West Virginia MetroNews is a

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heard on many

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throughout the

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West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

. The network is owned by the

West Virginia Radio Corporation WVRC Media is a media corporation comprising radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia. The company was known as the West Virginia Radio Corporation prior to a December 2021 rebranding. The company is controlle ...

. West Virginia MetroNews offers a mix of

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and

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. It held the rights to live play-by-play coverage of West Virginia University Mountaineers sports games, which it marketed under the DBA name "Mountaineer Sports Network", but lost these rights following the end of the 2012/13 basketball season. The network also provides coverage of select high school football and basketball games that happen in West Virginia.

Availability

The network is carried on all

owned stations, and is syndicated to stations in markets where WVRC does not do business. Within a radio market, there is generally only one or two West Virginia MetroNews affiliates, which are almost always owned by the same company due to market exclusivity.

Programming

News

The company produces a traditional local news and weather update, designed to follow a national update, at the "top of the hour" for stations following a "full-service" format.

Morning News

"The Morning News" is all news program that updates the news of West Virginia, along with statewide weather and sports on a 22-minute cycle. The show is hosted by anchors Chris Lawrence and Jennifer Smith. This runs from 6-9 AM on weekdays.

Talkline

"Talkline" is a two-hour-long call in show featuring host Hoppy Kercheval, who generally takes a moderate to conservative take on most issues. The show features local, state, and national guests along taking questions from callers throughout the state of West Virginia. This show runs from 10 to 12 weekdays.

Hotline

''Hotline'' is a mixed sports and general entertainment lifestyle discussion show hosted by Dave Weekley. The program runs from 3-6 weekdays.

Sportsline

''Sportsline'' is a one-hour-long weeknight program and a two-hour Sunday program that primarily discuses

West Virginia University West Virginia University (WVU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. Its other campuses are those of the West Virginia University Ins ...

sports. The program is hosted by

Tony Caridi Tony Caridi (born September 8, 1962) is a children's book author and an American Sports commentator, sportscaster for West Virginia University's Mountaineer Sports Network and West Virginia Radio Corporation's Metronews Radio Network. Early ...

and Travis Jones. It currently runs from 6-7 weekdays, and 6–8 on Sundays.

WV Outdoors

"WV Outdoors" is an outdoors program that focuses on

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and

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, though does delve into other sport topics. The show is hosted by Chris Lawrence and runs 1 hour, from 7 to 8 on Saturday mornings.

High School Game Night

"High School Game Night" is a Wednesday and Friday 3 and 1/2 hour program that features live scores, interviews, and analysis of all the high school football games in progress throughout the state of West Virginia. The show is hosted by Fred Persinger and Dave Jecklin. The company also owns the rights to the

WVSSAC The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC, but colloquially referred to as SSAC) is the main governing body of high school sports, cheerleading, and marching bands in West Virginia, United States. Beginning with the 2024-25 s ...

playoffs.

Outdoors Today

"Outdoors Today" is a two-minute weekday report on the goings-on in West Virginia outdoors. The segment is hosted by WV Outdoors host Chris Lawrence.

High school basketball

West Virginia MetroNews carries live coverage of select basketball games throughout the state of West Virginia, and holds the rights to the

Tournaments.

Other ventures

The company formerly used the DBA "Mountaineer Sports Network" as the syndicator of WVU sports, but lost the rights following the 2013 basketball season and has dissolved the operation. In the early 1990s it also briefly held rights to Virginia Tech and Marshall sports. The company's television division produces and syndicates WVSSAC football and basketball tournament games, and previously syndicated WVU women's basketball games.

Affiliates

West Virginia MetroNews programs are carried on 57 different radio stations throughout the state of West Virginia, two stations in Kentucky, one station in Ohio, and one station in Virginia. * WAJR -

Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown is a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Monongahela River in North Central West Virginia and is the home of West Virginia University. The population was 30,347 at the 2 ...

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Fairmont, West Virginia Fairmont is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 18,313 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in West Virginia, eighth-most populous city in ...

WBRB WBRB (101.3 FM) is a country music-formatted radio station licensed to Buckhannon, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia. WBRB is owned and operated by WVRC Media. References External links101.3 The Bear Online* 1990 esta ...

Buckhannon, West Virginia Buckhannon is the only incorporated city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. Located along the Buckhannon River, the population was 5,299 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is southwe ...

WBTQ WBTQ (102.3 FM) is an active rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Weston, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia. WBTQ is owned and operated by WVRC Media. On January 31, 2018, the then-WFBY changed their format from ...

Weston, West Virginia Weston is a city in and the county seat of Lewis County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,943 at the 2020 census. It is home to the Museum of American Glass in West Virginia and the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. History W ...

WCEF WCEF is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ripley, West Virginia, serving Ripley and Jackson County, West Virginia Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population wa ...

Ripley, West Virginia Ripley is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, West Virginia, Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,074 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Ripley was originally owned and settled by Wi ...

WCHS WCHS may refer to: Broadcasting * WCHS (AM), a radio station (580 AM) licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, United States * WCHS-TV, a television station (channel 29, virtual 8) licensed to Charleston, West Virginia * WCHS-LP, a low-power radio s ...

Charleston, West Virginia Charleston () is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in West Virginia, most populous city of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Kanawha County, West Virginia, Kanawha County and ...

WCMI-FM WCMI-FM (92.7 MHz) is an active rock– formatted radio station licensed to Catlettsburg, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Huntington, West Virginia–ba ...

Catlettsburg, Kentucky Catlettsburg is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The city population was 1,780 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. History Early history Cat ...

erves the Huntington Metro area/ref> *

WCST WCST can refer to: *WCST (AM), a radio station (1010 AM) located in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, United States *WCST-FM, a radio station (98.7 FM) located in Pocatalico, West Virginia, United States *Wisconsin Card Sorting Test The Wisconsin ...

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia Berkeley Springs, formally named Bath, is a town in Morgan County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 758 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. In 1776, the Virginia Legislature incorporated a town arou ...

WDBS WDBS is a Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sutton, West Virginia Sutton is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 876 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Braxton County. Su ...

Sutton, West Virginia Sutton is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 876 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Braxton County. Sutton is situated at a center of transportation in West Virginia. Interstate 79, a major no ...

WDGG WDGG (93.7 FM) is a country music–formatted radio station licensed to Ashland, Kentucky, serving Huntington, West Virginia, and the greater Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The station is owned by Kindred Communications. WDGG's studios ...

Ashland, Kentucky Ashland is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon the southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West ...

* WDMX -

Vienna, West Virginia Vienna () is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Ohio River. The population was 10,676 at the 2020 census. It is the second-largest city in the Parkersburg–Vienna metropolitan area. History In 1794, Joseph ...

* WDNE -

Elkins, West Virginia Elkins is a city in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,950 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It lies along the Tygart Valley River and was incorporated in 1890, taking its name fr ...

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WEIR A weir or low-head dam is a barrier across the width of a river that alters the flow characteristics of water and usually results in a change in the height of the water level. Weirs are also used to control the flow of water for outlets of l ...

Weirton, West Virginia Weirton ( ) is a city in Hancock and Brooke counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located along the Ohio River in the state's Northern Panhandle. The population was 19,163 at the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous ...

WELC WELC (1150 kHz, "98.7 EZ-FM") is a soft adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Welch, West Virginia serving Welch and McDowell County, West Virginia. WELC is owned by First Media Services, LLC. At midnight on January ...

Welch, West Virginia Welch is a city in and the county seat of McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,590 at the 2020 census. Welch was incorporated as a city in 1893. History Welch was incorporated in 1893 and named after Isaiah A. W ...

WEPM WEPM (1340 kHz ''The Panhandle News Network'') is a news/talk and sports radio formatted broadcast AM broadcasting, AM radio station licensed to Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. WEPM is owned and operated ...

Martinsburg, West Virginia Martinsburg is a city in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 18,773 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making Martinsburg the largest city in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia a ...

WETZ WETZ (1330 AM) is a classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to New Martinsville, West Virginia, serving New Martinsville, Western Wetzel County, West Virginia and Eastern Monroe County, Ohio Monroe County is a County (U ...

New Martinsville, West Virginia New Martinsville is a city in and the county seat of Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 5,186 at the 2020 census. History The town was named after Presley Martin, an early settler. Geography ...

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Kingwood, West Virginia Kingwood is a city in Preston County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 2,980 at the 2020 census. The city sits within the Allegheny Mountains above the Cheat River valley. It hosts the annual Preston County ...

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WHAJ WHAJ (104.5 FM, "J104") is a contemporary hit radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia United States, serving Southern West Virginia and Southwestern Virginia. WHAJ is owned and operated by Charles Spencer an ...

Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield is a city in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 9,658 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Bluefield micropolitan area extending into Virginia, which had a populatio ...

WHIS WHIS (1440 AM) is a talk-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia, serving Bluefield in West Virginia and Bluefield in Virginia. WHIS is owned and operated by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee ...

WJLS-FM WJLS-FM (99.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Beckley, West Virginia, serving Southeastern West Virginia and Southwestern Virginia with a country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genr ...

Beckley, West Virginia Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 17,286 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in West Virginia, ninth-most populous city in th ...

* WKAZ -

WKLP WKLP (1390 AM) is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Keyser, West Virginia, serving Keyser, West Virginia and Mineral County, West Virginia. WKLP is owned and operated by WVRC Media. Format flip On October 13, 2008 WKLP fli ...

Keyser, West Virginia Keyser () is a city in and the county seat of Mineral County, West Virginia, Mineral County, West Virginia. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,853 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...

* WKMZ -

Salem, West Virginia Salem is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,485 at the 2020 census. It is located at the junction of U.S. Route 50 and West Virginia Route 23; the North Bend Rail Trail passes through the city.DeLorm ...

WKQB WKQB (102.9 FM) is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pocahontas, Virginia, serving Bluefield and Bland in Virginia and Bluefield and Princeton in West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. sta ...

WKQR WKQR (92.7 FM) - branded as 92.7 The Mix - is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Mullens, West Virginia. The station, established in 1981, is owned by Bob Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, ...

Mullens, West Virginia Mullens is a city in Wyoming County, West Virginia, Wyoming County, West Virginia. The population was 1,475 at the time of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Located in a valley along the Guyandotte River within a mountainous region of s ...

WKQV WKQV (105.5 FM, "105 KQV") is a Classic rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Cowen, West Virginia, serving the Richwood/ Summersville area. WKQV is owned and operated by Summit Media Broadcasting, LLC. Translators WKQV programm ...

Cowen, West Virginia Cowen is a town in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 488 at the 2020 census. History Cowen was named for a president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Camp Caesar was listed on the National Register of Histori ...

WKWS WKWS (96.1 FM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Charleston, West Virginia, and owned and operated by WVRC Media History Origination In 1969, WBES-FM 96.1 was launched by Rollins Telecasting (later acquired by Heritage Media) as an ...

WLTF WLTF is an American radio station licensed to Martinsburg, West Virginia. Owned by WVRC Media, it currently broadcasts an adult contemporary format. Its signal covers the "four state" region, east into Washington, DC, south to Luray, Virginia, ...

WMMN WMMN (920 AM broadcasting, AM) is a conservative talk formatted Broadcasting, broadcast radio station licensed to Fairmont, West Virginia, serving North-Central West Virginia. WMMN is owned and operated by Laurel Highland Total Communications, In ...

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Ravenswood, West Virginia Ravenswood is a city in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,865 at the 2020 census. Etymology Two differing stories tell of the naming of Ravenswood. One story tells that the town was origin ...

WMRE WMRE (1550 kHz) is a commercial AM sports radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charles Town, West Virginia, serving Charles Town and Jefferson County, West Virginia. WMRE is owned and operated by iHeartMedia. While the station i ...

Charles Town, West Virginia Charles Town is a city in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 6,534 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The city is named for its founder Charles Washington, youngest brother of Pres ...

* WNUS -

Belpre, Ohio Belpre (historically spelled Belpré; pronounced ) is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River across from Parkersburg, West Virginia. The population was 6,728 at the 2020 census. Its name derives from "Belle Pra ...

WQWV WQWV is a Classic Hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Fisher, West Virginia, serving Petersburg and Moorefield in West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and ...

Fisher, West Virginia Fisher is an unincorporated community on the South Branch Potomac River in Hardy County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic r ...

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WRLF WRLF (94.3 FM broadcasting, FM, "The Torch") is a conservative talk formatted Broadcasting, broadcast radio station licensed to Fairmont, West Virginia, serving the North-Central West Virginia area. WRLF is owned and operated by Laurel Highland ...

* WRON -

Ronceverte, West Virginia Ronceverte is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States, on the Greenbrier River. The population was 1,572 at the 2020 census. Culture and history Ronceverte might have been named "Edgar", for the high number of Edgars who live ...

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Lewisburg, West Virginia Lewisburg is a city in and the county seat of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 3,930 at the 2020 census. History Lewisburg is named after Andrew Lewis (American general), Andrew Lewis. In 1751 Lewis, as a youn ...

* WRRL -

Rainelle, West Virginia Rainelle is a town on the western edge of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. It sits at the base of Sewell Mountain and Sims Mountain, and is bisected by the Meadow River. The only means of transpor ...

* WRVC -

Huntington, West Virginia Huntington is a city in Cabell County, West Virginia, Cabell and Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The County seat, seat of Cabell County, the city is located at the confluence of the Ohio River, O ...

* WRVZ -

Miami, West Virginia Miami is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Miami is south of East Bank, West Virginia, East Bank along Cabin Creek (West Virginia), Cabin Creek. Miam ...

WSGB WSGB is a classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Sutton, West Virginia, serving Sutton and Braxton County, West Virginia. WSGB is owned and operated by Summit Media Broadcasting, LLC. History WSGB first went on the air on J ...

* WSWW -

WSWW-FM WSWW-FM (95.7 FM) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Craigsville, West Virginia, serving the Summersville/ Webster Springs/ Richwood area. WSWW-FM is owned by WVRC Media WVRC Media is a media corporation compr ...

Craigsville, West Virginia Craigsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,173 at the 2020 census (down from 2,213 at the 2010 census). Geography Craigsville is located at (38.333389, -80.642766). A ...

WTZE WTZE is a Christian Rock-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Tazewell, Virginia, serving Tazewell and Tazewell County, Virginia. WTZE is owned and operated by CSN International. History WTZE was purchased by Calvary Chapel of Twin Fa ...

Tazewell, Virginia Tazewell () is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,627 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,578. It is the county seat of Tazewell County. History Na ...

erves the Bluefield Metro area/ref> *

WVAM WVAM is a radio station in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Owned by Mid-Ohio Valley Radio Corporation, it broadcasts an oldies format. History The station signed on July 11, 1935 as WPAR, operating with 100 watts at 1420 kHz under the ownershi ...

Parkersburg, West Virginia Parkersburg is a city in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. Located at the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Little Kanawha River, Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's List of municipalities in West Virginia ...

WVAQ WVAQ (101.9 FM) is a contemporary hit radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Morgantown, West Virginia, serving North Central West Virginia and Southwest Pennsylvania including cities south of Greater Pittsburgh. WVAQ is owned an ...

WVAR WVAR is an American radio station located in Richwood, West Virginia that plays a classic hits format. The station also carries West Virginia University basketball and Richwood High School sports. While it simulcasts sister station WSGB full-t ...

Richwood, West Virginia Richwood is a city in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. In 2020, the census showed Richwood with a population of 1,661. During the 19th and early 20th century Richwood was a booming coal and lumber town. Richwood has a very rich hist ...

* WVLY -

Moundsville, West Virginia Moundsville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 8,122 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Wheeling metropolitan area. The city w ...

* WVMR -

Frost, West Virginia Frost is an unincorporated community in eastern Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Frost is also home to Mountain Quest Institute. The highly elevated townsite experiences frequent frost conditions, hence the name. Climate The c ...

* WVOW -

Logan, West Virginia Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,438 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Logan County. History What is now Logan was initially c ...

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Spencer, West Virginia Spencer is a city in and the county seat of Roane County, West Virginia, Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Originally known as "California," Spencer was chartered in 1858, and named after Spencer Roane (1762–1822), a distinguished jur ...

WVRC-FM WVRC-FM (104.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Spencer, West Virginia Spencer is a city in and the county seat of Roane County, West Virginia, Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Originally known as " ...

WXDC WXDC (92.9 FM, "Cool 92-9") is a classic hits formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, serving Martinsburg in West Virginia and Hancock in Maryland. WXDC is owned by WVRC Media, through their West Virginia ...

WYKM WYKM was a Country formatted daytime only broadcast radio station licensed to Rupert, West Virginia, serving Rupert, Rainelle, and the northwest corner of Greenbrier County, West Virginia Greenbrier County () is a county in the U.S. state ...

Rupert, West Virginia Rupert is a town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 881 at the 2020 census. History Cyrus A. Rupert first came to Greenbrier County, ''circa'' 1829, when he was seventeen years old. Cyrus, the seventh of elev ...

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Madison, West Virginia Madison is a city and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,911 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Boone County. History Madison was first established as Boone Court House. The town was ...

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