It was powered-up and used at least once a week to keep it in operational condition for another 20 years. In 1961, the "Western" transmitter, as it came to be known by the WRVA staff, was replaced with an RCA BTA-50H Ampliphase after serving for more than 30 years but was kept as a back-up transmitter. WRVB simulcasted the AM station's programming "with a few exceptions." On August 12, WRVB (now WRVQ) began broadcasting on 94.5 MHz. WRVA began an FM operation in Richmond in 1948. An ad in a 1947 issue of the trade magazine " Broadcasting" proclaimed "Studios in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia." (Richmond and Norfolk are nearly 100 miles apart.) The same ad noted that WRVA was "Virginia's only 50,000 watt radio station." FM station Īn FM outlet was established in Norfolk, on June 6, 1948, when WRVC began broadcasting on 102.5 MHz, "airing shows of CBS, duplicating parts of the WRVA schedule and originating some of its own programs." Because few people owned FM receivers in that era, the experiment was short-lived. In the late 1940s, WRVA's facilities extended beyond Richmond. The broadcast signal was transmitted from two large steel twin towers. It originally contained a 1929 Western Electric transmitter, which was a "walk-through" model. It is a two-story colonial style brick building which was a kit-building. WRVA's 1939-era transmitter building in Varina, east of Richmond, is listed as a National Historic Site. However, it was only a short time before a much larger facility was to be placed on-line. Field tests conducted later indicated that the new tower produced "a 400% increase in dependable night-time service area and a three-fold increase in the daytime area." The new tower for the antenna at this location was the first all-wood self-supporting radio tower in North America. In 1935, WRVA built a new transmitter in Mechanicsville, a small community located northeast of Richmond. Initially it was an NBC Red Network affiliate, carrying its dramas, comedies, news, sports, soap operas, game shows and big band broadcasts during the " Golden Age of Radio." It later switched affiliation to CBS. By 1930, WRVA was on the air seven days a week, 24 hours daily, with its power increased to 50,000 watts. It soon became a vital and profitable business enterprise. The early WRVA facilities were a small studio in a corner of a warehouse on Richmond's Tobacco Row using a tower mounted on the roof of the building. Known initially as "Edgeworth Radio", it was owned by Larus and Brother Company, a tobacco company operating as the "House of Edgeworth." The radio station was originally put on the air as a public service two nights per week. 1.7 Virginia News Network, Metro TrafficĪlthough three-letter call signs were still available when the station was started, "WRVA" was chosen since it stands for Richmond, Virginia.1.4 The Voice of Virginia: a "clear channel" station.WRVA is the Richmond-area home for Virginia Cavaliers football and men's basketball. Syndicated weekend hosts include Kim Komando, Brian Kilmeade, Ric Edelman, " Bill Handel on the Law," " Leo Laporte, The Tech Guy," " Live on Sunday Nights, It's Bill Cunningham" and " Somewhere in Time with Art Bell." Some weekend hours are paid brokered programming.
The rest of the weekday schedule comes from nationally syndicated shows including Glenn Beck, Dana Loesch, Sean Hannity, Ben Shapiro and " Coast to Coast AM with George Noory." Weekends feature programs on health, money, home repair, gardening, law and technology. Weekdays begin with "Richmond's Morning News with John Reid." Afternoon drive time is hosted by Jeff Katz. WRVA is also heard on 125 watt FM translator W241AP at 96.1 MHz in Midlothian, Virginia. The transmitter is on WRVA Road near the James River in Henrico, Virginia. It uses a directional antenna with a two- tower array to protect the other Class A station on 1140 AM, XEMR in Monterrey, Mexico. WRVA is a Class A, clear channel station, powered at 50,000 watts, the maximum for commercial AM stations in the U.S. For much of its history, WRVA billed itself as the "Voice of Virginia." Established in 1925, WRVA is one of Virginia's oldest radio stations, and the most powerful AM station in the Commonwealth. WRVA airs a talk radio format and is owned by Audacy, Inc. WRVA (1140 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Richmond and serving Central Virginia.
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