WQRV

Infobox Radio station
name = WQRV


city = Meridianville, Alabama
area = Huntsville, Alabama
branding = "100.3 The River"
slogan = "Songs you love to sing along with"
airdate =
frequency = 100.3 FM (MHz) HD Radio
100.3 HD-2 for "The Kiwi" (Top 40 Dance)
format = Classic Hits
erp = 8500 watts
haat = 299 meters (982 ft)
class = C2
facility_id = 19456
coordinates = coord|34|47|36|N|86|37|51|W|
callsign_meaning = W Q RiVer
former_callsigns = WVNA-FM, WLAY-FM
owner = Clear Channel Communications
licensee = CC Licenses, LLC
sister_stations = WTAK-FM, WBHP, WHOS, WDRM
webcast = [http://mfile.akamai.com/16778/live/reflector:44764.asx Listen Live]
website = [http://www.1003theriver.com/ 1003theriver.com]
affiliations =

WQRV (100.3 FM, "100.3 The River") is a classic hits-formatted radio station serving the Huntsville, Alabama, market, which includes counties in northern Alabama and southern central Tennessee.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/]

History

This station had been WVNA-FM since the 1970s before becoming country music formatted WLAY-FM on March 30, 2000. This lasted until a 2006 change to match a format and positioning change to "The River." The station was assigned the WQRV call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on March 10, 2006.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=19456 |title=Call Sign History]

WQRV began in April 2006 as a format relocated from the former WWXQ 92.5 and WXQW 94.1 MHz frequencies, which Clear Channel Communications had sold to Cumulus Media. Those stations were known collectively as "WXQ." The station frequency was transferred from Florence, Alabama, to the west of the Huntsville market in Meridianville, Alabama.

Programming

According to a report published in "The Huntsville Times", the syndicated morning show hosted by Rick and Bubba relocated from crosstown rival WRTT-FM on January 2, 2008. [cite news |work=The Huntsville Times |title=WDRM-FM still king of area radio |url=http://www.al.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/entertainment/1197195594305360.xml&coll=1 |date=2007-12-09]

References

External links

* [http://www.1003theriver.com/ WQRV official website]
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