WISE-FM

WISE-FM

City	Wise, Virginia
Broadcast area	Norton, Virginia Coeburn, Virginia Clintwood, Virginia
Branding	WVTF Public Radio
Frequency	90.5 FM MHz
First air date	August 1, 1999[1]
Format	Public Radio[2]
Power	220 Watts
HAAT	204 meters (669 ft)
Class	A
Facility ID	85287
Transmitter coordinates	36°57′39.0″N 82°30′56.0″W / 36.960833°N 82.515556°W
Callsign meaning	Wise, Virginia
Former callsigns	WCVC-FM (1997-1999) WISE-FM (1999-Present)[3]
Affiliations	American Public Media National Public Radio
Owner	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.)
Sister stations	Radio IQ, WVTF
Webcast	WISE-FM Webstream
Website	WISE-FM Online

WISE-FM is a Public Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wise, Virginia, serving Norton, Coeburn and Clintwood in Virginia.^[2] WISE-FM is owned and operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University^[4] and rebroadcasts the programming of sister station WVTF 24 hours a day.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WISE-FM is relayed by six FM translator to widen its broadcast area.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	Facility ID	ERP W	Height m (ft)	Class	FCC info
W211BE	90.1 FM	Lebanon, Virginia	92700	8.5 watts	595.5 m (1,954 ft)	D	FCC
W211BF	90.1 FM	Big Stone Gap, Virginia	92702	8 watts	341.3 m (1,120 ft)	D	FCC
W212BP	90.3 FM	Clintwood, Virginia	121853	1 watts	128.4 m (421 ft)	D	FCC
W215BJ	90.9 FM	St. Paul, Virginia	122133	1 watts	−59 m (−194 ft)	D	FCC
W217BF	91.3 FM	Pound, Virginia	121793	1 watts	332.9 m (1,092 ft)	D	FCC
W219CJ	91.7 FM	Norton, Virginia	92894	50 watts	53 m (174 ft)	D	FCC

References

1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
2. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
4. "WISE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
5. "W211BE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
6. "W211BF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
7. "W212BP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
8. "W215BJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
9. "W217BF Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
10. "W219CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

External links

• WVTF Public Radio Online
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WISE
• Radio-Locator information on WISE
• Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WISE