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{{short description|Adult hits radio station in Roanoke, Virginia}}
{{other uses}}
{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WSTV
| name = WSTV
| image =
| logo = WSTV 104.9 Steve fm logo.png
| image_size =
| logo_size = 200px
| city = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]
| city = [[Roanoke, Virginia]]
| area = Metro Roanoke<br>[[New River Valley]]
| area = {{ubl|Metro Roanoke|[[New River Valley]]}}
| branding = ''104.9 Steve FM''
| branding = 104.9 Steve FM
| slogan = Roanoke/Lynchburg's Random Radio
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[104.9 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}<br />{{HD Radio}}
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[104.9 FM]]|[[MHz]]}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|96.9|W245BG|Cave Spring|HD2}}
| airdate = November, [[1993 in radio|1993]] (as WRDJ)<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
| airdate = November [[1993 in radio|1993]] (as WRDJ)<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
| format = FM/HD1: [[Adult hits]]<br>HD2: [[Smooth jazz]]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
| format = [[Adult hits]]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
| erp = 14,500 [[watt]]s
| erp = 14,500 [[watt]]s
| haat = {{convert|282|m|ft|sp=us}}
| haat = {{convert|282|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C2
| class = C2
| facility_id = 64082
| facility_id = 64082
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| coordinates = {{coord|37|22|23.0|N|79|55|40.0|W|type:landmark}}
| coordinates = {{coord|37|22|23.0|N|79|55|40.0|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning = '''St'''e'''v'''e FM
| former_callsigns = WLUB (1992-1992)<br>WVRV (1992-1993)<br>WRDJ (1993-2001)<br>WMGR-FM (2001-2005)<br>WZBL (2005-2007)<br>WJJS (2007-2019)<ref name="CallSign"/>
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WLUB (1992)|WVRV (1992–1993)|WRDJ (1993–2001)|WMGR-FM (2001–2005)|WZBL (2005–2007)|WJJS (2007–2019)<ref name="CallSign"/>}}
| affiliations =
| affiliations =
| owner = [[iHeartMedia|iHeartCommunications, Inc.]]
| licensee = Capstar TX LLC
| owner = [[iHeartMedia|iHeartMedia, Inc.]]
| licensee = iHM Licenses, LLC
| sister_stations = [[WJJS (FM)|WJJS]], [[WJJX]], [[WROV-FM]], [[WROV-HD2]], [[WSFF]], [[WSFF|WSNZ]], [[WYYD]]
| sister_stations = [[WJJS (FM)|WJJS]], [[WJJX]], [[WROV-FM]], [[WROV-HD2]], [[WYYD]]
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/1049-steve-fm-2489/ WSTV Webstream]
| website = [http://stevefmvirginia.iheart.com/ WSTV Online]
| webcast = [https://www.iheart.com/live/1049-steve-fm-2489/ WSTV Webstream]
| website = [http://stevefmvirginia.iheart.com/ WSTV Online]
}}
}}


'''WSTV''' (104.9 FM) is an [[adult hits]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Roanoke, Virginia]], serving Metro Roanoke and the New River Valley.<ref name="Arbitron"/> WSTV is owned and operated by [[iHeartMedia|iHeartCommunications, Inc.]]<ref name="FCC"/>
'''WSTV''' (104.9 [[Hertz|MHz]]) is a commercial [[FM radio|FM]] [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Roanoke, Virginia]], serving Metro Roanoke and the New River Valley. WSTV has an [[adult hits]] format<ref name="Arbitron"/> WSTV is owned and operated by [[iHeartMedia]].<ref name="FCC"/>


WSTV broadcasts a [[smooth jazz]] format on 104.9 '''HD2'''.<ref>http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=447</ref>
WSTV broadcasts an [[alternative rock]] format on 104.9 [[HD Radio|HD2]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?realid=447 |access-date=2023-09-17|title=HD Radio station guide for Roanoke–Lynchburg, VA}}</ref>


On May 1, 2019 the then-WJJS changed their call letters to WSTV in anticipation of a format change to adult hits "Steve FM" (format to move from [[WSFF]] 106.1 FM Vinton/WSNZ 101.7 FM Lynchburg).<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/176548/iheart-prepping-roanoke-format-moves/ iHeart Prepping Roanoke Format Moves] Radioinsight - May 3, 2019</ref>
On May 1, 2019, the station changed its call letters to WSTV in anticipation of the adult hits-formatted "Steve FM" moving from [[WLRX (FM)|WSFF]] (106.1 FM) and [[WAWX|WSNZ]] (101.7 FM), which were in the process of being sold to [[Educational Media Foundation]]. Concurrently, the WJJS calls were moved to sister station [[WJJS (FM)|WSNV]] in anticipation of the CHR format moving to the 93.5 frequency. The frequency move was completed on May 30, 2019.<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/176548/iheart-prepping-roanoke-format-moves/ iHeart Prepping Roanoke Format Moves] Radioinsight - May 3, 2019</ref>

On May 30, 2019 WSTV changed their format from top 40/CHR to adult hits, branded as "104.9 Steve FM".<ref>[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/176548/iheart-prepping-roanoke-format-moves/ iHeart Prepping Roanoke Format Moves] Radioinsight - May 23, 2019</ref>

==Previous logo==
[[File:WJJS-FM WJJX-FM 2014.png|200px]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|format=PDF|date=2010|accessdate=August 12, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-570}}</ref>
<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=August 12, 2015|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-570}}</ref>
<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=fm&callLetter=WJJS|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|accessdate=August 12, 2015|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP15&band=fm&callLetter=WJJS|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=64082&Callsign=WSTV|title=Call Sign History|accessdate=August 12, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=64082&Callsign=WSTV|title=Call Sign History|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WSTV|title=WSTV Facility Record|accessdate=August 12, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WSTV|title=WSTV Facility Record|access-date=August 12, 2015|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
}}
}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://stevefmvirginia.iheart.com/ Steve FM Online]
*[http://stevefmvirginia.iheart.com/ Steve FM Online]
*{{FM station data|WSTV}}
*{{FM station data|64082|WSTV}}
*[http://www.smoothjazznetwork.com/HDstations.html Smooth Jazz Network]
*[http://www.smoothjazznetwork.com/HDstations.html Smooth Jazz Network]


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[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|STV (FM)]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|STV (FM)]]
[[Category:IHeartMedia radio stations]]
[[Category:IHeartMedia radio stations]]
[[Category:Adult hits radio stations in the United States]]



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Latest revision as of 06:19, 1 August 2024

For other uses, see WSTV (disambiguation).
WSTV
Broadcast area
Frequency104.9 FM MHz
(HD Radio)
Branding104.9 Steve FM
Programming
FormatAdult hits[1]
Ownership
Owner
WJJS, WJJX, WROV-FM, WROV-HD2, WYYD
History
First air date
November 1993 (as WRDJ)[2]
Former call signs
  • WLUB (1992)
  • WVRV (1992–1993)
  • WRDJ (1993–2001)
  • WMGR-FM (2001–2005)
  • WZBL (2005–2007)
  • WJJS (2007–2019)[3]
Call sign meaning
Steve FM
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID64082
ClassC2
ERP14,500 watts
HAAT282 meters (925 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
37°22′23.0″N 79°55′40.0″W / 37.373056°N 79.927778°W / 37.373056; -79.927778
Translator(s)HD2: 96.9 W245BG (Cave Spring)
Links
Public license information
WebcastWSTV Webstream
WebsiteWSTV Online

WSTV (104.9 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Roanoke, Virginia, serving Metro Roanoke and the New River Valley. WSTV has an adult hits format[1] WSTV is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.[5]

WSTV broadcasts an alternative rock format on 104.9 HD2.[6]

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. 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.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-570. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSTV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ^ "WSTV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  6. ^ "HD Radio station guide for Roanoke–Lynchburg, VA". Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. ^ iHeart Prepping Roanoke Format Moves Radioinsight - May 3, 2019
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