WISE-FM

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WISE-FM is a public radio station licensed to Wise, Virginia, serving Norton, Coeburn and Clintwood in Virginia.[1] WISE-FM is owned and operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.[5] The station rebroadcasts the public radio programming of Emory and Henry College radio station WEHC full-time. It also broadcasts in HD Radio; HD1 rebroadcasts the analog signal while HD2 is a feed of WVTF Music.

WISE-FM
Broadcast area
Frequency90.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingRadio IQ
Programming
FormatPublic radio[1]
SubchannelsHD2: WVTF Music (classical music)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
August 1, 1999[2]
Former call signs
WCVC-FM (1997–1999)[3]
Call sign meaning
Wise, Virginia
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID85287
ClassA
ERP220 watts
HAAT204 meters (669 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°57′39.0″N 82°30′56.0″W / 36.960833°N 82.515556°W / 36.960833; -82.515556
Translator(s)§ Translators
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.wvtf.org

WISE-FM is one of three stations whose call signs spell out their city of license; the others are WACO-FM and WARE.

Programming

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WISE-FM and its translators were previously full-time repeaters of Virginia Tech's Radio IQ news and public affairs network, based at WVTF in Roanoke. Effective November 12, 2022, the Virginia Tech Foundation and Emory and Henry College entered into a deal whereby WISE-FM became a repeater of the college's WEHC, based in Emory. WEHC also carries Radio IQ for part of the day, but breaks from the network in afternoons and evenings (1–4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight) to air its own locally-focused talk, music, and sports programming.[6][7]

Translators

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In addition to the main station, WISE-FM is relayed by FM translators to widen its broadcast area.[8][9][10][11][12]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W211BF 90.1 FM Big Stone Gap, Virginia 92702 8 341.3 m (1,120 ft) D LMS
W212BP 90.3 FM Clintwood, Virginia 121853 1 128.4 m (421 ft) D LMS
W217BF 91.3 FM Pound, Virginia 121793 1 332.9 m (1,092 ft) D LMS
W219CJ 91.7 FM Norton, Virginia 92894 50 53 m (174 ft) D LMS

See also

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  • WVTF — Radio IQ flagship
  • WWVT-FM — WVTF Music flagship

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WISE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "WISE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "WEHC Widens Signal to become WEHC, Emory, and WISE-FM, Wise". October 28, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  7. ^ "WEHC Schedule Changes". November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  8. ^ "W211BF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  9. ^ "W212BP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  10. ^ "W217BF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  11. ^ "W219CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  12. ^ "WVTF/Radio IQ Post-Flip Schedule" (PDF).
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