WVRC Media

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WVRC Media
Company typePrivately owned
Industry Radio broadcasting
GenreMedia corporation
FoundedDecember 7, 1940;84 years ago (1940-12-07) in Morgantown, West Virginia [1]
FounderAgnes and Herbert Greer [1]
Headquarters
Morgantown, West Virginia
,
United States
Area served
Total assets
  • 11 AM stations
  • 23 FM stations
OwnerGreer Industries, Inc.
Website Official website

WVRC Media is a media corporation comprising radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia. The company was known as the West Virginia Radio Corporation prior to a December 2021 rebranding. [2]

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The company is controlled by Greer Industries and its owners, the Raese family.

It was founded by Herbert and Agnes Greer, who signed on WAJR in 1940. Since 1972, John Raese and his two brothers have controlled the company; they are Herbert and Agnes' grandsons.

Radio markets

WVRC Media owns stations in eight separate areas in the state of West Virginia:

West Virginia MetroNews

WVRC Media owns and operates the West Virginia MetroNews Network. The network features 63 affiliates covering all 55 counties in West Virginia.

Stations owned by WVRC Media

Charleston

CallsignFrequencyBandFormat
WCHS 580AM Talk radio
WKAZ 680AM Country music
WSWW 1490AM Sports (ESPN Radio)
W237AZ 95.3FMWKAZ relay
WKWS 96.1FM Classic country
W243DR 96.5FMWCHS relay
WCST-FM 98.7FM Classic rock
WVAF 99.9FM Adult contemporary
W283AQ 106.7FMWSWW relay
WRVZ 107.3FM Rhythmic contemporary

Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont

CallsignFrequencyBandFormat
WPDX 1300AM Classic Country (WPDX -FM)
WAJR 1440AM Talk radio
W221DR 92.1FMWPDX relay
WFGM-FM 93.1FM Classic Hits
WKKW 97.9FM Country music
WCLG-FM 100.1FM Active rock
WVAQ 101.9FM Contemporary hit radio
WKMZ 103.3FM Talk radio
W283CR 104.5FMWAJR relay
WWLW 106.5FM Classic hits
WPDX-FM 104.9FM Classic Country

Elkins-Buckhannon-Weston

CallsignFrequencyBandFormat
WDNE 1240AM Country music (WDNE-FM)
WBUC 1460AM Classic Country (WPDX-FM)
WFBY 93.5FM Classic rock
WELK 94.7FM Classic hits
WDNE-FM 98.9FM Country music
W260DG 99.9FMWDNE relay
WBRB 101.3FM Country music
WBTQ 102.3FM Active rock (WCLG-FM)

Keyser-Cumberland

CallsignFrequencyBandFormat
WCMD 1230AM Talk radio/sports
WKLP 1390AM Sports (ESPN Radio)
WQZK-FM 94.1FM Contemporary hit radio
WDZN 99.5FM Classic hits
WVMD 100.1FM Country music
WDYK 100.5FM Adult contemporary
W271AT 102.1FMWCMD relay

Beckley-Oak Hill

CallsignFrequencyBandFormat
WJLS 560AM Talk radio/country
WSWW-FM 95.7FM Country
WJLS-FM 99.5FM Country music
W281AJ 104.1FMWJLS relay

Martinsburg

CallsignFrequencyBandFormat
WEPM 1340AM Talk radio/sports
W229CM 93.7FMWEPM relay
WICL 95.9FM Classic country
WLTF 97.5FM Adult contemporary

Berkeley Springs

CallsignFrequencyBandFormat
WCST 1010AM Talk radio/sports (WEPM)
WXDC 92.9FM Classic Hits
W228DU 93.5FMWCST relay

References

  1. 1 2 "History". West Virginia Radio Corporation. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Name Change/Rebrand West Virginia". Radio Ink. December 23, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ Venta, Lance (April 30, 2019). "West Virginia Radio Corporation To Acquire WCST/WXDC". RadioInsight/RadioBB. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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