WCVS-FM (96.7

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) is a

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, and serving the Springfield metropolitan area. It broadcasts an adult hits

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, branded as "96.7

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." The station is currently owned by Neuhoff Corp., through licensee Neuhoff Media Springfield, LLC. WCVS-FM has an

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(ERP) of 6,000

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s. The radio studios are on South 4th Street in

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, using a Springfield address. The

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is in

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, on Lead Line Road at Acorn Road.

History

The station

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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

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to the current WCVS-FM after WCVS relocated from

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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

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station.) Following the change in call letters, WCVS-FM flipped formats to active rock, going by the name "The Rock @ 96-7". On January 7, 2011, at midnight, WCVS-FM began stunting with all- Bruce Springsteen music. At noon, it changed formats to

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, branded as "96.7 The Boss". The first song on 96.7 The Boss was '' Takin' Me Back'' by the band

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, founded in Rockford, Illinois. On October 2, 2017, WCVS-FM changed its format to adult hits, branded as "96.7

".Bob Lays Off the Boss in Springfield IL
Radioinsight - October 3, 2017

References

External links

* CVS-FM Adult hits radio stations in the United States {{Illinois-radio-station-stub