WVXL

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WVXL
Simulcast of WPSK-FM
Broadcast area New River Valley
Frequency 100.7 MHz
BrandingWPSK XL
Programming
Format Country
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Motor Racing Network
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner Monticello Media LLC
WBRW, WPSK-FM, WRAD, WRAD-FM
History
First air date
1992 (as WBNK) [1]
Former call signs
  • WFNR-FM (1990–1992)
  • WBNK (1992–1998)
  • WBZV (1998–2000)
  • WFNR-FM (2000–2009)
  • WNMX (2009–2018) [2]
  • WVHK (2018–2024)
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 69744
Class A
ERP 820 watts
HAAT 270 meters (890 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°5′31″N80°18′21″W / 37.09194°N 80.30583°W / 37.09194; -80.30583
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.107countrypsk.com

WVXL (100.7 FM) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Christiansburg, Virginia, serving the New River Valley. WVXL is owned and operated by Monticello Media. [4] It serves as a simulcast of WPSK-FM.

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History

Logo as "Hot 100.7" WVHK HOT100.7 logo.png
Logo as "Hot 100.7"

On September 6, 2018, Cumulus Media announced it would sell its Blacksburg cluster to Monticello Media; at the time of the sale, the station was WNMX "Mix 100.7", with a hot adult contemporary format. [5] The sale was approved December 1, 2018. [6] On January 20, 2019, the station's format was switched to contemporary hit radio and the branding to "Hot 100.7".

WVHK began simulcasting country music sister station WPSK-FM on June 3, 2024, under the WVXL call sign and branded as "WPSK XL". [7]

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References

  1. "Facility No. 69744 Application List". Federal Communications Commission.
  2. "Facility No. 69744 Callsign History". Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Facility Technical Data for WVXL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. "WVXL Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. Cumulus Sells Blacksburg Cluster To Monticello Media
  6. Six areas radio stations sold
  7. Venta, Lance (May 31, 2024). "WPSK Goes XL With Simulcast". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 26, 2024.