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WSTV (104.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving Metro Roanoke and the New River Valley. WSTV has an adult hits format[1] WSTV is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.[4]
Key Information
WSTV previously broadcast an alternative rock format on 104.9 HD2.[5]The translator would later switch to a simulcast of WVTF's HD3 subchannel.
WSTV first began broadcasting on September 2, 1992.[6] On May 1, 2019, the station changed its call letters to WSTV in anticipation of the adult hits-formatted "Steve FM" moving from WSFF (106.1 FM) and WSNZ (101.7 FM), which were in the process of being sold to Educational Media Foundation. Concurrently, the WJJS calls were moved to sister station WSNV in anticipation of the CHR format moving to the 93.5 frequency. The frequency move was completed on May 30, 2019.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSTV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WSTV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
- ^ "HD Radio station guide for Roanoke–Lynchburg, VA". Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ Milteer, Chuck (September 4, 1992). "New station out to jam competition". The Roanoke Times & World-News Extra Friday. Roanoke, Virginia. p. Extra1. Retrieved April 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ iHeart Prepping Roanoke Format Moves Radioinsight - May 3, 2019
External links
[edit]- Steve FM Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 64082 (WSTV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WSTV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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