WBVB

WBVB (97.1 FM, "B97") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits radio format. Licensed to Coal Grove, Ohio, United States, the station serves the Huntington-Ashland area. The station is currently owned by iHeartMedia, Inc.^[2][3]

WBVB

Coal Grove, Ohio
Broadcast area	Huntington-Ashland
Frequency	97.1 MHz
Branding	B97
Programming
Format	Classic hits
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WAMX, WKEE-FM, WTCR-FM, WVHU, WZWB
History
First air date	1990 (1990) (as WXVK)
Former call signs	WZTX (1988–1989, CP) WXVK (1989–1994)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	507
Class	A
ERP	3,000 watts
HAAT	144 meters (472 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°25′27.00″N 82°32′4.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	b97fm.iheart.com

History

The station was assigned call sign WZTX on August 18, 1988. On November 29, 1989, the station changed its call sign to WXVK, and then on December 19, 1994, to the current WBVB.^[4]

On February 14, 2012, WBVB relaunched as "Oldies 97.1".

On January 1, 2016, WBVB shifted its format from oldies to classic hits, branded as "B97".

In January 2020, the hosts of WBVB's morning show, the Woody & Professor Show, were laid off as a part of iHeartMedia's realignment in small and medium radio markets.^[5]