WZVA

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WZVA
WZVA HOT103.5 logo.png
City Marion, Virginia
Broadcast area Marion, Virginia
Wytheville, Virginia
Frequency 103.5 MHz
BrandingHot 103.5
Slogan Southwest Virginia's Hit Music Station
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner Bristol Broadcasting Company
(Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
WMEV-FM, WHNK, WUKZ
History
First air date
September 2, 1996
Call sign meaning
W ZVirginiA
Technical information
Facility ID 30154
Class A
ERP 3,700 watts
HAAT 129 meters (423 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°54′10.0″N81°22′56.0″W / 36.902778°N 81.382222°W / 36.902778; -81.382222
Links
Website 1035hot.com

WZVA is a commercial radio station licensed to Marion, Virginia. Owned by Bristol Broadcasting Company, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format targeting Marion and Wytheville.

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History

WZVA signed on September 2, 1996, [1]

By 2016, WZVA aired a country music format as Thunder Country 103.5; on August 15, 2016, WZVA and WOLD-FM were sold to CDM Broadcasting, who took the stations over under a time brokerage agreement. At this time, WZVA began stunting with a ticking clock. By September 4, it had begun to air theme songs from television programs. On October 6, 2016, the station relaunched as 103.5 The Bull, maintaining its country format. [2]

Effective January 31, 2018, both WZVA and WOLD-FM were reacquired by previous owner T.E.C.O. Broadcasting, Inc. in exchange for releasing CDM Broadcasting from the $651,039 promissory note arising from the 2016 purchase.

Effective June 20, 2018, WZVA was sold to Bristol Broadcasting Company, who flipped WZVA to contemporary hit radio as Hot 103.5 on June 29, 2018, ceding the country format to new sister station WMEV-FM. [3]

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References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-567. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. "WZVA Debuts New 103.5 The Bull Identity". RadioInsight. 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  3. "WZVA Flips To CHR Hot 103.5". RadioInsight. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.