WLFV

For the Ettrick, Virginia radio station that held the call sign WLFV at 93.1 from 2006 to 2014, see WWLB.
WLFV
City Midlothian, Virginia
Broadcast area Greater Richmond Region
Branding "98-9 The Wolf"
Slogan "Richmond's New Hit Country"
Frequency 98.9 FM MHz
First air date November 22, 1971[1]
Format Country[2]
Power 4,800 Watts
HAAT 227.4 meters (746 ft)
Class B1
Facility ID 54872
Transmitter coordinates 37°36′52.0″N 77°30′56.0″W / 37.614444°N 77.515556°W / 37.614444; -77.515556
Callsign meaning WoLF Virginia
Former callsigns WJMA-FM (1971-1984)
WVJZ (1984-1990)
WJMA-FM (1990-2004)
WCUL (2004-2005)
WWLB (2005-2014)
WLFV (2014-Present)[3]
Affiliations ABC Radio News
Owner Alpha Media
(Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations WARV-FM, WBBT-FM
Webcast WARV-FM Webstream
Website WARV-FM Online

WLFV (98.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Midlothian, Virginia and serving the Greater Richmond Region.[2] WLFV is owned and operated by Alpha Media.[4] It airs a country music radio format and is simulcast with 100.5 WARV-FM in Petersburg, Virginia. WLFV covers communities to the north of Richmond and WARV-FM covers communities to the south. Together, both stations are marketed under the name "The Wolf."

Studios and offices for WLFV and WARV-FM, as well as sister station WBBT-FM are on Arboretum Place in Richmond. WLFV's transmitter is off Basie Road in Henrico, Virginia.[5]


References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-252. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. "WLFV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  5. http://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/patg?id=WLFV-FM

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