WCVA (AM)
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WCVA
| above = Simulcasting WOJL Louisa
| logo = 150px
| city = Culpeper, Virginia
| area = Culpeper, Virginia
Culpeper County, Virginia
| branding = Classic Hits 105.5 & 95.3, Sam FM
| frequency = {{Frequency|1490|kHz}}
| translator = 95.3 W237CA (Culpeper)
| airdate = February, 1949
| format = Classic hits
| power = 680 watts unlimited
| class = C
| facility_id = 14711
| coordinates = {{coord|38|29|4.0|N|77|59|22.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = W Culpeper VirginiA
| former_callsigns = WCVA (1949–Present)
| affiliations = Classic Hits (Westwood One)
| owner = Piedmont Communications, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WJMA, WOJL, WVCV
| webcast = [https://player.amperwave.net/7975 Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.1055samfm.com/ WCVA Online]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WCVA (1490 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Culpeper, Virginia, serving Culpeper and Culpeper County, Virginia. WCVA is owned and operated by Piedmont Communications, Inc. and simulcasts the classic hits format of sister station 105.5 WOJL Louisa. Prior to February 2016, it had aired a satellite-fed adult standards format.
Translator
In early 2016, WCVA's programming began airing on 95.3 W237CA, an FM translator that had been purchased by Piedmont from Liberty University.
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = W237CA
| freq1 = 95.3
| fid1 = 139551
| watts1 = 178
| haat1 = 84
| class1 = D
| city1 = Culpeper, Virginia
| notes1 =
}}
References
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{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=am&callLetter=WCVA|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=July 8, 2015|work=Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings}}
{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=14711&Callsign=WCVA|title=Call Sign History|accessdate=July 8, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WCVA|title=WCVA Facility Record|accessdate=July 8, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
}}
External links
{{AM station data|14711|WCVA}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|139551|W237CA}}
- {{FXL|W237CA}}
{{Fredericksburg Radio}}
{{Classic Hits Radio Stations in Virginia}}
Category:1949 establishments in Virginia
Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States
Category:Radio stations established in 1949
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