WCVS-FM
WCVS-FM (96.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Virden, Illinois, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area. It broadcasts an adult hits radio format, branded as "96.7 BOB FM." The station is currently owned by Neuhoff Corp., through licensee Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC. WCVS-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 6,000 watts. The radio studios are on South 4th Street in Southern View, Illinois, using a Springfield address. The transmitter is in Loami, Illinois, on Lead Line Road at Acorn Road. History The station signed on as WRVI on March 15, 1982. It was the first station owned by Randal J. Miller whose company Virden Broadcasting owns 16 stations in the Midwest as of 2022. On October 5, 1992, the station changed its call sign to the current WCVS-FM after WCVS relocated from 1450 AM to 96.7 FM following the purchase of the 96.7 FM frequency by Neuhoff Media. (1450 AM is now the home of co-owned WFMB, a sports radio station.) Following ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BOB FM
BOB FM is the on-air brand of a number of FM radio stations in the United States and formerly in Canada. The BOB FM format mostly concentrates on album rock, alternative rock and pop hits from the 1980s and 90s, especially those popular during the early days of MTV when music videos made up most of MTV's schedule. But BOB FM also features a smattering of oldies from the 1970s or earlier and classic hits from the 1990s or later. Once or twice an hour, an unexpected song will get played, sometimes a dance hit or novelty song. BOB FM stations are quite similar to those using the moniker Jack FM. On many BOB FM and JACK FM stations, disc jockeys are not used or are only heard in morning drive time. Instead of a live DJ, a prerecorded voice will make sarcastic or ironic quips between songs. BOB FM stations in Canada were all owned by Bell Media. Those in the United States are owned by a variety of companies. Bob FM stations are officially classified as variety hits or adult hit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WXAJ
WXAJ (99.7 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station, licensed to Hillsboro, Illinois, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area. It is owned by the Neuhoff Corporation and broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format, known as ''"99.7 The Mix"''. The radio studios and offices are on South 4th Street in Southern View, Illinois, using a Springfield address. WXAJ has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts, the current maximum for most FM stations in Illinois. The transmitter is on County Road 900 East, off Front Street (Illinois Route 48) in Harvel, Illinois. History The frequency first went on the air in 1991 and has been owned by Clear Channel Media + Entertainment, among other companies. It is now owned bNeuhoff Communications"Media Made Locally". From 2002 to March 5, 2017, the station aired a Contemporary hit radio (Top 40/CHR) format as "99.7 Kiss FM". In January 2016, the station's sound evolved from the Top 40/CHR format by adding titles from the ear ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Regional Media-Virden Broadcasting
Regional Media-Virden Broadcasting headquartered in Davenport, Iowa is private owner of radio stations in the Midwest. The company traces it founding to Randal J. Miller who at the age of 16 in 1971 started a 100 milliwatt transmitter station with a 300-foot range from his parents house in rural Shelbyville, Illinois. In 1982 he launched 3,000 watt easy listening music station WRVI with a range of 25 miles in Virden, Illinois. He sold the station in 1992 and acquired other small market stations in Illinois and sold the then Taylorville, Illinois based Virden Broadcasting to Fletcher M. Ford in 2013 who moved the headquarters to Davenport. Ford of Blue Grass, Iowa at the time was sales manager of Virden's Kewanee radio stations. The Virden name frequently has been clipped to just Regional Media since Ford's acquisition. In December 2021, the company expanded outside of Illinois radio station base with the acquisition of KVVL and KNIM in Maryville, Missouri. The company's web ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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WFMB-FM
WFMB-FM (104.5 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Springfield, Illinois. It broadcasts a country music radio format and is owned by Neuhoff Corp., through licensee Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC. WFMB-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 43,000 watts. The radio studios and transmitter are on South 4th Street in Southern View, Illinois, using a Springfield address. History The station signed on the air in . The original call sign was simply WFMB. The "-FM" suffix was added in 1991 just before its AM counterpart took the WFMB call letters. The station's studios and transmitter were located at the First National Bank Building at 5th and Adams.History Cards for WFMB-FM fcc.gov. Retrieved October 6, 2018. The ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sports Radio
Sports radio (or sports talk radio) is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A widespread programming genre that has a narrow audience appeal, sports radio is characterized by an often- boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and callers. Many sports talk stations also carry play-by-play (live commentary) of local sports teams as part of their regular programming. Hosted by Bill Mazer, the first sports talk radio show in history launched in March 1964 on New York's WNBC (AM). Soon after WNBC launched its program, in 1965 Seton Hall University's radio station, WSOU, started ''Hall Line'', a call-in sports radio talk show focusing on the team's basketball program. Having celebrated its 50th anniversary on air during the 2015–2016 season, ''Hall Line'', which broadcasts to central and northern New Jersey as well as all five boroughs of New York, is the oldest and longest running sports talk call-in show i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Loami, Illinois
Loami is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 745 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is adjacent to the Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary, a parcel of tallgrass prairie replanted on the loam soil after which the village is named. Geography Loami is located at (39.675394, -89.846545). According to the 2010 census, Loami has a total area of , of which (or 99.62%) is land and (or 0.38%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 804 people, 300 households, and 231 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 321 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.51% White, 0.50% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.75% Pacific Islander, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population. There were 300 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sign-on
A sign-on (or start-up in Commonwealth countries except Canada) is the beginning of operations for a radio or television station, generally at the start of each day. It is the opposite of a sign-off (or closedown in Commonwealth countries except Canada), which is the sequence of operations involved when a radio or television station shuts down its transmitters and goes off the air for a predetermined period; generally, this occurs during the overnight hours although a broadcaster's digital specialty or sub-channels may sign-on and sign-off at significantly different times as its main channels. Like other television programming, sign-on and sign-off sequences can be initiated by a broadcast automation system, and automatic transmission systems can turn the carrier signal and transmitter on/off by remote control. Sign-on and sign-off sequences have become less common due to the increasing prevalence of 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week broadcasting. However, some national broadc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Call Sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally assigned by a government agency, informally adopted by individuals or organizations, or even cryptographically encoded to disguise a station's identity. The use of call signs as unique identifiers dates to the landline railroad telegraph system. Because there was only one telegraph line linking all railroad stations, there needed to be a way to address each one when sending a telegram. In order to save time, two-letter identifiers were adopted for this purpose. This pattern continued in radiotelegraph operation; radio companies initially assigned two-letter identifiers to coastal stations and stations onboard ships at sea. These were not globally unique, so a one-letter company identifier (for instance, 'M' and two letters as a Marconi station ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1450 AM
The following radio stations broadcast on AM frequency 1450 kHz: 1450 AM is a Regional and Local broadcast frequency. Argentina * LRJ211 in San Juan. * LRI203 El Sol in Buenos Aires. Bermuda *VSB Canada Mexico * XERNB-AM in Sahuayo, Michoacán * XERY-AM in Arcelia, Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ... United States Uruguay * CX 46 Radio América in Montevideo References {{Lists of radio stations by frequency Lists of radio stations by frequency ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Virden, Illinois
Virden is a city in Macoupin and Sangamon counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 3,425 at the 2010 census, and 3,354 at a 2018 estimate. The Macoupin County portion of Virden is part of the St. Louis, Missouri–Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sangamon County portion is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. Virden was the scene of an 1898 coal miners' strike, during which Mary Harris "Mother" Jones played a major role. Geography Virden is located at (39.504, -89.768). Most of the city lies in Macoupin County, with a small portion extending into Sangamon County. In the 2000 census, 3,378 of the city's 3,488 residents (96.8%) lived in Macoupin County and 110 (3.2%) lived in Sangamon County. According to the 2010 census, Virden has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,488 people, 1,455 households, and 934 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Active Rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge of mainstream rock and album-oriented rock. Format background There is no concrete definition of the active rock format. Sean Ross, editor of '' Airplay Monitor'', described active rock in the late 1990s as album-oriented rock (AOR) "with a greater emphasis on the harder end of the spectrum".Toby Eddings, "Active rock finds an Asylum at 93.5", ''The Sun News'', February 7, 1999 ''Radio & Records'' defined the format as based on current rock hits in frequent rotation and targeted to males ages 18–34, akin to the approach of contemporary hit radio (CHR) stations. An active rock station may include songs by classic hard rock artists whereas a modern rock or alternative station would not; such acts include AC/DC, Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Southern View, Illinois
Southern View is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Southern View is located at (39.756260, -89.650370). According to the 2010 census, Southern View has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,695 people, 798 households, and 453 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 841 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.34% White, 0.83% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 1.06% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.71% of the population. There were 798 households, out of which 24.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.2% were non-families. 3 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |