WSTV (104.9 FM) is an
adult hits formatted
broadcast
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radio station
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licensed to
Roanoke, Virginia
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, serving Metro Roanoke and the New River Valley.
WSTV is owned and operated by
iHeartMedia
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.
WSTV broadcasts an
alternative rock
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format on 104.9
HD2
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.
On May 1, 2019, the station changed their call letters to WSTV in anticipation of the adult hits-formatted "Steve FM" moving from
WSFF 106.1 FM Vinton/WSNZ 101.7 FM Lynchburg 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, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville.
EMF is the parent company of K-LOVE and Air1—the world's large ...
. 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
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