WVRI

WVRI
Broadcast areaAlleghany County, Virginia
Frequency90.9 MHz
BrandingThe Journey
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerLiberty University
History
First air date
2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Former call signs
KCFF (2009–2009)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID177072
ClassB1
Power1,000 watts
HAAT561 meters (1,841 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°46′59.0″N 80°0′0.0″W / 37.783056°N 80.000000°W / 37.783056; -80.000000
Links
Public license information
WebcastWVRI Webstream
WebsiteWVRI Online

WVRI (90.9 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station licensed to Clifton Forge, Virginia, and serving Alleghany County, Virginia.[2] It is owned by Liberty University and it simulcasts a Christian Contemporary radio format, known as "The Journey," from parent station WRVL Lynchburg.

WVRI is a Class B station, with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,000 watts. The transmitter is off Airport Road in Hot Springs.[3]

History

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This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on May 23, 2008.[4] Before it went on the air, it was given the call sign KCFF by the FCC on February 6, 2009.[5] This assignment, likely by accident, made KCFF the only call sign beginning with a "K" in the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of only a handful east of the Mississippi River. On October 15, 2009, KCFF became WVRI, under new ownership.

The station's construction permit was originally owned by Ron Elmore Ministries, Inc., but never made it to the airwaves. The construction permit and station license were sold to Liberty University in October 2009. It became a satellite broadcasting outlet for flagship station WRVL, when it signed on the air in 2011; 13 years ago (2011).

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVRI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WVRI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WVRI
  4. ^ "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071022BMN)". FCC Media Bureau. May 23, 2008.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
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