WVRX

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WVRX
Simulcast of WVRS Gore, VA
Broadcast areaNorthern Shenandoah Valley
Frequency 104.9 FM MHz
BrandingThe Point FM
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Southern Gospel [1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Point FM Ministries [2]
  • (Point FM Ministries, Inc.)
WVRS
History
First air date
November 4, 1986
(37 years ago) (1986-11-04) (as WESI)
Former call signs
  • WESI (1986–1992)
  • WBPP (1992–2002)
  • WWRT (2002–2009)
  • WXBN (2009–2011)
  • WZFC (2011–2021)
  • WKDV-FM (2021–2022) [3]
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 60362
Class A
ERP 4,100  watts
HAAT 65.7 meters (216 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°1′6.0″N78°25′35.0″W / 39.018333°N 78.426389°W / 39.018333; -78.426389
Links
Public license information
Webcast WVRX Webstream
Website WVRX Online

WVRX (104.9 FM) is a Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Strasburg, Virginia, serving the Northern Shenandoah Valley. [1] WVRX is owned by Point FM Ministries. [5] [2] [6] WVRX simulcasts sister station WVRS.

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History

On January 31, 2018, the then-WZFC changed their format from classic country to a simulcast of sister news/talk station WINC (1400 AM) in nearby Winchester. [7]

On November 17, 2020, both WZFC and sister station WXBN (105.5 FM) became a simulcast of WINC-FM (92.5 FM) and its hot adult contemporary format. WINC-FM's programming was migrated to the two stations in anticipation of the sale of the 92.5 FM signal to the Educational Media Foundation. [8] [9]

Upon the sale of the 92.5 FM signal to EMF, Centennial transferred the WINC-FM call letters to 105.5 FM.

On April 30, 2021, Centennial Broadcasting announced it was selling WINC-FM (105.5 FM) and sister-station WZFC to Fairfax, Virginia-based Metro Radio, Inc. for $225,000. [5] [10] Fellow sister station WINC was not included in the sale. [5] [10] Allen B. Shaw, Centennial's President and CEO, said in a May 2021 interview with The Winchester Star that Metro Radio, Inc. had had assured Shaw "they do not intend to" change the format of WINC-FM and WZFC. [11] Shaw further said Metro thought WINC-FM's format was "probably the best format for the Winchester market" for ad revenue. [11]

On June 30, coincident with the consummation of the sale to Metro Radio, [12] long-time morning show host Barry Lee signed off after 37 years at the station. [13] Hours later, long-time afternoon host Paula Kidwell would also sign off. [14] The same day, the callsign was changed from WZFC to WKDV-FM to match new sister station WKDV, licensed to Manassas. [3]

On September 30, just three months after Metro Radio purchased the station (and sister WINC-FM), Metro entered into an agreement to sell WKDV-FM to Point FM Ministries for $125,000. [2] [12] [15] [16] Point FM Ministries owns locally based, Southern Gospel-formatted WVRS. [2] [15] [16] [17] Metro Radio will retain WINC-FM. [2] The sale was consummated on December 17, 2021.

On January 13, 2022, the station changed its call sign to WVRX, and the station changed its programming to a simulcast of new sister station WVRS.

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