WQRV
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| Broadcast area | Huntsville, Alabama |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
100.3 HD-2 for Top 40 (CHR) "106.5 Kiss FM" |
| Branding | 100.3 The River |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic Hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| 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 ID | 19456 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 8,500 watts |
| HAAT | 299 meters (982 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°47′36″N 86°37′51″W / 34.79333°N 86.63083°W |
| Translator(s) | 106.5 W293AH (Huntsville, relays HD2) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
| Website | 1003theriver.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]
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
- ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "WDRM-FM still king of area radio". The Huntsville Times. 2007-12-09.
External links
- WQRV official website
- Facility details for Facility ID WQRV ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
- Template:FMQ
- W293AH at FCCdata.org
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