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'''WQRV''' (100.3 [[FM broadcasting|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]].<ref name="arb1">{{cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/}}</ref>
'''WQRV''' (100.3 [[FM broadcasting|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]].<ref name="arb1">{{cite web|title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/ |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100301134627/http://www.arbitron.com:80/ |archivedate=March 1, 2010 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 14:37, 21 July 2016

WQRV
Broadcast areaHuntsville, Alabama
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
100.3 HD-2 for Top 40 (CHR) "106.5 Kiss FM"
Branding100.3 The River
Programming
FormatClassic Hits
Ownership
Owner
WTAK-FM, WBHP, WHOS, WDRM
History
First air date
1962 (as WVNA-FM)
Former call signs
WVNA-FM (1962-2000)
WLAY-FM (2000-2006)[1]
Call sign meaning
W Q RiVer
Technical information
Facility ID19456
ClassC2
ERP8,500 watts
HAAT299 meters (982 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°47′36″N 86°37′51″W / 34.79333°N 86.63083°W / 34.79333; -86.63083
Translator(s)106.5 W293AH (Huntsville, relays HD2)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Website1003theriver.com
1065kissfm.com (HD2)

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]

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]

WLAY logo

WQRV began in April 2006 as a format relocated from the former WWXQ 92.5 and WXQW 94.1 MHz frequencies, which iHeartMedia (then known as 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.

The station originally broadcast a more rock-based classic hits format as The River; eventually, by the late 2000s, it had shifted to pop-based classic hits of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, while still mixing in rock hits.

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "WDRM-FM still king of area radio". The Huntsville Times. 2007-12-09.