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WCVS-FM
Broadcast area Springfield, Illinois
Frequency 99.7 MHz
Branding99.7 CVS
Programming
Format Classic hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Neuhoff Corp.
  • (Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC)
WFMB, WFMB-FM
History
First air date
1991;34 years ago (1991) )as WXAJ) [1]
Former call signs
WXAJ (1991-2025)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 4738
Class B
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 150 meters (490 ft) [3]
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wcmspi.com/997-cvs/

WCVS-FM (99.7 FM) is a commercial radio station, licensed to Hillsboro, Illinois, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area. It is owned by the Neuhoff Corporation and broadcasts a classic hits radio format, known as "99.7 CVS". The radio studios and offices are on South 4th Street in Southern View, Illinois, using a Springfield address.

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WCVS-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum for most FM stations in Illinois. The transmitter is on County Road 900 East, off Front Street (Illinois Route 48) in Harvel, Illinois. [4]

History

The frequency first went on the air in 1991 as WXAJ and has been owned by Clear Channel Media + Entertainment, among other companies. It is now owned by Woodward Community Media.

From 2002 to March 5, 2017, the station aired a Contemporary hit radio (Top 40/CHR) format as "99.7 Kiss FM".

In January 2016, the station's sound evolved from the Top 40/CHR format by adding titles from the early 2000s and 1990s. It became an adult top 40, leaning toward rhythmic contemporary. To reflect the shift, WXAJ's slogan was changed from "All Of Today's Best Music" to "Springfield's #1 Best Hit Music Station".

On March 6, 2017, at 6 a.m, the station shifted to a hot adult contemporary format, significantly broadening the CHR playlist to include 1990s and 2000s hits and re-adopting a previously-used "99.7 The Mix" moniker. [5] The first song on "The Mix" was "The Rockafeller Skank" by Fatboy Slim.

On May 5, 2025 at 7:45am, after the "Mix" format signed off with "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" by Boyz II Men and "Tearin' Up My Heart" by NSYNC, Woodward flipped the station to classic hits as "99.7 CVS", resurrecting the WCVS call letters that were previously used at 96.7 WIKC before it was sold to K-Love the previous year. The format launched with "I Love Rock & Roll" by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. [6]

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References

  1. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WCVS-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "WCVS-FM 99.7 MHz". radio-locator. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  4. Radio-Locator.com/WXAJ
  5. 99.7 Kiss FM Gets Mixed
  6. 99.7 CVS Debuts In Springfield IL

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