WRIQ

WRIQ (89.7 MHz) is a National Public Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charles City, Virginia, serving the Richmond/Petersburg area.[3] WRIQ is part of the Radio IQ network, simulcasting the NPR news and talk programming of flagship WVTF. WRIQ is owned by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) through its fundraising arm, the Virginia Tech Foundation.[4]

WRIQ
CityCharles City, Virginia
Broadcast areaRichmond, Virginia
Petersburg, Virginia
Branding"Radio IQ"
Slogan"Virginia's Public Radio"
Frequency89.7 MHz (HD Radio)
First air date2000[1]
FormatNews/talk
HD2: Classical music (WVTF Music)
Power27,000 Watts
HAAT69.6 meters (228 ft)
ClassB
Facility ID82970
Transmitter coordinates37°31′40.50″N 77°22′46.90″W
Call sign meaningRichmond IQ
Former call signsWAUQ (1997–2015)
WLRJ (2015–2017)
WNVU (2017–2020)[2]
AffiliationsBBC World Service
National Public Radio
Public Radio International
OwnerVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(Virginia Tech Foundation)
WebcastWRIQ Webstream
WebsiteWRIQ Online

History

American Family Association launched the station as WAUQ in 2000,[1] relaying its American Family Radio network which featured a mix of Christian teaching and Contemporary Christian music.[5][6]

On August 18, 2015, Educational Media Foundation purchased the station from the American Family Association for $1.25 million.[7][8][9] EMF began relaying its K-Love network on the station, and changed the station's call letters to WLRJ.[2]

On April 17, 2017, WLRJ began stunting with a continuously-repeating informational loop informing listeners that K-Love in Richmond had moved, and directing listeners to EMF's recently acquired stations on 98.9 FM (WLFV) and 100.3 FM (WKYV).[10]

On April 26, 2017, WLRJ began relaying EMF's Radio Nueva Vida network.[11] The station changed its call sign to WNVU on December 22, 2017.

On October 11, 2019, EMF filed with the Federal Communications Commission an application to sell WNVU to the Virginia Tech Foundation, operator of Roanoke NPR member stations WVTF and WVTF Music, for $2.15 million.[12]. The sale closed on December 27, 2019, and the station began simulcasting Radio IQ programming on January 15, 2020. That same day, the call sign WRIQ was moved from a co-owned Radio IQ station in Lexington, Virginia, which became WIQR.

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

References
  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-561. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. "WNVU Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. "American Family Radio Network" (PDF). American Family Radio. January 6, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2003. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  6. "American Family Radio Station Guide" (PDF). American Family Association. May 6, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  7. "May Trading Injects Life into 2015 Value", Radio & Television Business Report. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  8. "Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  9. "WAUQ Asset Purchase Agreement". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. April 28, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  10. "K-Love stations 89.7/90.1 in Richmond, VA, sending listeners to their new stations on 98.9/100.3". Lee Costic on Twitter. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  11. Costic, Lee. "WLRJ just flipped from @KLOVERadio to Spanish Christian @radionuevavida". Twitter. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  12. "CDBS File No. BALED - 20191009AAL". licensing.fcc.gov.
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