WVRV

For the St. Louis, Missouri, area radio station formerly known as WVRV, see WXOS.

WVRV (97.5 FM, "The New 101.5, 97.5 The River") is a radio station that serves Pine Level, Alabama. The station is owned by Stroh Communications Corp. and the broadcast license is held by Back Door Broadcasting LLC. The station broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format. It is also re-broadcast on 101.5 FM via a translator located in Montgomery, Alabama.

WVRV

Pine Level, Alabama
Broadcast area	Montgomery, Alabama
Frequency	97.5 MHz
Branding	The New 101.5, 97.5 The River
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner	Stroh Communications Corp. (Back Door Broadcasting LLC)
Sister stations	WTKX
History
First air date	2008
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	170945
Class	A
ERP	6,000 watts
HAAT	100 meters (328 feet)
Transmitter coordinates	31°58′32″N 85°58′27″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	wvrvfmtheriver.com

History

The station's original construction permit was issued by the Federal Communications Commission on June 14, 2007.^[2] The station was assigned the WVRV call letters by the FCC on February 22, 2008.^[3] WVRV received its license to cover from the FCC on February 24, 2009.^[4]

Ownership

In October 2008, Stroh Communications Corp., applied to transfer the construction permit and broadcast license for WVRV to Back Door Broadcasting LLC as part of a corporate reorganization. The deal was approved by the FCC on November 7, 2008, and the transaction was consummated on December 1, 2008.^[5] Back Door Broadcasting LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stroh Communications Corp., which is in turn owned by Allan G. Stroh and Brenda Stroh, a married couple.