WISE-FM

WISE-FM
City Wise, Virginia
Broadcast area Norton, Virginia
Coeburn, Virginia
Clintwood, Virginia
Branding Radio IQ
Slogan Virginia's Public Radio
Frequency 90.5 FM MHz
First air date August 1, 1999[1]
Format Public Radio[2]
Power 220 Watts
HAAT 204 meters (669 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 85287
Transmitter coordinates 36°57′39.0″N 82°30′56.0″W / 36.960833°N 82.515556°W / 36.960833; -82.515556
Callsign meaning Wise, Virginia
Former callsigns WCVC-FM (1997–1999)
WISE-FM (1999–present)[3]
Affiliations American Public Media
National Public Radio
Owner Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.)
Sister stations WVTF
Webcast WISE-FM Webstream
Website WISE-FM Online

WISE-FM is a Public Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wise, Virginia, serving Norton, Coeburn and Clintwood in Virginia.[2] WISE-FM is owned and operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.[4] The station broadcasts in HD Radio; HD1 rebroadcasts the news/talk programming of Radio IQ, while HD2 is a feed of WVTF Music.

WISE-FM is one of three stations whose call sign spells out its city of license; the others are WACO-FM and WARE.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WISE-FM is relayed by six FM translator to widen its broadcast area. The translators are split between the HD1 and HD2 services.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
W		Height
m (ft)		ClassFCC infoNotes
W211BE90.1 FMLebanon, Virginia927008.5 watts595.5 m (1,954 ft)DFCCWVTF Music
W211BF90.1 FMBig Stone Gap, Virginia927028 watts341.3 m (1,120 ft)DFCCWVTF Music
W212BP90.3 FMClintwood, Virginia1218531 watts128.4 m (421 ft)DFCCRadio IQ
W215BJ90.9 FMSt. Paul, Virginia1221331 watts−59 m (−194 ft)DFCCWVTF Music
W217BF91.3 FMPound, Virginia1217931 watts332.9 m (1,092 ft)DFCCRadio IQ
W219CJ91.7 FMNorton, Virginia9289450 watts53 m (174 ft)DFCCRadio IQ

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WISE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  5. ↑ "W211BE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  6. ↑ "W211BF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  7. ↑ "W212BP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  8. ↑ "W215BJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  9. ↑ "W217BF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  10. ↑ "W219CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  11. ↑ "WVTF/Radio IQ Post-Flip Schedule" (PDF).
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