WMEV-FM
{{short description|Radio station in Marion, Virginia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WMEV-FM
| logo =
| city = Marion, Virginia
| area = Southwest Virginia
| branding = 93.9 WMEV
| frequency = 93.9 MHz
| airdate = 1961
| format = Country
| erp = 100,000 Watts Horizontal
95,140 Watts Vertical
| haat = 452 meters
| class = C
| facility_id = 63711
| coordinates = {{coord|36|54|4.0|N|81|32|35.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = Wonderful Mountain Empire of Virginia
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations =
| owner = Bristol Broadcasting Company
| licensee = Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
| sister_stations = WHNK, WUKZ, WZVA, WOLD-FM
| webcast = [http://v6.player.abacast.net/5638 WMEV-FM Webstream]
| website = [http://wmev.com/ WMEV-FM Online]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WMEV-FM is a Country-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Marion, Virginia, serving Southwestern Virginia. WMEV-FM is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.
Signal
WMEV-FM's signal, which broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts, covers parts of Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.
History
WMEV-FM signed on June 21, 1961. Bob and Stella Wolfenden started WMEV and WMEV-FM, selling them in 1982 to Marion natives Hugh and Barbara Gwyn, who increased the FM's signal strength. In 1998, Holston Valley Broadcasting bought the stations.{{cite web|url=http://www.fm94.com/history.htm|title=History|access-date=June 1, 2017}}
Effective January 1, 2017, Glenwood Communications sold WMEV-FM, sister station WUKZ, and translator W266BM to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $1.75 million.
References
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External links
- [http://wmev.com/ 93.9 WMEV Online]
- {{FM station data|63711|WMEV-FM}}
Previous logos
{{SouthwestVA Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Virginia}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1961
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