WRVE
Radio station in Schenectady, New York, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WRVE (99.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed in Schenectady and serving the Capital District and Upper Hudson Valley in New York. It broadcasts a hot adult contemporary radio format and calls itself "99.5 The River", referring to the Hudson River. The station is owned by iHeartMedia as one of seven radio stations owned by the company in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy radio market.
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Broadcast area | Albany–Schenectady–Troy |
Frequency | 99.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | 99.5 The River |
Programming | |
Format | Hot adult contemporary |
Subchannels | HD2: Country "Wild Country 99.9" |
Ownership | |
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WGY, WGY-FM, WPYX, WTRY-FM, WKKF, WOFX | |
History | |
First air date | February 1, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-02-01) (as W2XOY) |
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Call sign meaning | "River" |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 15330 |
Class | B |
ERP | 14,500 watts |
HAAT | 282 meters (925 ft) |
Translator(s) | HD2: 99.9 W260CH (Albany) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) |
Website | 995theriver.iheart.com wildcountry999.iheart.com (HD2) |
Studios and offices are at Riverhill Center on Troy-Schenectady Road (NY Route 7) in Latham, New York. The transmitter is on Pinnacle Road in Helderberg Escarpment tower farm in New Scotland, amid the towers for other Albany-area TV and FM stations.[2]
WRVE is among the nation's oldest FM radio stations, and was the first to broadcast full-time in stereo.