This page list ALL of the home stations in the Virginia's Eastern Shore area. Note that some stations considered out-of-market and/or fringe (rimshot) are also included. This type of station will put in a listenable signal to certain parts of the area and sometimes will garner enough listener-/viewership to register in ratings "books"...
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FM Radio [87.7MHz~107.9MHz]
WWIP 89.1 206B
Format: Adult Contemporary Christian On-Air Positioning: Word In Praise Community Of License: Cheriton VA Owner: Delmarva Educational Association HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:wwip.org Internet Audio Stream: Facilities: 499' 20 kW / Directional Antenna Service Designation: FM – Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site:37° 10' 53" N 75° 57' 47" W FCC Facility ID: 90265 Frequency Background:
Began airing Salem's "Word In Praise" network December 26, 2005 after stunting with Christian holiday music from late November. Began testing their signal in late September 2004. Originally licensed on 5/5/05. Original CP (Construction Permit) was granted on 4/13/2004. The WWIP calls letters were taken on 5/5/04. Co-owned by WAZP/90.7 Cape Charles VA.
WJCN 90.1 211A
Format: Christian Contemporary // WRXT/90.3 Roanoke On-Air Positioning: Spirit FM Community Of License: Nassawadox VA Owner: Positive Alternative Radio HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:spiritfm.com Internet Audio Stream:LISTEN LIVE! Facilities: 199' 4.5 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site:37° 42' 42" N 75° 41' 10" W FCC Facility ID: 91505 Frequency Background:
Joined the Christian Contemporary "Spirit FM" WRXT/90.3 Roanoke simulcast on February 14, 2006 at 7:20 a.m. Was acquired by Positive Alternative Radio at the end of December 2005. The station stunted with Christmas music as Nick FM (January thru February 14, 2006) along with another dozen other former CSN Virginia stations and translators. Previously, simulcast with "Praise FM" WJYJ/90.5 Fredericksburg owned by CSN Virginia with a format that was 80% Inspirational Speaking, 20% Christian Contemporary. Took the calls of WJCN on October 23 2002. Covers the entire portion of Virginia's Eastern Shore. Original CP (awarded 4/17/02) owned by non-profit Nassawadox FM Inc in Florida (William R Lacy) and sold to CSI International (founded in 1993, is a non-profit organization, an outreach of Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa CA and Calvary Chapel of Twin Falls ID) late Summer of 2002.
WZLV 90.7 214B1
Format: Christian Contemporary On-Air Positioning: Positive & Encouraging!, K-Love Community Of License: Cape Charles VA Owner: Delmarva Educational Association HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:klove.com Internet Audio Stream:LISTEN LIVE! Facilities: 512' 13 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site:37° 10' 53" N 75° 57' 47" W FCC Facility ID: 85511 Frequency Background:
Best heard from Parksley on southward. Here's the history behind K-Love... The idea for a full-time contemporary Christian music station was conceived in San Francisco in 1980 by a popular Bay Area radio personality, Bob Anthony. Anthony thought that traditional Christian radio was not reaching the average person. His vision was to create a new, all-music station, featuring artists like Amy Grant, The Imperials, and Keith Green – a revolutionary approach in its day. Professional announcers would present the Gospel through brief vignettes, without adopting the "Christian-ese" terms and phrases. After several tries at purchasing a station in San Francisco, a small, non-commercial radio station was acquired forty-five miles north of the Bay Area in Santa Rosa, CA. The bankrupt station sold for $67,000. The dream for Bob Anthony became a reality on October 15, 1982, when "KCLB-FM, The Positive Alternative" signed on the air for the first time. In 1986, Bob Anthony moved to Portland, Oregon to start a new radio ministry, and Dick Jenkins replaced Anthony as KCLB's Station Manager. On September 12, 1988, a 9,000-acre brush fire destroyed KCLB's main transmitter building on Geyser Peak and the owner of the transmitter site was terminating the land lease. Another mountain-top location confirmed that the radio station transmitter could be relocated to 4,000-ft. Mount Saint Helena. Signal reports as far away as 125 miles from the new site were received from listeners who couldn't hear the station previously. Also in 1988, KCLB changed its name to K-LOVE. With satellite broadcasting and digital technology, K-LOVE slowly became a network of radio stations and FM translators (low-power repeater stations). K-LOVE's programming was now being delivered throughout the Western US as K-LOVE first expanded to San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Rafael, in 1987; Salinas and Monterey in 1988; San Jose and Fremont in 1989; and Redding, Los Gatos, Gilroy, Hollister, and Santa Cruz in 1990. Fresno, Chico, Merced, Portland, Salem, Klamath Falls, San Diego, and Phoenix were added during the early 1990s. Today, they have a long list of radio stations and FM translators including WAZP and one in Danville (106.7) WKVE.
WESM 91.3 217B
Format: Jazz/Blues/Gospel/News & Information/NPR On-Air Positioning: WESM 91.3FM Community Of License: Princess Anne MD Owner: University of Maryland - Eastern Shore HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:umes.edu/wesm/ Internet Audio Stream:LISTEN LIVE! Facilities: 298' 45 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site:38° 12' 37" N 75° 40' 56" W FCC Facility ID: 69082 Frequency Background:
None.
W220CQ 91.9 220D
Format: Religious // WYFG-FM Gaffney SC On-Air Positioning: BBN - Bible Broadcasting Network Community Of License: Accomac VA Owner: BBN - Bible Broadcasting Network HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:bbnradio.org Internet Audio Stream:LISTEN LIVE! Facilities: 174' .08 kW Service Designation: FX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility / Class D Transmitter Site:37° 43' 2" N 75° 41' 1" W FCC Facility ID: 92138 Frequency Background:
A low-powered translator of the Bible Broadcasting Network. Best heard south of Hallwood and north of Belle Haven.
WICO-FM 92.5 223A
Format: Talk On-Air Positioning: WICO Community Of License: Pocomoke City MD Owner: Delmarva Broadcasting Company HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:wicotalk.com Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 328' 6 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site:38° 8' 36" N 75° 39' 53" W FCC Facility ID: 60884 Frequency Background:
Dropped Rock AC "Max 92.5 - Rock Without The Hard Edge" to Talk/weekend music (at noon) and the call letters from WXMD to WICO-FM on 3/30/09. Started as Smooth Jazz WZJZ (late 2000) // WQJZ 97.1 but changed to Rock AC "Max 92.5" 3/2002. Business address is WICO-FM, PO Box 909, Salisbury MD 21803. Business Office: 410-219-3500 Fax: 410-548-1543.
WROX-FM 96.1 241B
Format: Alternative Rock On-Air Positioning: 96X Community Of License: Exmore VA Owner: Sinclair Communications
RDS:
PS (Program Service) 96X TA (Traffic Announcement): Yes PTY (Program Type): ROCK
Heard on entire portion of Virginia's Eastern Shore. Dropped "106-1 Downtown, 96-1 All Around - 96X" on 3/7/2004 when sister station WPYA signed-on from the 106.1 frequency in Poquoson. Changed its COL (community of license) from Cape Charles VA to Exmore VA. Flipped to an alternative rock format, as "Extreme 96X," in July 1999. Was contemporary for a while before that and modern rock "96-X" before that. The original plan for this frequency back in the mid 80s was to take up where WGH-FM left off in 1983 with the end of its run as a classical station. The calls were to be WWGH. Instead it started as WIAV "Wave 96" with a pop format. It was then co-owned with WVAB-AM 1550. Bishop L.E. Willis later bought the two stations and then bought 92.1, later spinning off WVAB. Was known as dance/CHR 'Kiss 96' (December 1988 to May 1989) WKSV. Flipped from dance/CHR to Christian when WXRI (105.3) was sold in May 1989. Later flipped to WMYA 'Touch 96' (August 1991). When the owner of the new WKOC flipped from adult urban to Triple A, he agreed with the Bishop to preserve the urban adult format by actually running commercials on the new 'Coast' to listen to 'Touch 96'. Was sold to Sinclair Telecable from Willis Broadcasting in late October 1993. That's when 96-X ("Experimental Radio") was launched...October 25, 1993. Note: 96X has a low-powered relay in Norfolk. In 1995, they fired up their new translator [106.1 W291AE (ERP 250W)] which is best heard in downtown Norfolk to help eliminate signal dropout in the downtown area. Tidewater Communications, which owned rocker 'FM99' WNOR and '106.9 The Fox' WAFX at the time, filed a petition with the FCC to deny WROX a construction permit. WROX collected more than 3,000 signatures from listeners requesting 96X be granted the go-ahead which it was by the FCC.
WCTG 96.5 243A
Format: Adult Album Alternative On-Air Positioning: Album Music Source Community Of License: Chincoteague VA Owner: Sebago Broadcasting LLC HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: None Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 345' 5.3 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site:37° 55' 14" N 75° 23' 7" W FCC Facility ID: 88405 Frequency Background:
Dropped Adult/Variety Hits "The Island 96.5" for Triple A in late November 2007 as "Album Music Source." The Island 96.5 had a format based of Classic and Southern Rock with a splash of adult contemporay hits. 96.5 puts in a strong signal in from Salisbury/Ocean City down to Exmore. Original CP granted on 12/10/1999. Weekday mornings had (May 2005-May 2006) the legendary J.J. “Hitman” McKay from CHR "100KHI" WKHI/99.9 Ocean City in the 80’s & 90’s. The Island's target demographic wass 25-54 year-olds.
WFAJ 96.9 245A
Format: Spanish On-Air Positioning: Community Of License: Nassawadox, VA Owner: Hispanic Target Media HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: None Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 328' 6 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site:37° 26' 27" N 75° 49' 36" W FCC Facility ID: 88405 Frequency Background:
Signed on in early 6/2010 with automated Spanish music. Took the new call letters WFAJ on 3/15/2010. Original construction (CP) granted on 5/2/2007. Offices and antenna located at 7214 Mackatouces Point Road, Exmore, VA 23350.
WBEY 97.9 250A
Format: Country On-Air Positioning: Delmarva's Local Country Station, Bay Country 97.9 Community Of License: Crisfield MD Owner: Bay Broadcasting
HD Radio™:
HD1 -Format: Country On-Air Positioning: Bay Country HD2 - Format: Coming soon On-Air Positioning: Coming soon
RDS:
PS (Program Service) BAY 97-9 TA (Traffic Announcement): No PTY (Program Type): COUNTRY
Started broadcasting in HD Radio in mid-December 2007 as the first licensed HD radio station on Maryland and Virginia's Eastern Shore. Moved to the 97.9 frequency from 96.9 on March 25, 2005. WBEY was the area's first digitally sourced radio station on the Eastern Shore. WBEY is the only locally owned and operated radio station on the Eastern Shore of MD. Some of the staff include Delmarva radio legend Choppy Layton, also Mike Powell, G.E. and Tucker Bowden. Went on the air on July 17, 1995 first as WLSL then about 30 days later went to the WBEY calls on August 19, 1995. WBEY has broadcast live concerts in the past of local artists including Ronnie Dove and Randy Lee Ashcraft. They have broadcast live from Crisfield's Crab Bowl at Somers Cove Marina, the City Block and Pocomoke Cities Market St. An ABC affiliate. The WBEY calls were originally on 103.1 in Grasonville which was also owned by Bay Country before it switched to rock.
WVES 99.3 257B1
Format: Country On-Air Positioning: WVES 99.3 - Hot Hits, Cool Classics, All Country Community Of License: Accomac VA Owner: Chincoteague Broadcast Corp HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: None Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 344' 22 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B1 Transmitter Site:37° 47' 5" N 75° 36' 16" W FCC Facility ID: 18384 Frequency Background:
Heard on entire portion of Virginia's Eastern Shore.
WWFG 99.9 260B
Format: Country On-Air Positioning: Froggy 99.9 Community Of License: Ocean City MD Owner: Clear Channel Communications HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:froggy999.com Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 469' 33 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site:38° 20' 7" N 75° 5' 4" W FCC Facility ID: 74179 Frequency Background:
Carries syndicated morning show of Ben & Brian in the mornings. It has been "Froggy" since early 1993, back then imaged 'Your New Country Leader.' Jimmy Hoppa (now doing mornings at Cat Country) was one of the originals and had a six year stay from 1993-99. Before that it was known as ‘100 KHI’, a legendary station that played Top 40 hits. It was later moved to 95.9. KHI will always be remembered best for its top rated morning show "The Hitman and Company" which was hosted by the "Hitman" JJ McKay, Brian K Hall and Captain Jim Whitmore.
WOLC 102.5 273B
Format: Christian Variety On-Air Positioning: Joy! 102.5 Community Of License: Princess Anne MD Owner: Maranatha Inc HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:wolc.org Internet Audio Stream:LISTEN LIVE! Facilities: 499' 50 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site:38° 6' 43" N 75° 39' 14" W FCC Facility ID: 39894 Frequency Background:
Heard on most of Virginia's Eastern Shore. WOLC is a RDS station (station calls only 'WOLC' ). Background... In 1969, a local businessman, Vernon Downes attended a function in DC where he heard Rev Pat Robertson sharing his testimony about the start of the CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network). Driving home, Vernon says he kept thinking, "Why can't the Eastern Shore have a Christian Radio Station?" After expressing this thought to several friends, the idea began to gain momentum. Slowly the "community of believers" came together. The group was incorporated as a non-profit ministry known as Maranatha, Incorporated. After many years, the FCC granted permission to Maranatha to broadcast WOLC from the frequency of 102.5 MHz. The station that is now known as "Joy 102.5" went on the air on Christmas Eve, 1976. Today, "Joy 102.5" broadcasts with 50,000 watts, 24 hours a day. The station is a blend of music and talk programs. The music is a combination of hymns, praise and worship and light contemporary styles. The talk programs include live, national call-in programs, nationally known teachers like Charles Stanley, Dr. James Dobson, and Jack Hayford.
WESR-FM 103.3 277B
Format: Hot AC On-Air Positioning: 103 The Shore Community Of License: Onley-Onancock VA Owner: Eastern Shore Radio HD Radio™: Not Licensed
RDS:
PS (Program Service) WESR TA (Traffic Announcement): No PTY (Program Type): No
WESR carries local news and weather with an Hot AC format. WESR-FM is the Eastern Shore's heritage station and is owned and managed by Charlie Russell and his wife Nancy. The company started under Russell's late uncle Brooks Russell who helped build WESR-AM (1330) in 1958 and signed on WESR-FM in 1967. It has been family operated since the beginning. Eastern Shore radio veteran Bill LeCato handles the morning slot, followed by John Thomas middays and Jim Trotter afternoons. Felicity Stokes and Greg Lewis handle weekends. Specialty programs include the big band program with long time station veteran Eddie Williams (86), Franco Nocera, and longtime radio personality Bill Massey. Local news is handled by Cheryl Nowak and Candy Farlow of the Eastern Shore Post, the station also has a daily Swap Shop program, ABC News on the hour, Paul Harvey and weather featuring Jon Cash and Jim Lawrence of WAVY-TV (10/NBC). Sales are capably handled by longtime reps Alan Hamilton, Felicity Stokes and Sybil Trotter.
WQHQ 104.7 284B
Format: AC On-Air Positioning: Q105 - Bright, Fresh Music Mix of the 80s, 90s and Today Community Of License: Ocean City-Salisbury MD Owner: Clear Channel Communications HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:q105fm.com Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 610' 33 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site:38° 23' 15" N 75° 17' 30" W FCC Facility ID: 28166 Frequency Background:
Consistently one of the top rated stations in Salisbury MD market. Airs Delilah in the evenings. Changed to WQHQ from WBOC-FM around 1980 after a divestiture of AS Abel Company publishers of The Sun who owned WBOC-AM/FM/TV in order to allow WBOC-TV to increase its power because of the arrival of WMDT-TV coming to the air. As it was, the FCC said Abel had too much signal coverage for one owner - thus the birth of WQHQ. Was sold to a newspaper publisher from SC, which continued the 'Beautiful Music' format of WBOC-FM. However very briefly (2 weeks), WQHQ became Q105, the 'Station of the Stars' and started playing what we now call Adult Standards. After a multitude of complaints, Q105 switched back to the Beautiful Music format. However only a year or two later Q105 began playing A/C Hits and have been ever since 1982. In ‘82 began calling itself ‘QHQ’ then ‘2Q-105.’ In 1985 was sold to Wolfson Broadcasting in NC then in 1989 to HVS Partners. Q105 stayed in the old WBOC-FM studios (where WBOC-TV is located on N Salisbury Blvd) until 1984 when the studios were moved to The City Center on Church St on the third floor (now where the United Way offices are) before moving to their studios on Winterplace Parkway in 1997. Before 1980 the 104.7 FM frequency was WBOC-FM playing a "Beautiful Music" (mainly instrumental) format, going back to its birth back in the early 60s.
WXSH 106.1 293A
Format: Urban Oldies On-Air Positioning: Studio 106 Community Of License: Pocomoke City MD Owner: Great Scott Broadcasting LMA to Bay Broadcasting HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website: None Internet Audio Stream: None Facilities: 341' 1.8 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class A Transmitter Site:38° 4' 37" N 75° 32' 19" W FCC Facility ID: 67576 Frequency Background:
Went from silient to Urban Oldies "Studio 106" in May 2009. The FCC granted a CP (construction Permit) to move from 106.5 to 106.1 from the same location but more power in May 2009. Changed call letters from WKHW to WXSH on 4/13/2009. In Summer 2008, Bay Broadcasting's LMA with Great Scott Broadcasting ended in a dispute and the station went silent on 6/23/2008. WKHW/106.5 dropped Adult/Variety Hits 106-5 SAM FM on 8/13/2007 for Classic Rock (K-Rock) and adding Mancow's Morning Madness. This move was made when Atlantic Radio Broadcasting decided to sell their station (WRXS/106.9 Ocean City) which, at the time, was doing Modern Rock with Mancow mornings. Also, the market had two Adult/Variety Hits formatted stations, the other being Great Scott Broadcasting's "107.5 Joe FM" WKHI Fruitland MD.
Dropped simulcast of "Bay Country" WBEY/97.9 Crisfield to go Adult Hits (SAM FM) on 6/6/05 at 3 p.m. Bay Broadcasting, which has a LMA from Great Scott Broadcasting to run WKHW, had been running a simulcast of "Bay Country" on 106.5 when their other signal was on 96.9 (WBEY/Crisfield MD). WBEY moved to 97.9 with a much bigger coverage area; hence the no need for a simulcast signal and the new format on 106.5. Was "Oldies 106.5" - Delmarva's (Favorite) Rock 'N Roll Oldies Station playing 50s-70s Oldies using the "Oldies Radio Network" up until 8/14/03. On Saturday November 30, 2002, "Mix 106.5" flipped back to the Oldies format from Classic/Modern Rock. Carries Baltimore Orioles MLB baseball. LMA started with Great Scott February 2002. Used to have the WKHI calls.
WKHI 107.7 298B1
Format: Country On-Air Positioning: Hot Country 107.7 Community Of License: Fruitland MD Owner: Great Scott Broadcasting HD Radio™: Not Licensed RDS: No Website:hotcountry1077.com Internet Audio Stream:LISTEN LIVE! Facilities: 339' 18.5 kW Service Designation: FM — Full Service FM Station / Class B Transmitter Site:38° 11' 54" N 75° 40' 50" W FCC Facility ID: 4107 Frequency Background:
Dropped Adult/Variety Hits "107-7 Joe FM" for Dial Global's hot country format... Hot Country 107.7.
Officially moved to 107.7 on 7/7/2008. Agreed and adopted by the FCC on 10/11/2006 to downgrade from a Class B1 to a Class A and move to 107.7, so that Cox Radio could move Alternative "Y101" WDYL/101.1 Chester to a new COL (community of license) -- Lakeside, move to a new frequency -- 100.9 and to increase its power/antenna height to 25kW and 328 feet (or any combination of). Station owners were compensated for the move. More on the frequency changes at FCC.gov.
Split simulcast with WJNE/103.5 (AC "Lite Rock 107-5 & 103-5") on 3/1/2006 with a new format, Adult/Variety Hits -- "107.5 Joe FM." Dumped all of their local programming in 2004 to use ABC Radio Networks satellite feed - "Starstation." Used to be a satellite Hot AC until 2/02. The WKHI calls have been previously at 95.9, 99.9 and 106.5.
NOTE: Depending on what part of Virginia's Eastern Shore a person is located in, one can also receive stations from Northern Neck (east), Hampton Roads (south) and the Delmarva (north).
AM Radio [530KHz~1710KHz]
WESR 1330
Format: Talk / Classic Country On-Air Positioning: Hot Talk & Classic Country AM 1330 WESR Community Of License: Onley-Onancock VA Owner: Eastern Shore Radio Website:wesr.net/am1330.html Internet Audio Stream: None Audio Clips: 1965 - WESR: Top of hour legal ID :34 (.wma) Facilities: 5 kW day | .051 kW night / ND1 - Non-directional Antenna: Same constants day and night Domestic Station Class: D Transmitter Site:37° 43' 2" N 75° 41' 1" W FCC Facility ID: 18386 Frequency Background:
Uses the Jones Classic Country radio service. Did in-house classic country until December 2002. WESR also carries local news, weather, talk (Rush Limbaugh, Dr Dean Edell etc) and sports (NASCAR) programming but most of their dayparts is classic country. WESR has been on the air since January 30, 1958. Co-owns WESR-FM (103.3)
NOTE: Depending on what part of Virginia's Eastern Shore a person is located in, one can also receive stations from Northern Neck (east), Hampton Roads (south) and the Delmarva (north).
TV Stations
W25AA 25
Network Affiliation: PBS // WHRO-TV On-Air Positioning: Public Television for Hampton Roads Community Of License: Onancock VA Owner: County of Accomack Website:whro.org Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: TX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility Facilities: 499.88' 19.7 kW / Directional Antenna Transmitter Site:37° 50' 32" N 75° 34' 17" W FCC Facility ID: 14078 Frequency Background:
Changed power, antenna height early February 2006. The original CP for this station was taken out on 11/23/79. The County of Accomack owns a total of eight translators (low-power TV station repeaters) for the purpose of rebroadcasting programming from Hampton Roads TV stations (WAVY, WTKR, WVEC and WHRO each use two) to the residents of the northern portions of the county. Four are licensed to Onancock, broadcasting from the same tower [25 - W25AA (WHRO 15/PBS), 30 - W41AC 30 (WAVY 10/NBC), 39 - W44AD (WTKR 3/CBS) and 34 - W60AL (WVEC 13/ABC)] with around 19 KW of power at around 500 feet and four licensed to Craddockville, broadcasting from the same tower [W52AB (WHRO 15/PBS), W58AK (WTKR 3/CBS), W63AM (WAVY 10/NBC) and W68BH (WVEC 13/ABC)] but all at different ERPs. There was a ninth LPTV on Tangier Is but that is no longer in service. The County's official website is www.esva.net/~accomack/.
W41AC 30
Network Affiliation: NBC // WAVY On-Air Positioning: 10 On Your Side Community Of License: Onancock VA Owner: County of Accomack Website:wavy.com Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: TX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility Facilities: 499.88' 19.4 kW / Directional Antenna Transmitter Site:37° 50' 32" N 75° 34' 17" W FCC Facility ID: 14087 Frequency Background:
Changed power, antenna height early February 2006. Moved from channel 41 to channel 30 at the same time to eliminate interference to WVEC-DT/41 Hampton/Norfolk. The original CP for this station was taken out on 11/23/79. The County of Accomack owns a total of eight translators (low-power TV station repeaters) for the purpose of rebroadcasting programming from Hampton Roads TV stations (WAVY, WTKR, WVEC and WHRO each use two) to the residents of the northern portions of the county. Four are licensed to Onancock, broadcasting from the same tower [25 - W25AA (WHRO 15/PBS), 30 - W41AC 30 (WAVY 10/NBC), 39 - W44AD (WTKR 3/CBS) and 34 - W60AL (WVEC 13/ABC)] with around 19 KW of power at around 500 feet and four licensed to Craddockville, broadcasting from the same tower [W52AB (WHRO 15/PBS), W58AK (WTKR 3/CBS), W63AM (WAVY 10/NBC) and W68BH (WVEC 13/ABC)] but all at different ERPs. There was a ninth LPTV on Tangier Is but that is no longer in service. The County's official website is www.esva.net/~accomack/.
W60AL 34
Network Affiliation: ABC // WVEC On-Air Positioning: 13 NEWS Community Of License: Onancock VA Owner: County of Accomack Website:wvec.com Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: TX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility Facilities: 499.88' 19.2 kW / Directional Antenna Transmitter Site:37° 50' 32" N 75° 34' 17" W FCC Facility ID: 14076 Frequency Background:
Changed power, antenna height early February 2006. Moved from channel 60 to channel 34 at the same time due to the FCC auctioning off channels above 51. The original CP for this station was taken out on 11/23/79. The County of Accomack owns a total of eight translators (low-power TV station repeaters) for the purpose of rebroadcasting programming from Hampton Roads TV stations (WAVY, WTKR, WVEC and WHRO each use two) to the residents of the northern portions of the county. Four are licensed to Onancock, broadcasting from the same tower [25 - W25AA (WHRO 15/PBS), 30 - W41AC 30 (WAVY 10/NBC), 39 - W44AD (WTKR 3/CBS) and 34 - W60AL (WVEC 13/ABC)] with around 19 KW of power at around 500 feet and four licensed to Craddockville, broadcasting from the same tower [W52AB (WHRO 15/PBS), W58AK (WTKR 3/CBS), W63AM (WAVY 10/NBC) and W68BH (WVEC 13/ABC)] but all at different ERPs. There was a ninth LPTV on Tangier Is but that is no longer in service. The County's official website is www.esva.net/~accomack/.
WPMC-CA 36
Network Affiliation: FOX // WVBT On-Air Positioning: FOX43 Community Of License: Mappsville VA Owner: LIN TV Corp Website:myfoxhamptonroads.com Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: CA — Class A Television Service Station Facilities: 393.6' 15.2 kW / Directional Antenna Transmitter Site:37° 50' 27" N 75° 34' 21" W FCC Facility ID: 71125 Frequency Background:
Rebroadcasts FOX programming from WVBT/43 Virginia Beach.
W44AD 39
Network Affiliation: CBS // WTKR On-Air Positioning: NewsChannel 3 Community Of License: Onancock Owner: County of Accomack Website:wtkr.com Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: TX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility Facilities: 499.88' 19 kW / Directional Antenna Transmitter Site:37° 50' 27" N 75° 34' 21" W FCC Facility ID: 14077 Frequency Background:
Changed power, antenna height early February 2006. Moved from channel 44 to channel 39 at the same time to eliminate interference to WCVW-DT/44 Richmond. The original CP for this station was taken out on 11/23/79. The County of Accomack owns a total of eight LPTVs (low-power TV stations) for the purpose of rebroadcasting programming from Hampton Roads TV stations (WAVY, WTKR, WVEC and WHRO each use two) to the residents of the northern portions of the county. Four are licensed to Onancock, broadcasting from the same tower [25 - W25AA (WHRO 15/PBS), 30 - W41AC 30 (WAVY 10/NBC), 39 - W44AD (WTKR 3/CBS) and 34 - W60AL (WVEC 13/ABC)] with around 19 KW of power at around 500 feet and four licensed to Craddockville, broadcasting from the same tower [W52AB (WHRO 15/PBS), W58AK (WTKR 3/CBS), W63AM (WAVY 10/NBC) and W68BH (WVEC 13/ABC)] but all at different ERPs. There was a ninth LPTV on Tangier Is but that is no longer in service. The County's official website is www.esva.net/~accomack/.
W52AB 52
Network Affiliation: PBS // WHRO-TV On-Air Positioning: Public Television for Hampton Roads Community Of License: Onancock VA Owner: County of Accomack Website:whro.org Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: TX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility Facilities: 2.12 kW / Directional Antenna Transmitter Site:37° 36' 11" N 75° 50' 33" W FCC Facility ID: 14079 Frequency Background:
The original CP for this station was taken out on 11/23/79. The County of Accomack owns a total of eight LPTVs (low-power TV stations) for the purpose of rebroadcasting programming from Hampton Roads TV stations (WAVY, WTKR, WVEC and WHRO each use two) to the residents of the northern portions of the county. Four are licensed to Onancock VA and broadcasting from the same tower [W25AA (WHRO 15/PBS), W41AC (WAVY 10/NBC), W44AD (WTKR 3/CBS) and W60AL (WVEC 13/ABC)] and four licensed to Craddockville VA and broadcasting from the same tower [W52AB (WHRO 15/PBS), W58AK (WTKR 3/CBS), W63AM (WAVY 10/NBC) and W68BH (WVEC 13/ABC)] but all at different ERPs. There was a ninth LPTV on Tangier Is but that is no longer in service. The County's official website is www.esva.net/~accomack/.
W58AK 58
Network Affiliation: CBS // WTKR On-Air Positioning: NewsChannel 3 Community Of License: Onancock Owner: County of Accomack Website:wtkr.com Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: TX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility Facilities: 2.11 kW / Directional Antenna Transmitter Site:37° 36' 11" N 75° 50' 33" W FCC Facility ID: 14085 Frequency Background:
The original CP for this station was taken out on 11/23/79. The County of Accomack owns a total of eight LPTVs (low-power TV stations) for the purpose of rebroadcasting programming from Hampton Roads TV stations (WAVY, WTKR, WVEC and WHRO each use two) to the residents of the northern portions of the county. Four are licensed to Onancock VA and broadcasting from the same tower [W25AA (WHRO 15/PBS), W41AC (WAVY 10/NBC), W44AD (WTKR 3/CBS) and W60AL (WVEC 13/ABC)] and four licensed to Craddockville VA and broadcasting from the same tower [W52AB (WHRO 15/PBS), W58AK (WTKR 3/CBS), W63AM (WAVY 10/NBC) and W68BH (WVEC 13/ABC)] but all at different ERPs. There was a ninth LPTV on Tangier Is but that is no longer in service. The County's official website is www.esva.net/~accomack/.
W63AM 63
Network Affiliation: NBC // WAVY On-Air Positioning: 10 On Your Side Community Of License: Onancock VA Owner: County of Accomack Website:wavy.com Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: TX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility Facilities: 2.09 kW Transmitter Site:37° 36' 11" N 75° 50' 33" W FCC Facility ID: 14084 Frequency Background:
The original CP for this station was taken out on 11/23/79. The County of Accomack owns a total of eight LPTVs (low-power TV stations) for the purpose of rebroadcasting programming from Hampton Roads TV stations (WAVY, WTKR, WVEC and WHRO each use two) to the residents of the northern portions of the county. Four are licensed to Onancock VA and broadcasting from the same tower [W25AA (WHRO 15/PBS), W41AC (WAVY 10/NBC), W44AD (WTKR 3/CBS) and W60AL (WVEC 13/ABC)] and four licensed to Craddockville VA and broadcasting from the same tower [W52AB (WHRO 15/PBS), W58AK (WTKR 3/CBS), W63AM (WAVY 10/NBC) and W68BH (WVEC 13/ABC)] but all at different ERPs. There was a ninth LPTV on Tangier Is but that is no longer in service. The County's official website is www.esva.net/~accomack/.
W68BH 68
Network Affiliation: ABC // WVEC On-Air Positioning: 13 NEWS Community Of License: Onancock VA Owner: County of Accomack Website:wvec.com Internet Audio/Video Stream: None Service Designation: TX — Translator (Retransmitting) Facility Facilities: 2.08 kW / Directional Antenna Transmitter Site:37° 36' 11" N 75° 50' 33" W FCC Facility ID: 14082 Frequency Background:
The original CP for this station was taken out on 11/23/79. The County of Accomack owns a total of eight LPTVs (low-power TV stations) for the purpose of rebroadcasting programming from Hampton Roads TV stations (WAVY, WTKR, WVEC and WHRO each use two) to the residents of the northern portions of the county. Four are licensed to Onancock VA and broadcasting from the same tower [W25AA (WHRO 15/PBS), W41AC (WAVY 10/NBC), W44AD (WTKR 3/CBS) and W60AL (WVEC 13/ABC)] and four licensed to Craddockville VA and broadcasting from the same tower [W52AB (WHRO 15/PBS), W58AK (WTKR 3/CBS), W63AM (WAVY 10/NBC) and W68BH (WVEC 13/ABC)] but all at different ERPs. There was a ninth LPTV on Tangier Is but that is no longer in service. The County's official website is www.esva.net/~accomack/.
NOTE: Depending on what part of Virginia's Eastern Shore a person is located in, one can also receive stations from Hampton Roads (south) and the Delmarva (north).
NOAA Weather Radio [162.400MHz~162.550MHz]
162.475 KEC92 Salisbury MD
This frequency serves the northern parts of Virginia's Eastern Shore. Broadcasts at 1,000 watts of power 24 hours/day. The NWS office in Wakefield is responsible for programming. Background on NOAA Weather Radio... NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) is a nationwide network of radio stations broadcasting continuous weather information direct from a nearby National Weather Service office. NWR broadcasts National Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day. Working with the FCC’s (Federal Communications Commission) new Emergency Alert System (EAS), NWR is an "all hazards" radio network, making it the single source for the most comprehensive weather and emergency information available to the public. NWR now broadcasts warning and post-event information for all types of hazards - both natural (such as earthquakes and volcano activity) and technological (such as chemical releases or oil spills). Known as the "Voice of the National Weather Service," NWR is provided as a public service by the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The NWR network has more than 480 transmitters, covering the 50 states, adjacent coastal waters, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the U.S. Pacific Territories. NWR requires a special radio receiver or scanner capable of picking up the signal. Broadcasts are found in the public service band between 162.400 and 162.550 megahertz (MHz) on seven NWR frequencies which are: 162.400 MHz, 162.425 MHz, 162.450 MHz, 162.475 MHz, 162.500 MHz, 162.525 MHz, and 162.550 MHz. Broadcast range from the weather radio transmitter is approximately 40 miles. The effective range depends on terrain, quality of the receiver, and indoor/outdoor antennas. Before you buy a receiver, make sure your area is covered by one of the transmitters. For the latest list of frequencies and transmitter locations, check the NOAA Weather Radio web site -- nws.noaa.gov/nwr. Believe it or not, several automobile manufacturers (BMW, Mercedes, Range Rover and Saab) equip their cars with radios capable of receiving NWR broadcasts. Several manufacturers of car radios (Audiovox, Clarion, and Panasonic) sell in-dash units capable of receiving NWR broadcasts. Manufacturers of citizen band radios with NWR channels include Cobra, Maxon, Midland, Radio Shack and Uniden.
162.550 KHB37 Norfolk VA
This frequency serves the southern parts of Virginia's Eastern Shore and is the main frequency for the greater Hampton Roads area. Broadcasts at 1,000 watts of power 24 hours/day. Their antenna is located on the WTKR-TV tower in Suffolk with WVKL-FM. The NWS office in Wakefield is responsible for programming.