Ownership
OwnerPiedmont Communications, Inc.
WJMA, WOJL, WVCV
History
First air date
February, 1949 [1]
Former call signs
WCVA (1949-Present) [2]
Call sign meaning
WCulpeper VirginiA
Technical information
Facility ID 14711
Class C
Power 680 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
 38°29′4.0″N77°59′22.0″W / 38.484444°N 77.989444°W / 38.484444; -77.989444
Translator(s) 95.3 W237CA (Culpeper)
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website WCVA Online

WCVA (1490 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Culpeper, Virginia, serving Culpeper and Culpeper County, Virginia. [3] WCVA is owned and operated by Piedmont Communications, Inc. [4] and simulcasts the classic hits format of sister station 105.5 WOJL Louisa. Prior to February 2016, it had aired a satellite-fed adult standards format.

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Translator

In early 2016, WCVA's programming began airing on 95.3 W237CA, an FM translator that had been purchased by Piedmont from Liberty University.

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W237CA95.3 FM Culpeper, Virginia 13955117884  m (276  ft)D LMS

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References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WCVA Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
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