WRVS-FM
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| WRVS | |
| Broadcast area | ECSU/Elizabeth City/Northeastern North Carolina/Hampton Roads,VA |
|---|---|
| Branding | "89-Nine ECSU" |
| Slogan | Your Community Voice |
| First air date | 1986 |
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| Format | Urban/Urban AC |
| ERP | 41,000 watts |
| Class | C2 |
| Callsign meaning | W R V S "Wonderful Radio Viking Style" |
| Owner | Elizabeth City State University |
| Website | http://www.wrvsfm.org/ |
WRVS-FM, "89-Nine ECSU", originally began broadcasting on Tuesday March 18, 1986 with 10,000 watts at 90.7 MHz from a little white houselike building that currently houses other offices of the university. WRVS at one point used the slogan "The Rhythm of the River City". The station later moved to its current location in Williams Hall.
The station call letters stand for Wonderful Radio Viking Style. In 1990 the station received several upgrades, including a new transmitter allowing an effective radiated power of 41,000 watts (the old transmitter now serves as a backup transmitter) as well as a new frequency of 89.9 MHz.
On July 3, 1996 the station went dark for weeks due to water and smoke damage to equipment due to an electrical fire that occurred upstairs in Williams Hall. The station signed back on in October and later went to a Jazz based format as "Jazzy 89-Nine".
In 2003, the station reverted back to its original and current Urban/Urban AC based format, and began broadcasting 24 hours a day.
In the 1990s WRVS was one of the best programmed student operated stations of its kind. WRVS is Public Supported NPR Affiliated Radio Station. Its 280 foot (85 m) transmitter and studios are located on the campus of Elizabeth City State University. WRVS will soon broadcast in HD radio; equipment upgrades are in progress.
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See also: Hampton Roads (FM) (AM) Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski | Norfolk-Newport News-Virginia Beach (FM) (AM) | Richmond (FM) (AM) | Roanoke (FM) (AM) | Fredericksburg | Winchester | Charlottesville | Harrisonburg |
