Industry Radio broadcasting Type of business Privately owned | Genre Media corporation | |
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Founder Agnes and Herbert Greer Area served Morgantown, West Virginia
Clarksburg, West Virginia
Charleston, West Virginia
Elkins, West Virginia
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Cumberland, Maryland
Keyser, West Virginia
Beckley, West Virginia
Martinsburg, West Virginia
Hagerstown, Maryland Products Awards: Many West Virginia Radio Corporation stations have been the recipients of state and national awards. In September of 2012, WVAQ-FM was recognized as the "Small Market Station of the Year" by the National Broadcasters Association. WVAQ-FM was also awarded the "Station of the Year" in the Contemporary Hit Radio category in 2009. Total assets 10 AM stations
22 FM stations Headquarters Morgantown, West Virginia, United States Founded 1940, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States Areas served Morgantown, Clarksburg, Charleston, Elkins | ||
West Virginia Radio Corporation or WVRC is a media corporation comprising exclusively radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia.
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The company is controlled by Greer Industries and its owners, the Raese family.
Radio markets
West Virginia Radio Corporation owns stations in five separate areas in the state of West Virginia:
Three large markets in the state have no West Virginia Radio Corporation presence. They are Huntington, Parkersburg, and Wheeling.
Ratings
Charleston's WCHS as well as Morgantown's WAJR and WVAQ are consistently the highest or near-highest rated stations in their respective markets.
West Virginia MetroNews
West Virginia Radio Corporation operates the "West Virginia MetroNews" Network, which is owned by parent company Greer Industries.
"West Virginia MetroNews" features on-the-hour news, political and sports talk programs. WVRC held the rights to West Virginia University Mountaineer sports, via the company's DBA name of "Mountaineer Sports Network" or "MSN", through the 2012–13 season. In July 2013 IMG College was awarded WVU's Tier 3 multimedia rights for 12 years, which was disputed in court by the company. The parties settled out of court for a cash payment.
All news and programs from "West Virginia MetroNews" are offered to all WVRC stations and to other stations throughout the state whether they are owned by WVRC or not.