WVRC Media explained
WVRC Media |
Type: | Privately owned |
Genre: | Media corporation |
Foundation: | in Morgantown, West Virginia[1] |
Location City: | Morgantown, West Virginia |
Location Country: | United States |
Founder: | Agnes and Herbert Greer |
Industry: | Radio broadcasting |
Owner: | Greer Industries, Inc. |
WVRC Media is a media corporation comprising radio stations and two radio networks based in the state of West Virginia. The company was known as the West Virginia Radio Corporation prior to a December 2021 rebranding.[2]
The company is controlled by Greer Industries and its owners, the Raese family.
It was founded by Herbert and Agnes Greer, who signed on WAJR in 1940. Since 1972, John Raese and his two brothers have controlled the company; they are Herbert and Agnes' grandsons.
Radio markets
WVRC Media owns stations in seven separate areas in the state of West Virginia:
West Virginia MetroNews
WVRC Media owns and operates the West Virginia MetroNews Network. The network features 63 affiliates covering all 55 counties in West Virginia.
Stations owned by WVRC Media
Charleston
Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont
Elkins-Buckhannon-Weston
Keyser-Cumberland
Beckley-Oak Hill
Martinsburg
Berkeley Springs
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: History. West Virginia Radio Corporation. January 16, 2016.
- News: Name Change/Rebrand West Virginia . April 9, 2022 . Radio Ink . December 23, 2021.
- Web site: West Virginia Radio Corporation To Acquire WCST/WXDC. April 30, 2019. April 30, 2019. Venta. Lance. RadioInsight/RadioBB.