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