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WRIC FM

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City
  
Richlands, Virginia

Frequency
  
97.7 MHz

Branding
  
"Star 95"

First air date
  
1991

Broadcast area
  
Richlands, Virginia Grundy, Virginia Lebanon, Virginia

Slogan
  
"Today's Hottest Variety"

WRIC-FM is a Hot Adult Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richlands, Virginia, serving the Richlands/Grundy/Lebanon area. WRIC-FM is owned and operated by RR & WT Broadcasting, Inc.

History

WRIC-FM was originally on 100.7 FM, but switched frequencies with sister station WMJD in Grundy, Virginia, in 2005.

The WRIC calls were originally parked at AM 540 in Richlands, now WGTH-AM.

In April 2009, WRIC-FM began simulcasting WSTG, located in Princeton, West Virginia, which carries a hot adult contemporary format. Around the same time, WRIC-FM's ownership changed from Peggy Sue Broadcasting Corporation to RR & WT Broadcasting, Inc.

WRIC is not related to WRIC-TV in Richmond.

References

WRIC-FM Wikipedia