- WACV
Infobox Radio station
name = WACV
city = Montgomery,Alabama
area =
branding =
slogan = "Montgomery's Talk Station"
frequency = 1170kHz
airdate = 1949
format = News/Talk
power = 10,000watt s (day) 1,000 watts (night)
class = B
facility_id = 43633
coordinates = coord|32|27|16|N|86|17|21|W
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WCOV (1949-1984)
affiliations =
owner = Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.1170wacv.com/cms/ WACV Online]WACV (1170 AM) is a news/talk
radio station in theMontgomery, Alabama , market owned by Bluewater Broadcasting Company, LLC.1170 AM originally had the callsign WCOV from its beginnings in 1949 until 1984, when the station was sold separately from
WCOV-TV , Montgomery's oldest television station.cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=43633&Callsign=WACV |title=Call Sign History] Since November 1984, 1170 AM has been known as WACV and branded as atalk radio formatted station.Personalities
"Viewpoint", one of the state's longest-running political call-in shows, is hosted by Dan Morris, a former adviser to
President Ronald Reagan , and Mark Montiel, a formerjudge andattorney . Both Morris and Montiel were frequent guest hosts of theDon Markwell show in its final year (2007-2008). "Viewpoint" is among the highest-rated talk shows in Montgomery and is the first stop for many local and regional leaders.Fact|date=September 2008Leslie Bailey has been a local
restaurant owner, cooking show host, and musical performer for many years, but is best known as a morningradio personality . Her daily show is called, "Hey Leslie What's Happening".Fact|date=September 2008Other programming on WACV includes national syndicated talk hosts
Laura Ingraham andJerry Doyle .On weekends, there is additional locally produced programming from Our Lady Queen of Mercy Catholic Church, Capitol Heights Baptist Church, Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church, The "Farm and Home" Show, a business program with Chris and Shea Isbell, and a Saturday talk show with local public school teacher Michael Bird.Fact|date=September 2008
In February 2008, WACV acquired the rights to broadcast the 2008
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series . WACV is also home toUAB Blazers football broadcasts.References
External links
* [http://www.1170wacv.com/cms/ WACV official website]
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