WISE-FM is a
Public Radio
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formatted
broadcast
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radio station licensed to
Wise, Virginia, serving
Norton,
Coeburn and
Clintwood
Clintwood is a town in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,414 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population of 1,304 in 2018. It is the county seat of Dickenson County.
Although originally called "Holly Creek" afte ...
in
Virginia.
WISE-FM is owned and operated by
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The station broadcasts in
HD Radio
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; HD1 rebroadcasts the news/talk programming of
Radio IQ
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and local programming of
WEHC, while HD2 is a feed of
WVTF Music.
WISE-FM is one of three stations whose
call signs spell out their
city of license; the others are
WACO-FM and
WARE.
Programming
WISE-FM is a mix of national, international, and local programming. During the overnight and morning hours, WISE-FM airs the news and public affairs programs of parent station
WVTF, including
BBC World Service
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news,
Morning Edition,
All Things Considered, and
1A. As of November 12, 2022, WISE also airs the entire roster of local music and public affairs programs that originate from
Emory, Virginia station
WEHC.
Translators
In addition to the main station, WISE-FM is relayed by FM translators to widen its broadcast area. The translators are split between the HD1 and HD2 services.
See also
*
WVTF — Radio IQ flagship
*
WWVT-FM — WVTF Music flagship
References
External links
WVTF Public Radio Online*
{{Virginia college radio
1999 establishments in Virginia
Public radio stations in the United States
NPR member stations
Radio stations established in 1999
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