WVAF
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| City | Charleston, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Charleston MSA |
| Branding | V-100 or The New V-100 |
| Slogan | "Better Music for a Better Work Day!" |
| Frequency | 99.9 MHZ(also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | February 1, 1965 |
| Format | Adult Contemporary |
| ERP | 24,500 Watts |
| HAAT | 215 meters (705 ft) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 71663 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 38°16′25.0″N 81°31′27.0″W / 38.273611°N 81.524167°W |
| Callsign meaning | West VirginiA FM |
| Owner | West Virginia Radio Corporation |
| Website | http://www.v100.fm |
WVAF is the only adult contemporary (AC)radio station in the Charleston, West Virginia, USA, market area. The station broadcasts at 99.9 MHz with an ERP of 24,500 watts. WVAF is ranked third in the Arbitron ratings for the Charleston Metropolitan Statistical Area market. The station is owned by the West Virginia Radio Corporation.
History
WVAF's license was granted on December 24, 1963, but it did not signed on until February 1, 1965. V100 has broadcast the AC format for some time now, but was previously a rock station in 1977. It was also previously owned by Capital Broadcasting Corporation until it was sold to West Virginia Radio Corporation. In the mid-2000s, V100 played songs from the 70s such as Elton John & Kiki Dee's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", Eagles' "Hotel California", Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive" and many more. By 2013, V100 dropped all 70's songs from their playlist and started to focus on more of a hot AC format without the hard rock or rap. It averages two or three songs from the 80s an hour, with mostly 90s, 2000s and current hits.
The All 80's Request Cafe with Steve Bishop is broadcast on weekdays at noon and plays requests from 1980 to 1989. The John Tesh Radio Show is broadcast on weeknights from 12 am to 5:00 am and Saturday mornings from 6 am to 9 am. Backtrax USA with Kidd Kelly (the 80's and 90's versions) is broadcast from 8 pm to midnight on Saturdays, and Tom Kent's radio program Lovin Life Livin The '80s from 7 pm to midnight on Sundays. On Sunday, the station broadcasts Your Weekend With Jim Brickman from 10 am to 2 pm. This replaced the Dave Koz Show which featured smooth jazz from 10 am to 12 pm. V100 is popularly known across the Kanawha Valley for its former Steve & Jenny Morning Show. [2]
Programming
WEEKDAYS:
6:00 AM-9:00 AM: Reid and Stacie
10:00 AM-2:00 PM: Steve Bishop
2:00 PM-7:00 PM: Jenny Murray
7:00 PM-12:00 AM: Jeanne K
12:00 AM-5:00 AM: John Tesh
WEEKENDS:
SATURDAYS:
6:00 AM-9:00 AM: John Tesh
8:00 PM-12:00 AM: Backtrax USA
SUNDAYS:
8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Sonrise
10:00 AM-2:00 PM: Your Weekend with Jim Brickman
7:00 PM-12:00 AM: Lovin' Life, Livin' the 80's
References
External links
- V-100 WVAF official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WVAF
- Radio-Locator information on WVAF
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVAF
- History of WVAF and WCAW