WCNV is a Public Radio formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...

 radio station

Radio station

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 affiliated with National Public Radio. WCNV simulcasts WCVE-FM

WCVE-FM

WCVE-FM is a public radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving the Metro Richmond area. WCVE-FM is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation....

 out of Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...

, United States.

WCNV licensed to Heathsville, Virginia

Heathsville, Virginia

Heathsville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 142. It is located on U.S. Route 360 west of Reedville and east of Warsaw....

 and serves the Heathsville

Heathsville, Virginia

Heathsville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 142. It is located on U.S. Route 360 west of Reedville and east of Warsaw....

/Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock, Virginia

Kilmarnock is a town in Lancaster and Northumberland counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 1,244 at the 2000 census. It is located near the mouth of the Rappahannock River and is located within the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace American Viticultural Area winemaking...

/Warsaw

Warsaw, Virginia

Warsaw is the county seat of Richmond County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,375 at the 2000 census.-History:The original name of the town was Richmond Courthouse. In 1830 the town's named changed to Warsaw...

area. WCNV is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation.

Call sign meaning

The WCNV callsign stand for Central Northern (Neck) Virginia. A mix of parent station WCVE's call sign meaning and the location of WCNV.

External links

• 89.1 WCNV Online