WVES (FM)
| File:WVES.png | |
| Broadcast area | Chincoteague, Virginia Accomac, Virginia Pocomoke City, Maryland |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
| Branding | 101.5 The Mix |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic Adult Top 40[1] |
| Affiliations | CBS Radio News |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WCTG, WICO-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 29, 2016 (as WOWZ)[2] |
Former call signs | WOWZ (2016-2017) WIEZ (4/2017-5/2017) WOWZ-FM (5/2017-12/2017)[3] |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 198743 |
| Class | A |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
| HAAT | 72 meters (236 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°51′15.0″N 75°33′19.0″W / 37.854167°N 75.555278°W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | WVES Online |
WVES (101.5 FM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Chincoteague, Virginia, serving Chincoteague and Accomac in Virginia and Pocomoke City in Maryland.[1] WVES is owned and operated by GSB Broadcasting.[4]
WVES' programming is also heard on the audio feed of WOWZ-LP, a low-power television station in the market. The two stations run a Rhythmic Top 40 format branded as "101.5 The Mix".
History
WVES signed on for the first time on August 29, 2016 as WOWZ and began stunting with a "wheel of formats".[2] At 10 AM the next day, the station officially launched with a country music format, branded as "Wow 101-5".[2] The first song on "Wow" was "Gone Country" by Alan Jackson.[2][5] The station changed its call sign to WIEZ on April 3, 2017, and to WOWZ-FM on May 5, 2017.
On November 28, 2017, WOWZ-FM and WOWZ-LP dropped the "Wow" country format (which moved to WVES 99.3 FM Accomac, Virginia; and WICO-FM 101.1 FM Snow Hill, Maryland) and began stunting with Christmas music as "Christmas 101.5". On December 12, 2017, the station assumed the WVES call sign as part of a call sign swap. On December 26, 2017, WVES flipped to Rhythmic Adult Top 40 as "101.5 The Mix," with a emphasis on current Rhythmic contemporary hits and upbeat recurrents from the 1990s and 2000s.[6]
Previous logo
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Venta, Lance (August 29, 2016). "WOWZ To Wow Eastern Shore". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "WVES Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
- ^ "Wow 101.5 Debuts". RadioBB Networks. August 30, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Format Musical Chairs in Delmarva Radioinsight - November 28, 2017
External links
- WVES in the FCC FM station database
- WVES in Nielsen Audio's FM station database