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WYHR
WYHR (101.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Vinton, Virginia, and serving the Roanoke metropolitan area. WYHR is owned by the Bible Broadcasting Network. It broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format.
WYHR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,200 watts. The transmitter is on Mill Mountain in Roanoke, off Prospect Road SE.
The station signed on the air on December 12, 1995, as WZZI. It was owned by H. Edward Hale's Carousel Entertainment, and originally played country music. The station flipped to a modern rock format in January 1999.
Roanoke residents Karen and Robert Travis purchased WZZI in January 2000. They had just purchased WRVX (97.9 FM) in Lynchburg, Virginia, which they renamed to WZZU. Formats under the Travises included alternative rock "Z101" and oldies "Oldies 101.5".
In 2004, Centennial Broadcasting bought the two stations. WZZI began simulcasting WZZU. The two stations played oldies as "BOB FM". They switched to classic rock as "The Planet" from 2006 to 2009. WZZU continues airing a mainstream rock format on 97.9 FM.
In July 2008, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder announced a purchase of Centennial's four-station Roanoke-Lynchburg cluster by his Red Zebra Broadcasting. The sale fell through and no paperwork was ever filed with the Federal Communications Commission.
Centennial instituted a locally focused adult album alternative (AAA) format on October 12, 2009, branded "101.5 The Valley's Music Place" WVMP.
WZZI/WVMP was the Roanoke network affiliate for the Virginia Cavaliers football and basketball broadcasts from 2007 through 2012. The Cavaliers moved back to their longtime home WFIR at the beginning of the 2012 football season, as the university preferred to partner with a news-talk station. WZZU, which joined as Lynchburg's affiliate at the same time, remains affiliated with the network.
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WYHR
WYHR (101.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Vinton, Virginia, and serving the Roanoke metropolitan area. WYHR is owned by the Bible Broadcasting Network. It broadcasts a Christian talk and teaching radio format.
WYHR has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,200 watts. The transmitter is on Mill Mountain in Roanoke, off Prospect Road SE.
The station signed on the air on December 12, 1995, as WZZI. It was owned by H. Edward Hale's Carousel Entertainment, and originally played country music. The station flipped to a modern rock format in January 1999.
Roanoke residents Karen and Robert Travis purchased WZZI in January 2000. They had just purchased WRVX (97.9 FM) in Lynchburg, Virginia, which they renamed to WZZU. Formats under the Travises included alternative rock "Z101" and oldies "Oldies 101.5".
In 2004, Centennial Broadcasting bought the two stations. WZZI began simulcasting WZZU. The two stations played oldies as "BOB FM". They switched to classic rock as "The Planet" from 2006 to 2009. WZZU continues airing a mainstream rock format on 97.9 FM.
In July 2008, Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder announced a purchase of Centennial's four-station Roanoke-Lynchburg cluster by his Red Zebra Broadcasting. The sale fell through and no paperwork was ever filed with the Federal Communications Commission.
Centennial instituted a locally focused adult album alternative (AAA) format on October 12, 2009, branded "101.5 The Valley's Music Place" WVMP.
WZZI/WVMP was the Roanoke network affiliate for the Virginia Cavaliers football and basketball broadcasts from 2007 through 2012. The Cavaliers moved back to their longtime home WFIR at the beginning of the 2012 football season, as the university preferred to partner with a news-talk station. WZZU, which joined as Lynchburg's affiliate at the same time, remains affiliated with the network.