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 Exchange. National programming produced by WVAS includes Café Jazz, distributed nationally by the African-American Public Radio Consortium.[3]
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| Broadcast area | Montgomery, Alabama |
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| Frequency | 90.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Jazz |
| Subchannels | HD2: Bama State Radio (Urban Contemporary) HD3: ASU Radio (Old School R&B/Gospel) |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Alabama State University |
| History | |
First air date | June 15, 1984 |
Call sign meaning | W Voice of Alabama State[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 727 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 80,000 watts |
| HAAT | 106 meters (348 ft) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Listen Live (HD3) |
| Website | wvasfm.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.[4] WVAS was one of just two radio stations in Alabama to receive such a grant.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nelson, Bob (October 18, 2008). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVAS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ AAPRC - Programs
- ^ a b "CPB Awards Grants to 89 Public Radio Stations for Digital Transition" (Press release). Corporation for Public Broadcasting. September 20, 2007.
External links
edit- WVAS official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 727 (WVAS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WVAS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
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