WMEV-FM

WMEV-FM

City	Marion, Virginia
Broadcast area	Southwest Virginia
Frequency	93.9 MHz
Branding	93.9 WMEV
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Bristol Broadcasting Company (Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
Sister stations	WHNK, WUKZ, WZVA
History
First air date	1961
Call sign meaning	Wonderful Mountain Empire of Virginia
Technical information
Facility ID	63711
Class	C
ERP	100,000 Watts Horizontal 95,140 Watts Vertical
HAAT	452 meters
Transmitter coordinates	36°54′4.0″N 81°32′35.0″W / 36.901111°N 81.543056°W / 36.901111; -81.543056
Links
Webcast	WMEV-FM Webstream
Website	WMEV-FM Online

WMEV-FM is a Country-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Marion, Virginia, serving Southwestern Virginia. WMEV-FM is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.

Signal[]

WMEV-FM's signal, which broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts, covers parts of Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

History[]

WMEV-FM signed on June 21, 1961. Bob and Stella Wolfenden started WMEV and WMEV-FM, selling them in 1982 to Marion natives Hugh and Barbara Gwyn, who increased the FM's signal strength. In 1998, Holston Valley Broadcasting bought the stations.^[1]

Effective January 1, 2017, Glenwood Communications sold WMEV-FM, sister station WUKZ, and translator W266BM to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $1.75 million.

References[]

External links[]

• 93.9 WMEV Online
• WMEV in the FCC FM station database
• WMEV on Radio-Locator
• WMEV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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