WMEV-FM

WMEV-FM is a Country-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Marion, Virginia, serving Southwestern Virginia. WMEV-FM is owned and operated by Bristol Broadcasting Company.

WMEV-FM

Marion, Virginia
Broadcast area	Southwest Virginia
Frequency	93.9 MHz
Branding	93.9 WMEV
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Bristol Broadcasting Company (Bristol Broadcasting Company, Inc.)
Sister stations	WHNK, WUKZ, WZVA, WOLD-FM
History
First air date	1961
Call sign meaning	Wonderful Mountain Empire of Virginia
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	63711
Class	C
ERP	100,000 Watts Horizontal 95,140 Watts Vertical
HAAT	452 meters
Transmitter coordinates	36°54′4.0″N 81°32′35.0″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WMEV-FM Webstream
Website	WMEV-FM Online

Signal

WMEV-FM's signal, which broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 100,000 watts, covers parts of Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

History

WMEV-FM signed on June 21, 1961. Bob and Stella Wolfenden started WMEV and WMEV-FM, selling them in 1982 to Marion natives Hugh and Barbara Gwyn, who increased the FM's signal strength. In 1998, Holston Valley Broadcasting bought the stations.^[2]

Effective January 1, 2017, Glenwood Communications sold WMEV-FM, sister station WUKZ, and translator W266BM to Bristol Broadcasting Company for $1.75 million.