WVIP

WVIP is a radio station licensed to New Rochelle, New York and serving the New York metropolitan area. WVIP features a Caribbean music format airing programming for the Afro-Caribbean community. Its studios are in New Rochelle, and its transmitter is located in Yonkers.

This article is about the radio station in New Rochelle, New York, on 93.5 FM. For the radio station in Mount Kisco on AM 1310 that previously used the call sign, see WRVP. For the radio station in Mount Kisco on FM 106.3 that previously used the call sign, see WFME-FM.
WVIP
CityNew Rochelle, New York
Broadcast areaNew York City
SloganCaribbean Radio
Frequency93.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Translator(s)See § Translators
First air dateSeptember 13, 1948 (1948-09-13) (71 years ago) as WGNR-FM[1]
Format
ERP1,750 watts
HAAT132 meters (433 ft)
ClassA
Facility ID28023
Transmitter coordinates40°52′48″N 73°52′39″W
Former call signsWGNR-FM (1948–1953)
WNRC-FM (1953–1958)
WWES-FM (1958–1959)
WVOX-FM (1959–1977)
WRTN (1977-8/23/2006)
WVIP-FM (8/24/2006-9/6/2006)
WRTN (9/7/2006-10/31/2006)
AffiliationsJones Radio Network
OwnerHudson-Westchester Radio, Inc.
Sister stationsWVOX
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteFM/HD1: wvipfm.com
HD2: wvox.com
HD3:sunnyradiony.com

HD programming

On July 12, 2010, WVIP began broadcasting in HD.

The HD2 sub-channel broadcasts its sister AM station, WVOX.

The HD3 sub-channel airs 80s Classic Hits formatted, "Sunny Radio 101.5" (Simulcast on W268AN 101.5 Plainview, New York)

Translators
Broadcast translators of WVIP
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W252CS98.3Brooklyn, New York15589224109 m (358 ft)D40°41′57″N 73°59′31″WFCC
W268AN101.5Plainview, New York151700100115 m (377 ft)D40°47′48″N 73°27′49″WFCC
W268BY101.5Queens, New York1478103871 m (233 ft)D40°45′12.8″N 73°49′26.8″WFCC
W292DV106.3New York, New York15588899271.2 m (890 ft)D40°45′22″N 73°59′12″WFCC

References
  1. Gross, Ben (September 6, 1948). "Looking & Listening". New York Daily News. p. 40. Retrieved November 20, 2019.


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