WVRV (97.5 FM, "The New 101.5, 97.5 The River") is a

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that serves Pine Level, Alabama. The station is owned by Stroh Communications Corp. and the

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is held by Back Door Broadcasting LLC. The station broadcasts a

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music format. It is also re-broadcast on 101.5 FM via a translator located in

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History

The station's original

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was issued by the

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on June 14, 2007. The station was assigned the WVRV call letters by the FCC on February 22, 2008. WVRV received its license to cover from the FCC on February 24, 2009.

Ownership

In October 2008, Stroh Communications Corp., applied to transfer the construction permit and broadcast license for WVRV to Back Door Broadcasting LLC as part of a corporate reorganization. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 7, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 2008. Back Door Broadcasting LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stroh Communications Corp., which is in turn owned by Allan G. Stroh and Brenda Stroh, a married couple.

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