WRIC-FM
Appearance
Broadcast area | Richlands, Virginia Grundy, Virginia Lebanon, Virginia |
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Frequency | 97.7 MHz |
Branding | "Star 95" |
Programming | |
Format | Hot Adult Contemporary |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | RR & WT Broadcasting, Inc. |
History | |
First air date | 1991 |
Call sign meaning | W RIChlands |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 12044 |
Class | C3 |
Power | 3,200 Watts |
HAAT | 229 Meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°9′4.0″N 81°53′56.0″W / 37.151111°N 81.898889°W |
Links | |
Webcast | WRIC-FM Webstream |
Website | WRIC-FM Online |
WRIC-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richlands, Virginia, serving the Richlands/Grundy/Lebanon area. WRIC-FM is owned and operated by RR & WT Broadcasting, Inc.[1]
History
WRIC-FM was originally on 100.7 FM, but switched frequencies with sister station WMJD in Grundy, Virginia in 2005.
The WRIC calls were originally parked at AM 540 in Richlands, now WGTH-AM.
In April 2009, WRIC-FM began simulcasting WSTG, located out of Princeton, West Virginia, which carries a Hot Adult Contemporary format. Around the same time, WRIC-FM's ownership changed from Peggy Sue Broadcasting Corporation to RR & WT Broadcasting, Inc.
WRIC is not related to WRIC-TV in Richmond.
References
- ^ "WRIC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Star 95 Online
- Facility details for Facility ID WRIC ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's FM station database