WVIP

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This article is about the radio station in New Rochelle, New York, on 93.5 FM. For the radio station in Mount Kisco on AM 1310 that previously used the call sign, see WRVP. For the radio station in Mount Kisco on FM 106.3 that previously used the call sign, see WYMK.
WVIP
WVIP 93.5FM logo.png
CityNew Rochelle, New York
Broadcast areaNew York City
Frequency93.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWVIP 93.5 FM
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatCaribbean music
SubchannelsHD2: WVOX simulcast
HD4: WNYZ-LD simulcast
Ownership
OwnerHudson-Westchester Radio, Inc.
WVOX
History
First air date
September 13, 1948 (1948-09-13) (73 years ago) as WGNR-FM[1]
Former call signs
WGNR-FM (1948–1953)
WNRC-FM (1953–1958)
WWES-FM (1958–1959)
WVOX-FM (1959–1977)
WRTN (1977-8/23/2006)
WVIP-FM (8/24/2006-9/6/2006)
WRTN (9/7/2006-10/31/2006)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID28023
ClassA
ERP1,750 watts
HAAT132 meters (433 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°52′48″N 73°52′39″W / 40.88000°N 73.87750°W / 40.88000; -73.87750 (WVIP)Coordinates: 40°52′48″N 73°52′39″W / 40.88000°N 73.87750°W / 40.88000; -73.87750 (WVIP)
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
Public license information
Profile
LMS
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteFM/HD1: wvipfm.com
HD2: wvox.com

WVIP is a radio station licensed to New Rochelle, New York and serving the New York metropolitan area. WVIP features a Caribbean music format airing programming for the Afro-Caribbean community. Its studios are in New Rochelle, and its transmitter is located in Yonkers, New York.

Historically, WVIP was an AM station in Mt. Kisco NY. Founded in 1957, it operated on 1310 kHz with a power of 5000w. The station was destroyed by fire in 1997. (cf. "The Airwaves of New York", McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers) (For more details, see "WRVP" per above.)

HD programming[]

On July 12, 2010, WVIP began broadcasting in HD.

The HD2 sub-channel broadcasts its sister AM station, WVOX.

Translators[]

Broadcast translators of WVIP
Call sign Frequency
(MHz)		 City of license Facility
ID		 ERP
(W)		 Height
(m (ft))		 Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info Notes
W252CS 98.3 Brooklyn, New York 155892 10 268 m (879 ft) D 40°45′22.4″N 73°59′10.5″W / 40.756222°N 73.986250°W / 40.756222; -73.986250 (W252CS) FCC LMS rebroadcasts HD1
W292DV 106.3 New York, New York 155888 4 201 m (659 ft) D 40°44′50.3″N 73°56′36.4″W / 40.747306°N 73.943444°W / 40.747306; -73.943444 (W292DV) FCC LMS
W268BY 101.5 Queens, New York 147810 38 75 m (246 ft) D 40°45′13.1″N 73°49′25.2″W / 40.753639°N 73.823667°W / 40.753639; -73.823667 (W268BY) FCC LMS rebroadcasts HD4

References[]

  1. ^ Gross, Ben (September 6, 1948). "Looking & Listening". New York Daily News. p. 40. Retrieved November 20, 2019.

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