Welcome to my humble repository of technical facts about West Virginia Radio and Television broadcasting. Below is a table of FM station technical parameters sorted by call sign. Click on the call sign to get a plot of a station's coverage. Click on the community of license to pull up a regional map of transmitter locations. A little antenna icon at the end indicates use of a directional antenna. Click on it to see a plot of the antenna pattern. Done? Head back!

I used an FCC Audio Service Division Web-based tool that is no longer available to create the FM and TV coverage plots. With access to digitized terrain data, the tool automated the calculation of VHF or UHF propagation by FCC standard methods for 360 radials. Note that only the first 16 km of terrain is used in each radial to establish the average terrain needed in the propagation calculation, so factors such as terrain blockage beyond that range are not considered.

With that limitation in mind, I have chosen to plot only the city-grade and service (protected) contours for FM stations given the terrain of the area. Contour plots generated by the FCC contain only the service contour. Potential reception at greater distances is certainly implied, but wholescale plots of 40 dBu (car radio) or 48 dBu (most in-house radios) will certainly overestimate potential reception in many cases.

There is one other limitation of the HAAT tool: it does not use HAAT values below 30 meters. This causes smooth arcs to appear in strange places on some of the plots and forces over-prediction of some of the class D and translator stations (WMUL, for example).

Key to the FM coverage plots: black = city grade coverage limit (70 dBu), blue = protected coverage limit (54 dBu for Class B, 57 dBu for Class B1, and 60 dBu for all non-commercial stations, translators/boosters, and Class A and Cx stations). Technically, city-grade does not apply to non-commercial and translators/boosters.

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CallFrequencyCommunity of LicenseStatusClassPower
(kW)
HAAT
(feet)
WAFD100.3(FM)WEBSTER SPRINGSLICB35594
WAJR-FM103.3(FM)SALEMLICA1.8590
WAMX106.3(FM)MILTONLICB11.651109
WAMX106.3(FS)MILTONLICB12423
WAUA89.5(FM)PETERSBURGLICB101056
WAXS94.1(FM)OAK HILLLICB26.5650
WBHZ91.9(FM)ELKINSLICA0.2751119
WBRB101.3(FM)BUCKHANNONLICB50492
WBTQ93.5(FM)BUCKHANNONLICB116417
WBVQ93.1(FM)BARRACKVILLELICA2.6495
WBWG-LP99.1(FL)FAIRMONTLICL10.025193
WBYG99.5(FM)POINT PLEASANTLICA4.7328
WCBC-FM107.1(FM)KEYSERLICA0.53784
WCEF98.3(FM)RIPLEYLICA3299
WCIR-FM103.7(FM)BECKLEYLICB51483
WCLG-FM100.1(FM)MORGANTOWNLICA6299
WCWV92.9(FM)SUMMERSVILLELICB11899
WDBS97.1(FM)SUTTONLICB22751
WDCI104.1(FM)BRIDGEPORTLICA2.45518
WDHC93.5(FM)BERKELEY SPRINGSLICA369
WDHC92.9(FM)BERKELEY SPRINGSCPA6328
WDHC92.9(FM)BERKELEY SPRINGSAPPA3.2456
WDKL95.9(FM)GRAFTONLICA6299
WDMX100.1(FM)VIENNALICA1.65440
WDNE-FM98.9(FM)ELKINSLICB15.1725
WDTF-LP107.9(FL)BERKELEY SPRINGSLICL10.195
WDZN100.1(FM)ROMNEYLICA0.48823
WDZN100.1(FM)ROMNEYCPA0.9823
WDZN100.1(FM)ROMNEYAPPA0.9823
WDZN100.1(FM)ROMNEYAPPA0.9823
WEGW107.5(FM)WHEELINGLICB16883
WELC-FM102.9(FM)WELCHLICA1.8423
WELD-FM101.7(FM)PETERSBURGLICA1.9515
WELK94.7(FM)ELKINSLICB15728
WEMM-FM107.9(FM)HUNTINGTONLICB50499
WETZ-FM103.9(FM)NEW MARTINSVILLELICA2.5502
WFBY102.3(FM)WESTONLICB110509
WFGH90.7(FM)FORT GAYLICB17.8203
WFSP-FM107.7(FM)KINGWOODLICA1.6449
WGAG-LP93.1(FL)PRINCETONCPL10.1-20
WGGE99.1(FM)PARKERSBURGLICB111.5486
WGIE92.7(FM)CLARKSBURGLICA0.62669
WGLZ91.5(FM)WEST LIBERTYLICA0.15213
WGYE102.7(FM)MANNINGTONLICA3.2453
WHAJ104.5(FM)BLUEFIELDLICC1001549
WHBR-FM103.1(FM)PARKERSBURGLICA2.1561
WHFI106.7(FM)LINDSIDELICA3121
WHMG-LP98.7(FL)PURGITSVILLELICL10.1-46
WHQX107.7(FM)GARYLICC38.6564
WJLS-FM99.5(FM)BECKLEYLICB341050
WKAZ107.3(FM)MIAMILICB23.5676
WKCJ103.1(FM)LEWISBURGLICB13.3896
WKEE-FM100.5(FM)HUNTINGTONLICB53561
WKEE-FM100.5(FS)HUNTINGTONLICB27351
WKJL88.1(FM)CLARKSBURGLICB23.5712
WKKW97.9(FM)FAIRMONTLICB29640
WKLC-FM105.1(FM)ST. ALBANSLICB3.61663
WKLC-FM105.1(FM)ST. ALBANSCPB2.951588
WKMM96.7(FM)KINGWOODLICA0.3797
WKOY-FM100.9(FM)PRINCETONLICA0.341342
WKSI-FM98.3(FM)CHARLES TOWNLICA3299
WKVW93.3(FM)MARMETCPA4.1397
WKVW93.3(FM)MONTGOMERYLICA4.1397
WKWK-FM97.3(FM)WHEELINGLICB50420
WKWS96.1(FM)CHARLESTONLICB45515
WLTF97.5(FM)MARTINSBURGLICB12.51007
WLTF97.5(FM)MARTINSBURGCPB11.51037
WLTF97.5(FS)MARTINSBURGCPB5.7931
WLWF93.1(FM)RAVENSWOODLICA6305
WMCC-LP105.7(FL)SPENCERLICL10.036161
WMLJ90.5(FM)SUMMERSVILLELICB11948
WMLJ90.5(FM)SUMMERSVILLECPB111033
WMTD-FM102.3(FM)HINTONLICA0.371273
WMUL88.1(FM)HUNTINGTONLICA1.15-56
WMXE100.9(FM)SOUTH CHARLESTONLICA3299
WOBG-FM105.7(FM)SALEMLICA1.95581
WOTR96.3(FM)LOST CREEKLICA6302
WOVK98.7(FM)WHEELINGLICB50390
WPCN88.1(FM)POINT PLEASANTLICA3289
WPDX-FM104.9(FM)CLARKSBURGLICB17.4597
WPHP91.9(FM)WHEELINGLICA0.1259
WPIB91.1(FM)BLUEFIELDLICC1121184
WPMW92.7(FM)MULLENSLICA1.65443
WPWV90.1(FM)PRINCETONCP MODB12.51040
WQAB91.3(FM)PHILIPPILICB17.2180
WQAZ-LP98.5(FL)EDMONDCP MODL10.005413
WQBE-FM97.5(FM)CHARLESTONLICB50499
WQWV103.7(FM)FISHERLICA0.311384
WQWV103.7(FM)FISHERAPPB12.11109
WQZK-FM94.1(FM)KEYSERLICB21768
WRKP96.5(FM)MOUNDSVILLELICA1.45594
WRKP96.5(FM)MOUNDSVILLECPA1.9594
WRLB95.3(FM)RAINELLELICB113456
WRLF94.3(FM)FAIRMONTLICA3.6249
WRON-FM97.7(FM)RONCEVERTELICA1801
WRRR-FM93.9(FM)ST. MARYSLICB117390
WRRR-FM293.9(FB)NEW MARTINSVILLECPD0.009121*
WRSG91.5(FM)MIDDLEBOURNELICA0.9157
WRVZ98.7(FM)POCATALICOLICA0.63617
WRYV-FM1101.5(FB)HUNTINGTONLICD2.3167
WRYV-FM1101.5(FB)HUNTINGTONCPD3.5207
WRZZ106.1(FM)ELIZABETHLICA3469
WSHC89.7(FM)SHEPHERDSTOWNLICA0.95-10
WSTG95.9(FM)PRINCETONLICA0.481142
WTCR-FM103.3(FM)HUNTINGTONLICB50492
WTNJ105.9(FM)MOUNT HOPELICB50499
WUKL105.5(FM)BETHLEHEMLICB113.5312
WVAF99.9(FM)CHARLESTONLICB50430
WVAF99.9(FM)CHARLESTONAPPB24.6705
WVAQ101.9(FM)MORGANTOWNLICB50499
WVBC88.1(FM)BETHANYLICA1.1410
WVBL-LP99.9(FL)SALEMLICL10.01302
WVEP88.9(FM)MARTINSBURGLICB3.61624
WVEP88.9(FM)MARTINSBURGAPPB3.51588
WVEP88.9(FM)MARTINSBURGAPPB3.51588
WVEP-188.9(FB)BUNKER HILLAPPD0.53131*
WVFR-LP99.7(FL)FAIRMONTCPL10.092102
WVJW-LP94.1(FL)BENWOODLICL10.015253
WVKM106.7(FM)MATEWANLICC34.3751
WVNP89.9(FM)WHEELINGLICB25499
WVNP-FM189.9(FB)WHEELINGCPD0.041328*
WVOW-FM101.9(FM)LOGANLICB15830
WVPB91.7(FM)BECKLEYLICB10.5919
WVPG90.3(FM)PARKERSBURGLICB19322
WVPM90.9(FM)MORGANTOWNLICB51440
WVPN88.5(FM)CHARLESTONLICB32440
WVPN88.5(FM)CHARLESTONAPPB44440
WVPP-LP97.9(FL)BECKLEYCP MODL10.056131
WVPW88.9(FM)BUCKHANNONLICB14850
WVRC-FM104.7(FM)SPENCERLICA4.8367
WVRP90.7(FM)RIPLEYLICA3328
WVSB104.1(FM)ROMNEYLICA0.1781
WVSR-FM102.7(FM)CHARLESTONLICB50404
WVVV96.9(FM)WILLIAMSTOWNLICA3.5423
WVWC92.1(FM)BUCKHANNONLICD0.013-69
WVWV89.9(FM)HUNTINGTONLICB8.11165
WWLW106.5(FM)CLARKSBURGLICB28653
WWVU-FM91.7(FM)MORGANTOWNLICA2.6180
WXAF90.9(FM)CHARLESTONLICA0.8623
WXCC96.5(FM)WILLIAMSONLICB50499
WXCC96.5(FM)WILLIAMSONAPPC1100955
WXCR92.3(FM)NEW MARTINSVILLELICA1.8453
WXCR92.3(FM)NEW MARTINSVILLEAPPA3.2453
WXIL95.1(FM)PARKERSBURGLICB50499
WXMN-LP99.1(FL)SHEPHERDSTOWNCPL10.192
WYAP-LP101.7(FL)CLAYCP MODL10.1-197
WYMJ99.5(FM)NEW MARTINSVILLELICA2.7482
WYRC-LP92.3(FL)SPENCERLICL10.163
WZAC-FM92.5(FM)DANVILLELICA0.61696
WZJO94.5(FM)DUNBARLICB19.6525
WZST100.9(FM)WESTOVERLICA3266
WZWA90.1(FM)CLARKSBURGLICB11.5597
W203AE88.5(FX)ELKINSLICD0.011194
W204BE88.7(FX)WHEELINGLICD0.01322
W208AK89.5(FX)CHARLESTONLICD0.019194
W209AX89.7(FX)FAIRMONTLICD0.006456
W209BH89.7(FX)BERNARDSTOWNLICD0.01715
W209BO89.7(FX)HARRISVILLELICD0.019289
W218AT91.5(FX)UNIONLICD0.0171270
W219BM91.7(FX)MATEWANLICD0.01-262
W220BK91.9(FX)LOGANLICD0.01702
W220BZ91.9(FX)CLARKSBURGLICD0.01512
W225AC92.9(FX)SISTERSVILLELICD0.009-115
W230AY93.9(FX)WESTOVERCPD0.01259*
W237AZ95.3(FX)CHARLESTONLICD0.125141*
W238AR95.5(FX)BRIDGEPORTCPD0.12131*
W242BD96.3(FX)BECKLEYCPD0.01135*
W243CA96.5(FX)SUTTONCPD0.25125*
W244BB96.7(FX)PRINCETONLICD0.01272
W244BF96.7(FX)NIMITZLICD0.01289
W246BE97.1(FX)BLUEFIELDCPD0.0198*
W251AY98.1(FX)BIRCH RIVERCPD0.2566*
W252BF98.3(FX)MONTGOMERYCPD0.25128*
W252BP98.3(FX)NEW MARTINSVILLECPD0.01341*
W254AN98.7(FX)BECKLEYCP MODD0.01223*
W255BM98.9(FX)SUMMERSVILLECPD0.146*
W257BP99.3(FX)WEIRTONCPD0.01230*
W261AX100.1(FX)WEIRTONCPD0.012194*
W264BM100.7(FX)MOUNT HOPECPD0.0149*
W265AL100.9(FX)HARRISVILLELICD0.001223
W266AR101.1(FX)OAK HILLCPD0.01292*
W266AR101.1(FX)OAK HILLAPPD0.01128*
W266AZ101.1(FX)BECKLEYCPD0.0149*
W268AZ101.5(FX)BECKLEYCPD0.01148*
W269BF101.7(FX)SISTERSVILLECPD0.03549*
W274AU102.7(FX)FRANKLINCPD0.00892*
W275AV102.9(FX)WINONACPD0.00582*
W277AW103.3(FX)PRINCETONCPD0.0549*
W278AL103.5(FX)DURBINLICD0.05-420
W279AE103.7(FX)MORGANTOWNLICD0.00992
W281AJ104.1(FX)RIPLEYCPD0.013174*
W282AI104.3(FX)PARKERSBURGLICD0.159
W283AQ104.5(FX)CROSS LANESCPD0.21164*
W283AS104.5(FX)SALEMCPD0.01285*
W284BL104.7(FX)HUNTINGTONCPD0.004328*
W288BR105.5(FX)ST. ALBANSCPD0.01194*
W293AK106.5(FX)RIPLEYLICD0.011100*
W293AM106.5(FX)SHEPHERDSTOWNCPD0.038171*
W295AR106.9(FX)SUTTONCPD0.013118*
W297AA107.3(FX)CLARKSBURGLICD0.008630
W300AQ107.9(FX)WILLIAMSTOWNLICD0.05118
W300AV107.9(FX)PADEN CITYCPD0.001220*
W300AW107.9(FX)SALEMCPD0.01285*
NEW88.1(FM)BECKLEYAPPB111060
NEW88.1(FM)BECKLEYAPPB10.61132
NEW101.7(FX)BIG CHIMNEYAPPD0.189*
NEW88.7(FM)BLENNERHASSETTAPPB19374
NEW102.3(FX)CHARLESTONAPPD0.013187*
NEW92.3(FX)CHARLESTONAPPD0.01995*
NEW92.3(FX)CHARLESTONAPPD0.019131*
NEW92.1(FX)CHARLESTONAPPD0.019131*
NEW88.1(FX)CHARLESTONAPPD0.019174
NEW92.3(FX)CHARLESTONAPPD0.019131*
NEW94.9(FX)COLLIERSAPPD0.056184*
NEW97.9(FX)CROSS LANESAPPD0.1285*
NEW98.3(FX)FAIRMONTAPPD0.01279*
NEW98.5(FX)FAIRMONTAPPD0.25135*
NEW106.9(FL)FENWICKAPPL10.008344
NEW97.1(FX)GRANVILLEAPPD0.01197*
NEW97.1(FX)GRANVILLEAPPD0.01197*
NEW91.5(FM)HILLSBOROAPPA2.5-102
NEW98.5(FX)HUNTINGTONAPPD0.17194*
NEW98.5(FX)HUNTINGTONAPPD0.01190*
NEW91.1(FM)HURRICANEAPPA0.95299
NEW91.5(FM)HURRICANEAPPA3302
NEW107.9(FX)KEYSERAPPD0.03749*
NEW89.7(FM)KINGSTONAPPA0.251435
NEW107.7(FX)LEWISBURGAPPD0.233*
NEW105.7(FX)LYNNAPPD0.0159*
NEW93.3(FX)MARTINSBURGAPPD0.1266*
NEW93.3(FX)MARTINSBURGAPPD0.1266*
NEW98.9(FX)MARTINSBURGAPPD0.01194*
NEW98.1(FL)MATEWANCPL10.002845
NEW89.7(FX)MATOAKAAPPD0.011237
NEW98.1(FX)MOOREFIELDAPPD0.011470
NEW98.3(FX)MORGANTOWNAPPD0.01256*
NEW98.3(FX)MORGANTOWNAPPD0.019154*
NEW98.3(FL)N. MITCHELL HEIGHTSCPL10.1-161
NEW96.7(FX)OAK HILLAPPD0.01174*
NEW97.9(FL)PARKERSBURGAPPL10.009320
NEW94.3(FX)PARKERSBURGAPPD0.25112*
NEW94.7(FX)PARKERSBURGAPPD0.25112*
NEW97.7(FL)PARKERSBURGAPPL10.1-9
NEW103.7(FX)PARKERSBURGAPPD0.01151*
NEW103.9(FX)PARKERSBURGAPPD0.01154*
NEW107.9(FX)ROMNEYAPPD0.03466*
NEW89.3(FM)SOUTH CHARLESTONAPPA0.3528
NEW89.3(FM)SOUTH CHARLESTONAPPA1-207
NEW89.5(FM)SOUTH CHARLESTONAPPA0.15348
NEW97.9(FX)SOUTH CHARLESTONAPPD0.01131*
NEW104.5(FX)ST. MARYSAPPD0.01230*
NEW104.3(FX)ST. MARYSAPPD0.01259*
NEW101.7(FL)SUMMERSVILLEAPPL10.02217
NEW97.7(FL)VIENNAAPPL10.008341
NEW107.3(FX)WARDENSVILLEAPPD0.011083
NEW96.7(FX)WEST MILFORDAPPD0.01148*
NEW96.7(FX)WEST MILFORDAPPD0.05598*
NEW94.9(FX)WHEELINGAPPD0.01349*
NEW105.7(FX)WILLIAMSONAPPD0.25299*
NEW97.7(FL)WILLIAMSTOWNAPPL10.032169