WVAS

WVAS
Broadcast areaMontgomery, Alabama
Frequency90.7 MHz (HD Radio)
Programming
FormatJazz
SubchannelsHD2: Bama State Radio (Urban Contemporary)
HD3: ASU Radio (Old School R&B/Gospel)
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Public Radio Exchange
Ownership
OwnerAlabama State University
History
First air date
June 15, 1984
Call sign meaning
W Voice of Alabama State[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID727
ClassC1
ERP80,000 watts
HAAT106 meters (348 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Listen Live (HD2)
Listen Live (HD3)
Websitewvasfm.org

WVAS (90.7 FM) is a jazz-music formatted radio station in the Montgomery, Alabama, market licensed to the Alabama State University. WVAS is a member-supported non-commercial, educational station featuring news and other programming from National Public Radio and Public Radio Exchange. National programming produced by WVAS includes Café Jazz, distributed nationally by the African-American Public Radio Consortium.[3]

WVAS began broadcasting on June 15, 1984, from the fifth floor of the Levi Watkins Learning Center. Two years later, the station moved to its current location at Thomas Kilby Hall. Broadcasting from its transmitter on campus, WVAS has a signal that spans 18 counties, reaching a total population of more than 651,000.

In September 2007, WVAS received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to assist in its conversion from analog to digital broadcasting.[4] WVAS was one of just two radio stations in Alabama to receive such a grant.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nelson, Bob (2008-10-18). "Call Letter Origins". The Broadcast Archive. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVAS". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ AAPRC - Programs
  4. ^ a b "CPB Awards Grants to 89 Public Radio Stations for Digital Transition" (Press release). Corporation for Public Broadcasting. September 20, 2007.


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