WROV-HD2
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WROV-HD2
| logo =
| city = Martinsville, Virginia
| area = Main Signal:
New River Valley
Southside Virginia
Translator: Blacksburg, Virginia
| branding = Roanoke's BIN 96.7
| frequency = Main Signal: {{Frequency|96.3 FM|MHz}}
Translator: {{Frequency|96.7 FM|MHz}}
| airdate =
| format = Black-oriented news
| erp =
| haat =
| class =
| facility_id =
| coordinates =
| callsign_meaning = W Rock Of Virginia
| former_callsigns =
| affiliations = Black Information Network
| owner = iHeartMedia
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = WROV-FM, WJJS, WJJX, WSTV, WYYD
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/roanokes-bin-967-5321/ WROV-HD2 Webstream]
| website = [https://roanoke.binnews.com WROV-HD2 Online]
}}
WROV-HD2 (96.3 MHz) is an all-news radio station, aimed at African-American listeners and licensed to Martinsville, Virginia. It carries the Black Information Network and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WROV|title=WROV Facility Record|access-date=December 8, 2014|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}} The HD-2 digital subchannel feeds 250-watt FM translator W244AV at 96.7 MHz in Blacksburg, Virginia.
History
On February 8, 2018, WROV-HD2 rebranded as "Alt 96".[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122985/alt-name-woody-show-come-roanoke/ Alt name and Woody Show Come to Roanoke] Radioinsight - February 8, 2018
On November 18, 2020, WROV-HD2 and W244AV changed their format from alternative rock to African-American-oriented news, branded as "Roanoke's BIN 96.7." Programming comes from the Black Information Network. The alternative rock format continues on 104.9 WSTV-HD2 and W245BG.[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/201448/black-information-network-expands-to-blacksburg/ Black Information Network Expands To Blacksburg] Radioinsight - November 18, 2020
Translator
WROV-HD2 is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=W244AV|title=W244AV Facility Record|access-date=December 8, 2014|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
{{RadioTranslators
| call1 = W244AV
| freq1 = 96.7
| fid1 = 37748
| watts1 = 250
| haat1 = 180
| class1 = D
| city1 = Blacksburg, Virginia{{!}}Blacksburg, etc., Virginia
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References
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External links
- [https://roanoke.binnews.com Roanoke's BIN 96.7 Online]
{{Southside VA Radio}}
{{Roanoke-Lynchburg Radio}}
{{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}
Category:IHeartMedia radio stations
Category:Black Information Network stations
Category:All-news radio stations in the United States
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