WVAS
Jazz music radio station in Montgomery, Alabama
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WVAS (90.7 FM) is a jazz-music formatted radio station in the Montgomery, Alabama, market licensed to the Alabama State University. WVAS is a member-supported non-commercial, educational station featuring news and other programming from National Public Radio and Public Radio Exchange. National programming produced by WVAS includes Café Jazz, distributed nationally by the African-American Public Radio Consortium.[2]
HD3: ASU Radio (Old School R&B/Gospel)
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| Frequency | 90.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Jazz |
| Subchannels | HD2: Bama State Radio (Urban Contemporary) HD3: ASU Radio (Old School R&B/Gospel) |
| Affiliations | NPR, PRX |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Alabama State University |
| History | |
First air date | June 15, 1984 |
Call sign meaning | Voice of Alabama State |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 727 |
| Class | C1 |
| ERP | 80,000 watts |
| HAAT | 106 meters (348 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 32.366°N 86.294°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live Listen live (HD2) Listen live (HD3) |
| Website | wvasfm.org |
WVAS began broadcasting on June 15, 1984, from the fifth floor of the Levi Watkins Learning Center.[3] Two years later, the station moved to its current location at Thomas Kilby Hall. Broadcasting from its transmitter on campus, WVAS has a signal that spans 18 counties, reaching a total population of more than 651,000.
In September 2007, WVAS received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to assist in its conversion from analog to digital broadcasting.[4] WVAS was one of just two radio stations in Alabama to receive such a grant.[4]
