The station signed on as WRVI on March 15, 1982.[3] It was the first station owned by Randal J. Miller whose company Virden Broadcasting owns 16 stations in the Midwest as of 2022.[4] On October 5, 1992, the station changed its call sign to the current WCVS-FM after WCVS relocated from 1450 AM to 96.7 FM following the purchase of the 96.7 FM frequency by Neuhoff Media. (1450 AM is now the home of co-owned WFMB, a sports radio station.)
Following the change in call letters, WCVS-FM flipped formats to active rock, going by the name "The Rock @ 96-7".
wcvs, commercial, radio, station, licensed, virden, illinois, serving, springfield, metropolitan, area, broadcasts, adult, hits, radio, format, branded, station, currently, owned, neuhoff, corp, through, licensee, neuhoff, media, springfield, virden, illinoisb. WCVS FM 96 7 MHz is a commercial radio station licensed to Virden Illinois and serving the Springfield metropolitan area It broadcasts an adult hits radio format branded as 96 7 BOB FM The station is currently owned by Neuhoff Corp through licensee Neuhoff Media Springfield LLC 1 WCVS FMVirden IllinoisBroadcast areaSpringfield metropolitan areaFrequency96 7 MHzBranding96 7 BOB FMProgrammingFormatAdult hitsAffiliationsBob FM networkOwnershipOwnerNeuhoff Corp Neuhoff Media Springfield LLC Sister stationsWFMB WFMB FM WXAJHistoryFirst air date1982 42 years ago 1982 as WRVI Former call signsWRVI 1982 1992 Technical informationFacility ID70275ClassAERP6 000 wattsHAAT100 meters 330 ft Transmitter coordinates39 38 2 00 N 89 48 50 00 W 39 6338889 N 89 8138889 W 39 6338889 89 8138889LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitebobfmspringfield com WCVS FM has an effective radiated power ERP of 6 000 watts The radio studios are on South 4th Street in Southern View Illinois using a Springfield address The transmitter is in Loami Illinois on Lead Line Road at Acorn Road 2 History editThe station signed on as WRVI on March 15 1982 3 It was the first station owned by Randal J Miller whose company Virden Broadcasting owns 16 stations in the Midwest as of 2022 4 On October 5 1992 the station changed its call sign to the current WCVS FM after WCVS relocated from 1450 AM to 96 7 FM following the purchase of the 96 7 FM frequency by Neuhoff Media 1450 AM is now the home of co owned WFMB a sports radio station Following the change in call letters WCVS FM flipped formats to active rock going by the name The Rock 96 7 On January 7 2011 at midnight WCVS FM began stunting with all Bruce Springsteen music At noon it changed formats to classic rock branded as 96 7 The Boss The first song on 96 7 The Boss was Takin Me Back by the band Cheap Trick founded in Rockford Illinois On October 2 2017 WCVS FM changed its format to adult hits branded as 96 7 BOB FM 5 References edit WCVS FM Facility Record United States Federal Communications Commission audio division Radio Locator com WCVS FM WCVS Call Sign History United States Federal Communications Commission audio division Virden FM Station Opens in 1982 Newspapers com 1981 11 09 Retrieved 2022 01 16 Bob Lays Off the Boss in Springfield IL Radioinsight October 3 2017External links editWCVS in the FCC FM station database WCVS in Nielsen Audio s FM station database nbsp This article about a radio station in Illinois is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WCVS FM amp oldid 1221191536, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
