The 1050 frequency was the original home of WRAP, which signed on in 1952. The station broadcast during the daytime hours only. When Rollins Broadcasting acquired the 850 frequency (then WCAV) in 1954, WRAP moved there on July 1, 1954.
WCMS
When Rollins acquired 850, Cy Blumenthal acquired the 1050 facility and relaunched it as country music outlet WCMS.
In the late 1990s, the station used to simulcast with urban gospelWXEZ-FM 'Star 94.1'. On April 22, 2002, the station became easy listening "AM 1050 The Fog" WFOG. On November 25, 2003, WFOG dropped the standards format to simulcast classic countryWCMS 100.5. Three days later, the simulcast ended when WCMS-FM flipped to Mainstream Rock and the classic country format was kept on 1050. Because of an error, the WXMM calls were assigned to 1050 and the WCMS calls stayed on 100.5 until the calls were finally swapped on December 18. On May 1, 2004, the station flipped to FOX Sports Radio.[2]
In November 2004, Barnstable Broadcasting sold the station to Davidson Media and later changed the calls to WVXX on December 6, 2004. FOX Sports Radio was dropped on February 9, 2005 in anticipation of a Spanish format known as "Selecta 1050".[3][4] Due to technical problems with Verizon, WVXX simulcasted WFOG until "Selecta" was launched at 2 p.m. on February 26, 2005.[4]
wvxx, spanish, contemporary, formatted, broadcast, radio, station, licensed, norfolk, virginia, serving, hampton, roads, owned, operated, davidson, media, group, norfolk, virginiabroadcast, areahampton, roadsfrequency1050, khzbranding, selecta, 1050, programmi. WVXX is a Spanish Contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk Virginia serving Hampton Roads WVXX is owned and operated by Davidson Media Group 1 WVXXNorfolk VirginiaBroadcast areaHampton RoadsFrequency1050 kHzBranding Selecta 103 3 FM 1050 AM ProgrammingFormatSpanish ContemporaryOwnershipOwnerDavidson Media Group Davidson Media Station WVXX Licensee LLC HistoryFirst air date1954Former call signsWCMS 1954 2001 WFOG 2001 2003 WXMM 2003 WCMS 2003 2004 Technical informationFacility ID71286ClassBPower5 000 Watts daytime358 Watts nighttimeTransmitter coordinates36 49 44 0 N 76 12 26 0 W 36 828889 N 76 207222 W 36 828889 76 207222Translator s 103 3 MHz W277DF Norfolk LinksWebcastWVXX WebstreamWebsiteWVXX Online1050 AM is a Mexican clear channel frequency XEG AM is the dominant Class A station Contents 1 History 1 1 WRAP 1 2 WCMS 2 References 3 External linksHistory EditWRAP Edit Main article WRAP Norfolk The 1050 frequency was the original home of WRAP which signed on in 1952 The station broadcast during the daytime hours only When Rollins Broadcasting acquired the 850 frequency then WCAV in 1954 WRAP moved there on July 1 1954 WCMS Edit When Rollins acquired 850 Cy Blumenthal acquired the 1050 facility and relaunched it as country music outlet WCMS In the late 1990s the station used to simulcast with urban gospel WXEZ FM Star 94 1 On April 22 2002 the station became easy listening AM 1050 The Fog WFOG On November 25 2003 WFOG dropped the standards format to simulcast classic country WCMS 100 5 Three days later the simulcast ended when WCMS FM flipped to Mainstream Rock and the classic country format was kept on 1050 Because of an error the WXMM calls were assigned to 1050 and the WCMS calls stayed on 100 5 until the calls were finally swapped on December 18 On May 1 2004 the station flipped to FOX Sports Radio 2 In November 2004 Barnstable Broadcasting sold the station to Davidson Media and later changed the calls to WVXX on December 6 2004 FOX Sports Radio was dropped on February 9 2005 in anticipation of a Spanish format known as Selecta 1050 3 4 Due to technical problems with Verizon WVXX simulcasted WFOG until Selecta was launched at 2 p m on February 26 2005 4 References Edit WVXX Facility Record Federal Communications Commission audio division HighBeam HighBeam a b News Archives January February 2005 VARTV Retrieved May 10 2012 External links EditSelecta 1050 Online WVXX in the FCC AM station database WVXX on Radio Locator WVXX in Nielsen Audio s AM station database This article about a radio station in Virginia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title WVXX amp oldid 1117791081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
