WVAS

WVAS (90.7 FM) is a jazz-music formatted radio station in the Montgomery, Alabama, market licensed to the Alabama State University. WVAS is a member-supported non-commercial, educational station featuring news and other programming from National Public Radio and Public Radio International. National programming produced by WVAS includes Café Jazz, distributed nationally by the African-American Public Radio Consortium.[2]

WVAS
CityMontgomery, Alabama
Broadcast areaMontgomery, Alabama
Slogan"Jazz, Blues, News, Views"
Frequency90.7 MHz
(HD Radio)
First air dateJune 15, 1984
FormatFM/HD1: Jazz
HD2: Urban Contemporary "Bama State Radio"
HD3: Old School R&B/Gospel "ASU Radio"
ERP80,000 watts
HAAT106 meters
ClassC1
Facility ID727
Call sign meaningW Voice of Alabama State[1]
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Public Radio International
OwnerAlabama State University
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Websitewvasfm.org

WVAS began broadcasting on June 15, 1984 from the fifth floor of the Levi Watkins Learning Center. Two years later, the station moved to its current location at Thomas Kilby Hall. Broadcasting from its transmitter on campus, WVAS has a signal that spans 18 counties, reaching a total population of more than 651,000.

In September 2007, WVAS received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to assist in its conversion from analog to digital broadcasting.[3] WVAS was one of just two radio stations in Alabama to receive such a grant.[3]

See also

References
  1. Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. AAPRC - Programs
  3. "CPB Awards Grants to 89 Public Radio Stations for Digital Transition" (Press release). Corporation for Public Broadcasting. September 20, 2007.


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