WVBO
Encyclopedia
WVBO is an Oldies
formatted radio station
licensed
to Winneconne, Wisconsin
, that serves the Appleton
-Oshkosh
area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media
.
Prior to the current oldies format, 103.9 aired a Top 40 (CHR)
format as "Magic 104", WMGV. The station was originally licensed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
In the 1970's the station was a top 40/rock format with WOSH call letters before switching to WMGV.
Oldies
Oldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day....
formatted radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to Winneconne, Wisconsin
Winneconne, Wisconsin
Winneconne is a village in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,401 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Winneconne...
, that serves the Appleton
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...
-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
As of the census of 2000, there were 62,916 people, 24,082 households, and 13,654 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,662.2 people per square mile . There were 25,420 housing units at an average density of 1,075.6 per square mile...
area. The station is owned by Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media
Cumulus Media, Inc. is the second largest Owner and Operator of AM and FM radio stations in the United States, behind Clear Channel Communications, operating 570 stations in 150 markets as of September 16, 2011. The company also owns Cumulus Media Networks...
.
Prior to the current oldies format, 103.9 aired a Top 40 (CHR)
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
format as "Magic 104", WMGV. The station was originally licensed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
In the 1970's the station was a top 40/rock format with WOSH call letters before switching to WMGV.