WVOW

WVOW

Infobox Radio station
name = WVOW-FM & WVOW


city = Logan, West Virginia
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frequency = 101.9 MHz, 1290 kHz
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airdate = May 8, 1952
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format = Adult Contemporary
power = 5,000 watts day AM
1,000 watts night AM
erp = 15,000 watts FM
haat = 253.0 meters
class = B
facility_id = 38267 FM
38268 AM
coordinates = coord|37|51|24.00|N| 81|58|18.00|W|region:US_type:city
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former_callsigns =
owner = Logan Broadcasting Corp.
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affiliations = ABC Radio , ESPN Radio

WVOW-FM and WVOW (101.9 FM and 1290 AM) is a radio station simulcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Logan, West Virginia, USA. The station is currently owned by Logan Broadcasting Corp. and features programing from ABC Radio and ESPN Radio. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WVOW-FM |title=WVOW-FM Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division ] [cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WVOW-FM|title=WVOW-FM Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron]

History

WVOW began operation on May 8, 1952. The license for broadcasting was issued in 1951 to Chauncey Browning Sr., who later became a Supreme Court Justice, Grover Combs, and Clerence Meadows, a former West Virginia Governor. In the station's early years it was located in the Logan Office Building Complex, but in 1959 it moved to the Professional Buildings, its current location.

Programming

Since the closure of WLOG its main rival, WVOW has become a major station in southern West Virginia. The station now broadcasts a variety of hit music, a series of talk shows, and reruns of old radio sitcoms, and ESPN Radio. During baseball season WVOW is an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves radio networks. [ cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/atl/schedule/affiliates.jsp|title=Affiliate Radio Stations|work=The Official Site of the Atlanta Braves]

References

External links

*AM station data|WVOW
*FM station data|WVOW-FM


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