WMEV-FM

WMEV-FM is a Country-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Marion, Virginia, serving Southwestern Virginia. WMEV-FM is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.

WMEV-FM
CityMarion, Virginia
Broadcast areaSouthwest Virginia
Branding93.9 WMEV
SloganYour Hometown Country Station
Frequency93.9 MHz
First air date1961
FormatCountry
ERP100,000 Watts Horizontal
95,140 Watts Vertical
HAAT452 meters
ClassC
Facility ID63711
Transmitter coordinates36°54′4.0″N 81°32′35.0″W
Call sign meaningWonderful Mountain Empire of Virginia
OwnerBristol Broadcasting Company
(Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
Sister stationsWSNQ, WUKZ, WZVA
WebcastWMEV-FM Webstream
WebsiteWMEV-FM Online

Signal

WMEV-FM's signal, which broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts, covers parts of Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

History

WMEV-FM signed on June 21, 1961. Bob and Stella Wolfenden started WMEV and WMEV-FM, selling them in 1982 to Marion natives Hugh and Barbara Gwyn, who increased the FM's signal strength. In 1998, Holston Valley Broadcasting bought the stations.[1]

Effective January 1, 2017, Glenwood Communications sold WMEV-FM, sister station WUKZ, and translator W266BM to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $1.75 million.

References

  1. "History". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
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