WPVM fm 103.7 (103.7 FM) is a non-commercial FMradio station licensed in Asheville, North Carolina. In 2015, after a decade of internal conflicts and financial struggles, the station's license was transferred to a new organization, Friends of WPVM.
The MAIN construction permit was issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 30, 2002. The station's first broadcast was in October 2003 under a Low Power FM Class 1 license for 100 watts effective radiated power (ERP). After years of financial problems, the station became dormant in 2011—2014. MAIN's board of directors subsequently voted to divest of WPVM to a newly-formed non-profit, Friends of WPVM, in October 2014. One of MAIN's directors attempted to prevent the transfer. There were several other allegations made against several parties during the dispute, one of which resulted in a $500,000 defamation suit against one board member.[1][2] Despite the controversy that ensued, the FCC approved the license transfer on May 8, 2015.
After acquiring the license, Friends of WPVM's board, began a concerted effort to remedy the station's financial problems and replace its outdated equipment. As part of the group's improvements, the station moved from an apartment building to new quarters in the Self-Help Building in downtown Asheville.[2]
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^Boyle, John (11 February 2017). "Facebook defamation leads to $500,000 settlement in Asheville". Citizen-Times. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
^ ab"Amid heated controversy, WPVM charts a new course". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
wpvm, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources WPVM LP news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message WPVM fm 103 7 103 7 FM is a non commercial FM radio station licensed in Asheville North Carolina In 2015 after a decade of internal conflicts and financial struggles the station s license was transferred to a new organization Friends of WPVM WPVM fm 103 7Asheville North CarolinaBroadcast area20 mile radius over downtown Asheville NCFrequency103 7 MHzBrandingThe Voice of AshevilleProgrammingLanguage s EnglishFormatFreeformPublic affairsAffiliationsPacifica RadioOwnershipOwnerFriends of WPVM Inc HistoryFirst air date2003Former frequencies103 5 MHz 2004 2013 Technical informationFacility ID133357ClassL1ERP100 wattsHAAT32 05 meters 105 2 ft Transmitter coordinates35 35 48 8 N 82 13 19 2 W 35 596889 N 82 222000 W 35 596889 82 222000LinksWebcastLiveWebsitehttp www wpvmfm orgHistory editThe MAIN construction permit was issued by the Federal Communications Commission FCC on December 30 2002 The station s first broadcast was in October 2003 under a Low Power FM Class 1 license for 100 watts effective radiated power ERP After years of financial problems the station became dormant in 2011 2014 MAIN s board of directors subsequently voted to divest of WPVM to a newly formed non profit Friends of WPVM in October 2014 One of MAIN s directors attempted to prevent the transfer There were several other allegations made against several parties during the dispute one of which resulted in a 500 000 defamation suit against one board member 1 2 Despite the controversy that ensued the FCC approved the license transfer on May 8 2015 After acquiring the license Friends of WPVM s board began a concerted effort to remedy the station s financial problems and replace its outdated equipment As part of the group s improvements the station moved from an apartment building to new quarters in the Self Help Building in downtown Asheville 2 References edit Boyle John 11 February 2017 Facebook defamation leads to 500 000 settlement in Asheville Citizen Times Retrieved 4 March 2017 a b Amid heated controversy WPVM charts a new course Mountain Xpress Retrieved November 4 2015 External links edit https transition fcc gov fcc bin fmq call wpvm wpvm in the FCC FM station database https fccdata org facid amp call wpvm LP amp ccode 1 amp city amp state amp country US amp zip amp arn amp party amp lmspf amp lmspl amp party type LICEN amp latd amp lond amp lang en wpvm LP at FCCdata org https www1 arbitron com sip displaySip do surveyID WI24 amp band fm amp callLetter wpvm wpvm in Nielsen Audio s FM station database 35 31 41 N 82 29 42 W 35 528 N 82 495 W 35 528 82 495 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WPVM LP amp oldid 1221251839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
