WISE-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WISE-FM
| logo =
| logo_size =
| city = Wise, Virginia
| country = US
| area = {{ubl|Norton, Virginia|Coeburn, Virginia|Clintwood, Virginia}}
| branding = Radio IQ
| airdate = August 1, 1999
| frequency = {{Frequency|90.5|MHz}} {{HD Radio}}
| translator = {{section link||Translators}}
| format = Public radio
| subchannels = HD2: WVTF Music (classical music)
| erp = 220 watts
| haat = {{convert|204|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 85287
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|36|57|39.0|N|82|30|56.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = Wise, Virginia
| former_callsigns = WCVC-FM (1997–1999)
| owner = Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
| licensee = Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listenlive|http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wvtf/ppr/wvtf2.m3u}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.wvtf.org/}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|American Public Media|National Public Radio}}
}}
WISE-FM is a public radio station licensed to Wise, Virginia, serving Norton, Coeburn and Clintwood in Virginia. WISE-FM is owned and operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The station rebroadcasts the public radio programming of Emory and Henry College radio station WEHC full-time. It also broadcasts in HD Radio; HD1 rebroadcasts the analog signal while HD2 is a feed of WVTF Music.
WISE-FM is one of three stations whose call signs spell out their city of license; the others are WACO-FM and WARE.
Programming
WISE-FM and its translators were previously full-time repeaters of Virginia Tech's Radio IQ news and public affairs network, based at WVTF in Roanoke. Effective November 12, 2022, the Virginia Tech Foundation and Emory and Henry College entered into a deal whereby WISE-FM became a repeater of the college's WEHC, based in Emory. WEHC also carries Radio IQ for part of the day, but breaks from the network in afternoons and evenings (1–4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight) to air its own locally-focused talk, music, and sports programming.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ehc.edu/live/news/2635-wehc-widens-signal-to-become-wehc-emory-and/ |title=WEHC Widens Signal to become WEHC, Emory, and WISE-FM, Wise |access-date=December 2, 2022 |date=October 28, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wvtf.org/2022-10-28/wehc-schedule-changes |title=WEHC Schedule Changes |access-date=December 12, 2022 |date=November 21, 2022}}
Translators
In addition to the main station, WISE-FM is relayed by FM translators to widen its broadcast area.{{cite web|title=WVTF/Radio IQ Post-Flip Schedule|url=http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/wvtf/files/wvtf_radio_iq_flip_schedule.pdf}}
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign =
| width =
| call1 = W211BF
| freq1 = 90.1
| city1 = Big Stone Gap, Virginia
| fid1 = 92702
| watts1 = 8
| haat1 = 341.3
| class1 = D
| call2 = W212BP
| freq2 = 90.3
| city2 = Clintwood, Virginia
| fid2 = 121853
| watts2 = 1
| haat2 = 128.4
| class2 = D
| call3 = W217BF
| freq3 = 91.3
| city3 = Pound, Virginia
| fid3 = 121793
| watts3 = 1
| haat3 = 332.9
| class3 = D
| call4 = W219CJ
| freq4 = 91.7
| city4 = Norton, Virginia
| fid4 = 92894
| watts4 = 50
| haat4 = 53
| class4 = D
}}
See also
References
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{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=fm&callLetter=WISE|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=August 12, 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=85287&Callsign=WISE|title=Call Sign History|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WISE|title=WISE Facility Record|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W211BF|title=W211BF Facility Record|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W212BP|title=W212BP Facility Record|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W217BF|title=W217BF Facility Record|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W219CJ|title=W219CJ Facility Record|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.wvtf.org/ WVTF Public Radio Online]
- {{FM station data|85287|WISE-FM}}
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Category:1999 establishments in Virginia
Category:Public radio stations in the United States