WCWV-FM
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| WCWV-FM | |
| City of license | Summersville, West Virginia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Summersville, West Virginia Richwood, West Virginia Clay, West Virginia Sutton, West Virginia |
| Branding | The Gospel Station |
| First air date | March 13, 1983 |
| Frequency | 92.9 MHZ |
| Format | Religious |
| ERP | 11,000 watts |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | Central West Virginia - Due to the station's somewhat central location in WV |
| Owner | R-S Broadcasting Company Inc. |
| Website | WCWV-FM |
WCWV-FM (C-93 FM) is a radio station located in Summersville, West Virginia. WCWV serves just over 10 counties in West Virginia.
WCWV-FM is owned by R-S Broadcasting Company Inc.
[edit] History and programming
When it began on March 13, 1983, WCWV was the only Hot Adult Contemporary station in Nicholas County, West Virginia Nicholas County, West Virginia using the moniker "C-93 FM". The station played music from a prerecorded/semi-live track broadcasted from another location which was also being played on multiple other small local radio stations in southern West Virginia and other areas. On Sundays the station turned its airwaves over to local churches for playing of praise, hymnal songs, and sermons. WCWV-FM broadcast Marshall University football and basketball games as well as football and some basketball games from Nicholas County High School.
In October 2006, the station changed its format to a Southern Gospel music format, with its Sunday morning schedule devoted to local churches for songs and sermons.[1]
[edit] Studio and Transmitter site
The station building is located at 713 Main Street in Summersville, WV.
WCWV's transmitter is located just north of Summersville, overlooking the cities of Birch River, West Virginia and Craigsville, West Virginia at 38° 21' 37" N, 80° 38' 49" W with a power of 11,000 Watts.
