WWVT-FM
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| Broadcast area | Southside Virginia |
| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| Branding | WVTF Music |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classical music |
| Affiliations | National Public Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WVTF, WISE-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | January 1989 (as WFFC) |
Former call signs | WFFC (1987–2017) |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 21417 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,100 watts |
| HAAT | 207 meters (679 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°54′50.0″N 79°57′7.0″W / 36.913889°N 79.951944°W |
| Translator(s) | See § Low-powered translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WWVT-FM Webstream |
| Website | WWVT-FM Online |
WWVT (1260 kHz) and WWVT-FM (89.9 MHz) are non-commercial public radio stations. WWVT is licensed to Christiansburg, Virginia, and WWVT-FM is licensed to Ferrum, Virginia. They broadcast a classical music format and are owned and operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. WWVT-FM is the flagship station of WVTF Music, a companion service to WVTF, Southwestern Virginia's NPR member news and information station. WWVT-AM-FM have their studios and offices at WVTF's facility in Roanoke.
WWVT-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,100 watts. The transmitter is on Waidsboro Road in Ferrum. WWVT 1260 has a power of 5,000 watts by day and 25 watts at night. Its transmitter is on Walton Road at Caboose Road in Radford. Programming is also heard on a series of rebroadcasters and FM translators around Southwest Virginia.