WMVA (AM) explained

WMVA
City:	Martinsville, Virginia
Area:	Martinsville, Virginia Henry County, Virginia
Airdate:	1941
Last Airdate:	January 28, 2019
Frequency:	1450 kHz
Format:	Defunct (was Oldies)
Power:	1,000 Watts day and night
Class:	C
Facility Id:	40510
Coordinates:	36.7°N -79.8519°W
Callsign Meaning:	W Martinsville VirginiA
Owner:	Martinsville Media, Inc.
Sister Stations:	WHEE, WYAT-LD

WMVA was an oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Martinsville, Virginia, serving Martinsville and Henry County, Virginia. WMVA was last owned and operated by Martinsville Media, Inc.^[1]

History

In October 2005, William D. Wyatt, Jr. purchased WMVA, which had an adult contemporary and sports radio format, from Billy D. Wilson and Linda R. Wilson. whom purchased it from founder Hans Peter Blume ^[2]

The station went silent on January 28, 2019, and it never returned to the air.^[3] Its license was surrendered on July 23, 2021 and was cancelled on July 27, 2021.^{[3] [4]}

Past personalities

• Charles F. Adams, newscaster (1942–1947, 1948, 1955)^[5]
• Pete Bluhm
• Barry Michaels, radio personality, seven p.m. until midnight

External links

• FCC Station Search Details: DWMVA (Facility ID: 40510)
• FCC History Cards for WMVA (covering 1938-1981)

Notes and References

1. Web site: WMVA Facility Record. Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
2. "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, Vol. 135, October 3, 2005, p. 25.
3. "Response to Operational Status Inquiry & Surrender of FCC License Authorization", fcc.gov. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
4. Web site: License Cancelled. Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System. July 27, 2021. August 5, 2024.
5. Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 11.