W253BI

W253BI

City	Glen Allen, Virginia
Broadcast area	Central Virginia
Branding	Big 98.5
Slogan	Richmond's New Country
Frequency	98.5 MHz
First air date	2013
Format	Country music
Power	250 Watts
HAAT	220 Meters
Class	D
Facility ID	148159
Transmitter coordinates	37°35′52.5″N 77°30′56.1″W / 37.597917°N 77.515583°W / 37.597917; -77.515583
Callsign meaning	Translator allocation on FCC channel 253.
Owner	iHeartMedia (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	W241AP, WBTJ, WRNL, WRVA, WRVQ, WRXL, WTVR
Webcast	W253BI Webstream
Website	W253BI Online

W253BI is a Country formatted broadcast translator licensed to Glen Allen, Virginia, serving Central Virginia. W253BI is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.

History

In April 2013, Clear Channel Communications (now iHeartRadio) completed construction of the 98.5 FM translator in Glen Allen, VA. It was originally listed as a translator for WRVQ, which was later modified to use WTVR-FM.

On May 5, 2014, the station signed on as a simulcast of iHeartRadio's WRVA, using the branding "NewsRadio 1140 & 98.5 FM", and technically relaying WTVR-HD2.^[1] The simulcast ended on July 23, 2015 at 3pm, after the end of that day's Rush Limbaugh show. The station then began stunting with construction noises, with liners telling WRVA listeners to move to 1140 AM, and to listen the following Monday, the 27th, at 9AM for something new on 98.5.^[2] At that time, 98.5 flipped to country as "Big 98.5", launching with 10,000 songs in a row. The first song on Big was "Kick the Dust Up" by Luke Bryan.^[3] As a translator is not legally permitted to originate its own programming, by U.S. Federal Communications Commission regulation, W253BI is relaying WRXL-HD2.^[2]

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Radio stations in the Richmond/Petersburg market

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Defunct stations	WHCK-LP

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Country radio stations in the state of Virginia

Stations	W253BI – Glen Allen WAKG – Danville WARV-FM – Petersburg WAXM – Big Stone Gap WBBC-FM – Blackstone WBCM-LP - Bristol WBNN-FM – Dillwyn WBRF – Galax WCYK-FM – Charlottesville WDIC – Clinchco WDXC – Pound WFLO – Farmville WFLS-FM – Fredericksburg WGH-FM – Newport News WGRX – Falmouth WHKX – Bluefield WIGO-FM – White Stone WJMA – Culpeper WJNV – Jonesville WKAV - Charlottesville WKCY-FM – Harrisonburg WKDE-FM – Altavista WKDW – Staunton WKEY – Covington WKHK – Colonial Heights WLFV – Midlothian WLQM-FM – Franklin WLRV – Lebanon WLUS-FM – Clarksville WMEV-FM – Marion WMJD – Grundy WMNA – Gretna WMPW – Danville WNNT-FM – Warsaw WOPI – Bristol WPSK-FM – Pulaski WRAA – Luray WSIG – Mount Jackson WSLC-FM – Roanoke WSVS – Crewe WSWV-FM – Pennington Gap WUSH – Poquoson WUSQ – Winchester WUVA - Charlottesville WVES – Accomac WVHL – Farmville WWLB – Ettrick WXBN – Berryville WXBQ-FM – Bristol WXLZ – Saint Paul WXLZ-FM – Lebanon WXMY – Saltville WYTI – Rocky Mount WYVE – Wytheville WYYD – Amherst WZBB – Stanleytown WZFC – Strasburg

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Virginia

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

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