WMVA
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- This article is about the radio station. WMVA may also refer to the VC-1 codec.
| City of license | Martinsville, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Martinsville, Virginia Henry County, Virginia |
| Branding | "Great Radio AM 1450" |
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| First air date | 1941 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Power | 1,000 Watts day and night |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 40510 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Callsign meaning | W Martinsville VirginiA |
| Owner | Martinsville Media, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WHEE |
| Website | WMVA Online |
WMVA is a News/Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Martinsville, Virginia, serving Martinsville and Henry County, Virginia. WMVA is owned and operated by Martinsville Media, Inc.[1]
History
In October 2005, William D. Wyatt, Jr. purchased WMVA, which had an adult contemporary and sports radio format, from Billy D. Wilson and Linda R. Wilson. whom purchased it from fonder and Creator Hans Peter Blume [2]
Past personalities
- Charles F. Adams, newscaster (1942-1947, 1948, 1955)[3]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, Vol. 135, October 3, 2005, p. 25.
- ↑ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 11.
External links
- Great Radio AM 1450
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WMVA
- Radio-Locator Information on WMVA
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WMVA
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