WBVR-FM
| City | Auburn, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Bowling Green |
| Branding | The Beaver 96.7 |
| Slogan | "#1 Country |
| Frequency | 96.7 MHz |
| Format | Country music |
| Audience share | 13.3 (Fall'09, R&R[1]) |
| ERP | 45,000 watts |
| HAAT | 129.0 meters |
| Class | C2 |
| Facility ID | 71244 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°50′35.00″N 86°15′30.00″W / 36.8430556°N 86.2583333°W |
| Callsign meaning | BeaVeR [2] |
| Former callsigns |
WBZD (1992-1993) WMJM (1993-1994)[3] |
| Owner | Forever Communications, Inc. |
| Sister stations | WUHU, WBGN, WLYE-FM |
| Website | www.beaverfm.com |
WBVR-FM (96.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Auburn, Kentucky, USA, the station serves the Bowling Green area. The station is currently owned by Forever Communications, Inc.[4]
History
The station went on the air as WBZD on April 13, 1992. On March 1, 1993, the station changed its call sign to WMJM.[3] WMJM was Hot AC and then country when it joined WVVR the original "Beaver FM" station in western Kentucky. [5] The current WBVR call letters, which were previously used by another station in the Clarksville, TN/Hopkinsville, KY radio market, were adopted on September 1, 1994.[3] The other WBVR became WJCE-FM in 1994 and switched from country to urban AC The Touch when it joined a duopoly with WLAC and WLAC-FM.[5]
From 1991 until 1994, WBVR was broadcasting on a frequency of 101.1 MHz. On September 1, 1994, the station moved to its current 96.7 position on the dial, which had been in use by WLBJ-FM during the 1970s and 1980s. The 101.1 FM frequency is currently used by Urban contemporary/Hip hop-formatted WUBT, which is licensed to Russellville, Kentucky, but is based in Nashville, Tennessee. That station serves portions of three radio markets: Nashville, Clarksville, and Bowling Green.
References
- ↑ "Bowling Green Market Ratings". Radio & Records.
- ↑ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- 1 2 3 "Call Sign History". Retrieved 2015-11-10.
- ↑ "WBVR-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- 1 2 Stark, Phyllis (July 30, 1994). "Vox Jox". Billboard 106 (31): 122.
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WBVR
- Radio-Locator information on WBVR
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WBVR
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