North Central West Virginia (sometimes known as "Mountaineer Country") is a region of the U.S. 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 ...

. The region's largest city is Morgantown.

Counties

* Monongalia County * Marion County * Harrison County * Taylor County * Doddridge County These counties are sometimes also included into the region depending on who is asked. * Barbour County * Lewis County * Upshur County * Preston County * Randolph County Wetzel County would not be part of the region because not only does the county border

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, but also many West Virginians largely consider Wetzel County to be a part of the Northern Panhandle region, even though it does not lie within the actual "Panhandle.

Cities & Towns

* Morgantown * Fairmont, West Virginia, Fairmont * Mannington * Clarksburg *

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* Grafton * West Union ''Note: These cities are sometimes included within the region.'' *'' Kingwood'' *''

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New Martinsville New Martinsville is a city in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,186 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wetzel County. Geography New Martinsville is located at (39.657465, -80.8 ...

'' *'' Weston'' *'' Buckhannon'' *'' Elkins''

Media

TV

* WBOY-TV- NBC-12 * EBOY-TV- ABC-11 * WDTV-TV- CBS-5 * WNPB-TV- PBS-24 * WVFX-TV- Fox-46

Radio

* WAJR -

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/ Talk/

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-1440 AM *

WVAQ WVAQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia. WVAQ is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation WVRC Media is a media corporation ...

Top 40 In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "cont ...

-101.9 FM * WKKW -

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-97.9 FM *

WWLW WWLW is a classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Clarksburg, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia. WWLW is owned and operated by West Virginia Radio Corporation. References External linksSky 106.5 Online* { ...

Adult Contemporary Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quie ...

-106.5 FM * WCLG -

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 o ...

-100.1 FM * WGYE -

-102.7 FM * WRLF -

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-94.3 FM * WPDX -

Classic country Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country and western music hits from past decades. Repertoire The radio format specializes in hits from the 1950s through the early 1980s, and focus primarily on inn ...

-104.9 FM *

WFGM-FM WFGM-FM (93.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Barrackville, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia. WFGM-FM is owned by West Virginia Radio Corporation and operated under their AJG Corporation licensee. On December 5, 2019, WFGM- ...

- Classic Top 40-93.1 FM * WVIW -

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-104.1 FM *

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- Christian contemporary-95.9 FM * WZST -

-100.9 FM * WOTR -

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- 96.3 FM * WHTI - CHR/Top 40-105.7 FM * WVUS -

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-1190 AM * WXJ85 -

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-162.550 MHz

Print

*'' Times West Virginian'' (Fairmont) *'' The Dominion Post'' (Morgantown) *'' Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram'' (Clarksburg)

Transportation

Public Transit

A network of intracity and intercity buses is provided in the area by three private services: CENTRA, the Fairmont Marion County Transit Authority, and the

Mountain Line Transit Authority Mountain Line Transit Authority is the main provider of public transportation located in Morgantown, West Virginia and the surrounding area. It is also the provider of bus service on the campus of West Virginia University. Inter-city bus service ...

. The Fairmont Marion County Transit Authority provides bus routes focusing within Marion County, but trips to the nearby cities of Clarksburg and Morgantown are also provided for a charge of $2.00, one way. Free transfers are provided at the Marion County courthouse. All routes within the county have a flat rate of $0.75, but for all routes, children under the age of 6 ride free. CENTRA is a service based at the southern end of the region, serving the areas around Clarksburg and Harrison County. Travel is facilitated by 16 individual lines that run weekdays from 6 AM to 6 PM, and Saturdays from 8 AM to 4 PM. The Mountain Line Transit Authority provides bus routes in and around Monongalia County and WVU campuses. When WVU is in session, 18 routes around Morgantown provide service from as early as 6 AM to as late as 2:30 AM. During summer these hours are slightly reduced, and some routes are eliminated altogether. The Grey Line is a special intercity service connecting the area to Pittsburgh for a flate rate of $25.00 per ride. For regular routes, standard individual fare is $0.75, with special packages such as monthly passes or individual deviations. Transfers are $0.75, and children 5 and under ride free.

Highways

Interstates

Interstate 79 Interstate 79 (I-79) is an Interstate Highway in the eastern United States, designated from I-77 in Charleston, West Virginia, north to Pennsylvania Route 5 (PA 5) and PA 290 in Erie, Pennsylvania. It is a primary thoroughfar ...

Interstate 68 Interstate 68 (I-68) is a Interstate Highway in the US states of West Virginia and Maryland, connecting I-79 in Morgantown, West Virginia, to I-70 in Hancock, Maryland. I-68 is also Corridor E of the Appalachian Development Highway ...

U.S.

* U.S. Route 50 * U.S. Route 19 * U.S. Route 119 * U.S. Route 250

Appalachian Corridors

* Corridor D * Corridor H

WV

West Virginia Route 20 West Virginia Route 20 is a major north–south state highway in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 52 in Bluewell, a small unincorporated suburb of Bluefield. The northern terminus is a ...

* West Virginia Route 310 * West Virginia Route 7 * West Virginia Route 58 * West Virginia Route 57

Airports

Morgantown Municipal Airport Morgantown Municipal Airport is three miles east of Morgantown, in Monongalia County, West Virginia. It is also known as Walter L. Bill Hart Field. It sees one passenger airline, Southern Airways Express, subsidized by the Essential Air Service ...

* North Central West Virginia Airport

Population

External links

Monongalia CountyMarion CountyHarrison CountyNorth Central West Virginia Community Action AssociationAnimal Friends of North Central West VaCommunity Foundation of North Central WVNorth Central West Virginia American Red CrossScottish Heritage Society of North Central WVVisit Mountaineer Country CVB
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