WRIV
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| Broadcast area | eastern Long Island |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1390 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult Standards |
| Affiliations | ABC News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Crystal Coast Communications |
| History | |
First air date | June 19, 1955 |
Call sign meaning | W RIVerhead |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 14647 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts (day) 64 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°54′55.00″N 72°39′28.00″W / 40.9152778°N 72.6577778°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WRIV (1390 AM) is a radio station licensed to Riverhead, New York and serves eastern Long Island. It broadcasts an Adult Standards format.
The station, which has been owned since 1987 by Crystal Coast Communications, has daytime power of 1,000 Watts and 64 Watts at night.[1]
History
The station, then owned by the Suffolk Broadcasting Corporation, went on the air on June 19, 1955 as a sister station to co-owned WALK and WALK-FM radio in Patchogue, New York. Its 1st studio at 29 East Main Street burned within six months in what is listed by the Riverhead Fire Department as one of the worst fires in the town's history.[2]
In 1963 it was sold to Island Broadcasting System with its sister stations, WALK AM & FM. Island Broadcasting was owned in part by NBC News anchorman Chet Huntley.[3] In 1965, WRIV applied for a television license for Channel 55.[4] WRIV-TV, which likely would have gone to air as the NBC affiliate for eastern Long Island, held a construction permit for the station until the early 1970s. The Channel 55 allocation was dormant until WLIG-TV went on the air in 1985; today Channel 55 is known as WLNY-TV and is owned by CBS.
WRIV was sold again in 1981 to East End Communications and was sister station to now defunct WGLI/1290 in Babylon before being sold to its current owners.
WRIV is the only commercial AM radio station in the five east end towns of Long Island. It maintains an Adult Standards/Information format and has local personalities. The station is an affiliate of the ABC Information Network.
Other personalities on the station over the years include Ted Brown (following the demise of WNEW), well-known voice over talent Ed Marshall and former WALK morning personality Bob Klein.[5]
References
- ^ "WRIV-AM Radio Station Information". Radio-Locator.
- ^ "Local Radio Station Now One Year Old" (PDF). The East Hampton Star. East Hampton New York. June 28, 1956. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Peconic Resident Buys Macy Radio Stations" (PDF). The Long Island Traveler Mattituck Watchman. Southold New York. November 7, 1963. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Application Is Filed For R'head TV Station" (PDF). The Long Island Advance. Patchogue New York. August 12, 1965. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
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External links
- WRIV official website
- WRIV in the FCC AM station database
- WRIV in Nielsen Audio's AM station database