WSTV

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WSTV
Broadcast area
Frequency 104.9 FM MHz
(HD Radio)
Branding104.9 Steve FM
Programming
Format Adult hits [1]
Ownership
Owner
WJJS, WJJX, WROV-FM, WROV-HD2, WYYD
History
First air date
November 1993 (as WRDJ) [2]
Former call signs
  • WLUB (1992)
  • WVRV (1992–1993)
  • WRDJ (1993–2001)
  • WMGR-FM (2001–2005)
  • WZBL (2005–2007)
  • WJJS (2007–2019) [3]
Call sign meaning
Steve FM
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 64082
Class C2
ERP 14,500 watts
HAAT 282 meters (925 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 37°22′23.0″N79°55′40.0″W / 37.373056°N 79.927778°W / 37.373056; -79.927778
Translator(s) HD2: 96.9 W245BG (Cave Spring)
Links
Public license information
Webcast WSTV Webstream
Website WSTV Online

WSTV (104.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving Metro Roanoke and the New River Valley. WSTV has an adult hits format [1] WSTV is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. [5]

WSTV broadcasts an alternative rock format on 104.9 HD2. [6]

On May 1, 2019, the station changed its call letters to WSTV in anticipation of the adult hits-formatted "Steve FM" moving from WSFF (106.1 FM) and WSNZ (101.7 FM), which were in the process of being sold to Educational Media Foundation. Concurrently, the WJJS calls were moved to sister station WSNV in anticipation of the CHR format moving to the 93.5 frequency. The frequency move was completed on May 30, 2019. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WSTV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WSTV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ "HD Radio station guide for Roanoke–Lynchburg, VA" . Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ iHeart Prepping Roanoke Format Moves Radioinsight - May 3, 2019


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