City Waverly, Tennessee Frequency 105.1 MHz Format Classic country | Branding 105.1 The Wolf First air date September 26, 1972 | |
Broadcast area Nashville, Tennessee
Middle Tennessee | ||
WVWF (105.1 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Waverly, the county seat of Humphreys County, Tennessee. The station, established in 1972, is owned by Mike Parchment, through licensee M P Media LLC.
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History
This station began broadcast operations on September 26, 1972, with 3,000 watts of effective radiated power on a frequency of 104.9 MHz from an antenna 300 feet (91 m) in height above average terrain. The station was assigned the call sign "WVRY" by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The station was built by Humphreys County Broadcasting Company as an FM sister station to WPHC (1060 AM).
In March 1984, license holder Robert M. McKay, Jr., (doing business as Humphreys County Broadcasting Company) agreed to sell WVRY and WPHC to Mid-Cummberland Communications, Inc. The FCC approved the joint sale on May 24, 1984, and the deal was completed on July 12, 1984.
In May 1988, WVRY management applied to the FCC for permission to change the station's frequency to 105.1 MHz, increase the effective radiated power to 50,000 watts, raise the height above average terrain of the antenna to 150 meters (490 ft), and change class to C2. The Commission issued the station a construction permit to make these changes on November 23, 1988, with a scheduled expiration date on May 23, 1990. Construction and testing were completed in June 1989, so a new broadcast license application to cover these changes was submitted. The FCC granted the new license on June 14, 1990.
In November 1996, Mid-Cumberland Communications, Inc., reached a deal to sell WVRY and WPHC to Reach Satellite Network, Inc. The FCC approved the combo deal on November 27, 1996, and the sale was completed on December 12, 1997. Within days, the new owners sold AM station WPHC to Canaan Communications, Inc.
In December 1999, the stockholders of Reach Satellite Network agreed to sell the company and its broadcast assets to Salem Communications. At the time of the sale, Reach Satellite Network held the broadcast licenses for WVRY and WBOZ (104.9 FM in Woodbury, Tennessee). The FCC approved the transfer of control on February 15, 2000, and completion of the transaction took place on March 31, 2000.
On March 9, 2007, Salem-owned Reach Satellite Network, Inc., contracted to sell WVRY to Grace Broadcasting Services, Inc., for a total of $900,000. The deal gained FCC approval on May 23, 2007, and the completion occurred on May 29, 2007.
Effective May 1, 2013, WVRY was sold to JWL Communications LLC at a purchase price of $1 million. Effective May 27, 2016, the licenses for WVRY and sister station WQSE were transferred to Duane B. Jeffrey's Canaan Communications Inc., in exchange for Canaan assuming debts associated with the stations. Effective August 1, 2016, WVRY's license was transferred to Mike Parchment's M P Media LLC in exchange for land valued at $900,000.
On August 25, 2016, the station changed its call sign from WVRY to the current WVWF. The station is now branding itself as 105.1 The Wolf with the new website at http://www.tennesseewolf.com
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Programming
From its launch in 1972 until it was sold in 1984, WVRY aired a Top 40 music format, programmed separately from its country music sister station, WPHC (1060 AM). After the sale, the new owners operated the AM/FM combo as a simulcast with both stations playing country music. In 1990, the format flipped to oldies music. Since 1997, and under various owners, the station has broadcast a variety of religious radio formats. Most recently, the station had aired a Southern Gospel format branded as "Solid Gospel 105" in simulcast with former sister station WBOZ (104.9 FM) as part of the Solid Gospel radio network.
Beginning in January 2011, WVRY broadcast a contemporary Christian music format to the greater Nashville area. In addition to its religious programming, WVWF broadcasts Austin Peay State University sports including men's basketball, women's basketball, football, and women's baseball.
After briefly leaving the air, the station returned in a stunt as "105.1 Trump Radio" on September 16, 2016. Programming consisted primarily of playing the Willie Nelson composition "Hello Walls" twice in succession followed by "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd in a continuous loop. [2] Slogans included "Making Radio Great Again in Middle Tennessee" and "Tearing Down the Walls of Boring Radio". The stunt was terminated on September 21, 2016 and replaced by the new, long-term format of classic country.