WYVE | |
City: | Wytheville, Virginia |
Area: | Wytheville, Virginia Wythe County, Virginia |
Branding: | Your Hometown Sound, 99.9 WYVE |
Frequency: | 1280 kHz |
Airdate: | 1949 |
Format: | Full service country |
Power: | 2,500 watts day 164 watts night |
Class: | D |
Facility Id: | 59686 |
Coordinates: | 36.965°N -81.0806°W |
Callsign Meaning: | WYtheVillE |
Affiliations: | AP Radio News |
Owner: | Three Rivers Media Corporation |
Sister Stations: | WLOY, WXBX |
Website: | WYVE Online |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
WYVE (1280 AM) is a full service-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Wytheville, Virginia, serving Wytheville and Wythe County, Virginia. WYVE is Wytheville's original radio station, having signed on in 1949.[1]
The station has a country music format, and is known as "Your Hometown Sound" and describes its sound on-air as "The Best of Country Music, Old and New". The station maintains a strong community focus and promotes mainly its FM frequncy of 99.9, but also mentions the heritage 1280 AM sometimes.