WVSB
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WVSB is a Classic Country
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Romney, West Virginia
, serving Romney
and most of Hampshire County, West Virginia
. WVSB is owned and operated by West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
.
Also, contrary to their 100 watts, WVSB's signal does make it outside Hampshire County, at times "bleeding" into Washington, DC station WPRS
's far western reaches.
Classic country
Classic country is a music radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats: those specializing in hits from the 1920s through the early 1970s, and focus primarily on innovators and artists from country music's Golden...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
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 to Romney, West Virginia
Romney, West Virginia
Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. It is a city with a very historic background dating back to the 18th century...
, serving Romney
Romney, West Virginia
Romney is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,940 at the 2000 census, while the area covered by the city's ZIP code had a population of 5,873. It is a city with a very historic background dating back to the 18th century...
and most of Hampshire County, West Virginia
Hampshire County, West Virginia
Hampshire County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 23,964. Its county seat is Romney, West Virginia's oldest town . Hampshire County was created by the Virginia General Assembly on December 13, 1753, from parts of Frederick and Augusta counties ...
. WVSB is owned and operated by West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind were established by an Act of the Legislature on March 3, 1870. The School for the Deaf and the School for the Blind offer comprehensive educational programs for hearing impaired and visually impaired students respectively. There is also a unit for...
.
History
WVSB began in 1973, broadcasting on 88.1 FM under the call letters WJGF. In 1995, WJGF changed call letters to WVSB and frequency to 104.1 FM, but continued to carry a classic country format. Students from the West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind operate the station. Contrary to their 100 watts, WVSB is not a low-powered station.Also, contrary to their 100 watts, WVSB's signal does make it outside Hampshire County, at times "bleeding" into Washington, DC station WPRS
WPRS-FM
WPRS-FM is an Urban Gospel formatted radio station in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The station broadcasts from Waldorf, Maryland, at 104.1 MHz....
's far western reaches.