WVRC Media is a media corporation comprising radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
. The company was known as the West Virginia Radio Corporation prior to a December 2021 rebranding.
The company is controlled by
Greer Industries Greer Industries is a privately held producer of limestone, steel and other products based in Morgantown, West Virginia in the United States. The company is currently led by John Raese, who is active in Republican politics.
The company’s holdin ...
and its owners, the Raese family.
It was founded by Herbert and Agnes Greer, who signed on
WAJR in 1940. Since 1972,
John Raese
John Reeves Raese ( ; born April 10, 1950) is an American businessman and perennial Republican Party candidate for political office in West Virginia. He has lost campaigns to represent West Virginia in the United States Senate in 1984, 2006, 201 ...
and his two brothers have controlled the company; they are Herbert and Agnes' grandsons.
Radio markets
WVRC Media owns stations in seven separate areas in the state of
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...
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Charleston
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Morgantown-
Clarksburg-
Fairmont
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Elkins-
Buckhannon
Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States, and is located along the Buckhannon River. The population was 5,299 at the 2020 United States Census ...
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Weston
Weston may refer to:
Places Australia
* Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Weston, New South Wales
* Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra
* Weston Park, Canberra, a park
Canada
* Weston, Nova Scotia
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Cumberland
Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...
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Keyser
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Beckley
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Martinsburg
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Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Springs is a town in, and the county seat of, Morgan County, West Virginia, United States, in the state's Eastern Panhandle. "Berkeley Springs" is also commonly used to refer to the area in and around the Town of Bath. In 1776, the Virg ...
West Virginia MetroNews
WVRC Media owns and operates the
West Virginia MetroNews
West Virginia MetroNews is a radio network heard on many radio stations throughout the State of West Virginia. The network is owned by the West Virginia Radio Corporation. West Virginia MetroNews offers a mix of news and talk. It held the righ ...
Network. The network features 63 affiliates covering all 55 counties in West Virginia.
Stations owned by WVRC Media
Charleston
Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont
Elkins-Buckhannon-Weston
Keyser-Cumberland
Beckley-Oak Hill
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
References
External links
Official Website of West Virginia Radio CorporationWest Virginia MetroNews
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Privately held companies based in West Virginia
Radio broadcasting companies of the United States
Companies based in Morgantown, West Virginia
American companies established in 1940
1940 establishments in West Virginia