WSTV (104.9
MHz
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) is a commercial
FM radio station
licensed to
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke ( ) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. It lies in Southwest Virginia, along the Roanoke River, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge range of the greater Appalachian Mountains. Roanok ...
, serving Metro Roanoke and the New River Valley. WSTV has an
adult hits format
WSTV is owned and operated by
iHeartMedia
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.
WSTV previously broadcast an
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
format on 104.9
HD2.The translator would later switch to a simulcast of
WVTF
WVTF (89.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a Non-commercial educational station, non-commercial educational Radio broadcasting, radio station licensed to serve Roanoke, Virginia, featuring a Public broadcasting, public radio format branded "Radio IQ". ...
's HD3 subchannel.
WSTV first began broadcasting on September 2, 1992. On May 1, 2019, the station changed its call letters to WSTV in anticipation of the adult hits-formatted "Steve FM" moving from
WSFF (106.1 FM) and
WSNZ (101.7 FM), which were in the process of being sold to
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation (formerly EMF Broadcasting, abbreviated EMF) is an American nonprofit Christian media ministry based in Franklin, a suburb of Nashville.
EMF is the parent company of K-LOVE and Air1—the world's largest contempor ...
. Concurrently, the WJJS calls were moved to sister station
WSNV in anticipation of the CHR format moving to the 93.5 frequency. The frequency move was completed on May 30, 2019.
iHeart Prepping Roanoke Format Moves
Radioinsight - May 3, 2019
References
External links
Steve FM Online
*
1998 establishments in Virginia
Radio stations established in 1998
STV (FM)
IHeartMedia radio stations
Adult hits radio stations in the United States
Roanoke, Virginia
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