WQRV
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| City of license | Meridianville, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Branding | 100.3 The River |
| Slogan | "Songs you love to sing along with" |
| Frequency |
100.3 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) 100.3 HD-2 for WBHP simulcast |
| Translator(s) | 106.5 W293AH (Huntsville) |
| First air date | 1962 (as WVNA-FM) |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| ERP | 8,500 watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters (982 ft) |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 19456 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°47′36″N 86°37′51″W / 34.79333°N 86.63083°W |
| Callsign meaning | W Q RiVer |
| Former callsigns | WVNA-FM (1962-2000) WLAY-FM (2000-2006)[1] |
| Owner | Clear Channel Communications (CC Licenses, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WTAK-FM, WBHP, WHOS, WDRM |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 1003theriver.com |
WQRV (100.3 FM, "100.3 The River") is a classic hits-formatted radio station serving the Huntsville, Alabama, market, which includes counties in northern Alabama and southern central Tennessee.[2]
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[edit] History
This station had been WVNA-FM since 1962 before becoming country music formatted WLAY-FM on March 30, 2000. This lasted until a 2006 change to match a format and positioning change to "The River." The station was assigned the WQRV call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 10, 2006.[1]
WQRV began in April 2006 as a format relocated from the former WWXQ 92.5 and WXQW 94.1 MHz frequencies, which Clear Channel Communications had sold to Cumulus Media. Those stations were known collectively as "WXQ." The station frequency was transferred from Florence, Alabama, to the west of the Huntsville market in Meridianville, Alabama.
[edit] Programming
According to a report published in The Huntsville Times, the syndicated morning show hosted by Rick and Bubba relocated from crosstown rival WRTT-FM on January 2, 2008.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=19456.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. http://www.arbitron.com/.
- ^ "WDRM-FM still king of area radio". The Huntsville Times. 2007-12-09. http://www.al.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/entertainment/1197195594305360.xml&coll=1.
[edit] External links
- WQRV official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WQRV
- Radio-Locator information on WQRV
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WQRV
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W293AH
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