WMOV-FM

WMOV-FM

City	Norfolk, Virginia
Broadcast area	Hampton Roads Northeastern North Carolina
Branding	"Movin' 107.7"
Slogan	"Hampton Roads' Feel Good Music" "Hampton Roads' Christmas Station" (Nov.-Dec.)
Frequency	107.7 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1990 (as WXRI)
Format	Rhythmic adult contemporary Christmas music (Nov.-Dec.)
ERP	15,000 Watts
HAAT	130 Meters
Class	B1
Facility ID	31123
Transmitter coordinates	36°48′37.0″N 76°16′58.7″W / 36.810278°N 76.282972°W / 36.810278; -76.282972
Callsign meaning	W MOVin'
Former callsigns	WXRI (1989-1992) WBSK-FM (1992-1993) WSVY-FM (1993-2001) WJCD (2001-2010) WKUS (2010-2011)
Owner	iHeartMedia (CC Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WHBT-FM, WNOH, WOWI
Webcast	WMOV-FM Webstream
Website	WMOV-FM Online

WMOV-FM is a broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina. WMOV-FM is owned and operated by iHeartMedia.^[1]

History

WMOV-FM signed on in 1990 under the ownership of J.H. Communications as WXRI-FM; taking the call letters of the former station on the 105.3 frequency that had been owned by televangelist Pat Robertson until its sale in May 1989. The station continued with the Contemporary Christian music format of the previous station until its parent company entered an agreement to simulcast the music of WBSK; an urban dance-formatted station that was co-owned by the owners of WOWI.^[2]

WMOV-FM Logo during Christmas music format from 2013-present

Simulcast

The station used to simulcast the rhythmic AC format on WKSA. On March 31, 2011, the 107.7 frequency was given an upgrade that now covers the entire area, thus paving the way for both stations to split up and become separate stations, and took the call letters WMOV-FM to match their new "MOViN 107.7" handle and Rhythmic AC format. When it was WKUS, it previously had a smooth jazz format until 2010, when it moved WKUS's Urban AC format from 105.3 to both the 92.1 and 107.7 signals.^[3]

On November 2, 2012, WMOV-FM began switched to playing Christmas music, branded as "Christmas 107.7". It was believed that a change in format was to take place, however the station returned to its original branding after Christmas.^[4] The station would continue to go all-Christmas in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 keeping the "Movin" moniker and changing their slogan to "Hampton Roads' Christmas Station."

References

External links

Movin' 107.7 Online

Query the FCC's FM station database for WMOV

Radio-Locator information on WMOV

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WMOV

Radio stations in the Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Newport News market

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NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.550

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Defunct stations	WRAP WRRW-LP (102.5 FM)

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MOViN branded radio stations in the United States

Current	KQMV (Seattle) WMOV-FM (Norfolk) WMVN (Sylvan Beach) KMVN (Anchorage)

Former	KMVV (Anchorage) KMVQ-FM (Oakland/San Francisco) KMVK (Dallas) KMVN (now KXOS) (Los Angeles) KYMV (Salt Lake City) KVMX (now KXJM) (Portland) WMVN (now WXOS) (St. Louis) KMVA (Phoenix) WMUV (Jacksonville) WSMK (South Bend) WYEZ (Myrtle Beach)

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iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox News Radio Fox Sports Radio NBC News Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

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