Broadcast area | Montgomery, Alabama |
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Frequency | 97.5 MHz |
Branding | The New 101.5, 97.5 The River |
Programming | |
Format | Contemporary Christian |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WTKX | |
History | |
First air date | 2008 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 170945 |
Class | A |
ERP | 6,000 watts |
HAAT | 100 meters (328 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°58′32″N 85°58′27″W / 31.97556°N 85.97417°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wvrvfmtheriver.com |
WVRV (97.5 FM, "The New 101.5, 97.5 The River") is a radio station that serves Pine Level, Alabama. The station is owned by Stroh Communications Corp. and the broadcast license is held by Back Door Broadcasting LLC. The station broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format. It is also re-broadcast on 101.5 FM via a translator located in Montgomery, Alabama.
The station's original construction permit was issued by the Federal Communications Commission on June 14, 2007. [1] The station was assigned the WVRV call letters by the FCC on February 22, 2008. [2] WVRV received its license to cover from the FCC on February 24, 2009. [3]
In October 2008, Stroh Communications Corp., applied to transfer the construction permit and broadcast license for WVRV to Back Door Broadcasting LLC as part of a corporate reorganization. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 7, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 2008. [4] Back Door Broadcasting LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stroh Communications Corp., which is in turn owned by Allan G. Stroh and Brenda Stroh, a married couple.