WVEK-FM is a

classic hits Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes songs from the top 40 music charts from the late 1960s to the early 2000s, with music from the 1980s serving as the core of the format. Music that was popularized by MTV in the early 1980 ...

formatted broadcast

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licensed to

Weber City, Virginia Weber City is an incorporated town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,327 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kingsport– Bristol (TN)– Bristol (VA) Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of ...

, serving the Tri-Cities area. WVEK-FM is owned and operated by Glenwood Communications Corporation, through subsidiary Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation.

History

WVEK went on the air as WSEH on July 26, 1991 and was owned by Cumberland City Broadcasting. On May 26, 2005, WSEH switched its calls to WVEK-FM and its format to

classic rock Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prima ...

. Five days later on May 31, 2005, the station was sold to Regina Kay Moore, who owned nearby WJNV. On June 27, 2008, Moore began the process to sell WVEK-FM to Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation of Kingsport, Tennessee. The sale of the station would be "consummated" on July 16, 2008. On July 28, 2008, WVEK-FM fell silent ahead of its move to

. WVEK-FM returned to the air on August 21, 2008 with classic hits.

References

External links

The Tri-Cities Classic Hits 102-7 Online
* VEK-FM Radio stations established in 1991 Classic hits radio stations in the United States {{Virginia-radio-station-stub