WVAO-LP (105.9
FM) is a
community
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radio station
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licensed to
Athol, Massachusetts
Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,945 at the 2020 census.
History
Originally called Pequoiag when settled by Native Americans, the area was subsequently settled by five families in Sept ...
and serves the
Athol/
Orange
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
area. Its
broadcast license
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is held by Athol Orange Community Television, Inc.
History
This station received its original
construction permit from the
Federal Communications Commission
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on February 19,
2014
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.
The new station was assigned the WVAO-LP
call sign
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by the FCC on February 26, 2014.
The station received its
license to cover from the FCC on July 27, 2015.
It signed on August 20, 2015.
The station primarily broadcasts local information and the audio of Athol Orange Community Television programming; when local programming is not being aired, the station carries
radio reading service
A radio reading service or reading service for the blind is a public service of many universities, community groups and public radio stations, where a narrator reads books, newspapers and magazines aloud for the benefit of the blind and vision-imp ...
programming from the
Talking Information Center in
Marshfield.
See also
*
List of community radio stations in the United States
This is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States.
See also
List of Pacifica Radio stations and affiliates
This article provides a list of Pacifica Radio owned and operated stations, associated stations, and affili ...
References
External links
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Radio stations established in 2015
Athol, Massachusetts
Community radio stations in the United States
2015 establishments in Massachusetts
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