WKVU
Encyclopedia
WKVU is a radio station
broadcasting a Christian
format. Licensed to Utica, New York
, USA, the station serves the Utica-Rome area. The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation
, and is an affiliate of the K-Love
network.
and ran a classic rock
format under the slogan Rock 107 until October 2007. Galaxy purchased a portion of Clear Channel Communications
' Utica cluster in 2007, including WRCK's rival, WOUR
. WOUR's signal was deemed to be stronger and more favorable than WRCK's and so WRCK was spun off to EMF. Some of WRCK's former staff moved to WOUR. Prior to Running a classic rock format WRCK was a longtime Top 40 Station. For a few points in time during the time as a Top 40 station, WRCK was known as Power Hits Rock 107 and lastly, briefly as Hot 107. Their Top 40 format lasted until June 1994 when Galaxy purchased the station.
Their last song was Led Zeppelin
"Stairway to Heaven" before faded out to Air 1
Satellite Feed.
Back during the early 1980's, the WRCK calls belonged to ABC Radio Networks owned-and-operated WRCK-FM 95 (dial position 94.7) in Chicago
. In 1981, the station changed its calls to WLS-FM to join with its sister AM
station, WLS-AM, while the WRCK calls went to a Utica, New York station.
On December 15, 2010 WRCK
swapped frequencies with K-Love
affiliate WKVU, with WRCK (and its Air 1
affiliation) moving to 100.7 FM and WKVU moving to 107.3 FM.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
broadcasting a Christian
Christian radio
Christian radio is a category of radio formats that focus on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering...
format. Licensed to Utica, New York
Utica, New York
Utica is a city in and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 62,235 at the 2010 census, an increase of 2.6% from the 2000 census....
, USA, the station serves the Utica-Rome area. The station is currently owned by Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation
Educational Media Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that operates the K-LOVE and Air 1 radio networks. EMF is based in Rocklin, California....
, and is an affiliate of the K-Love
K-LOVE
K-LOVE is a Contemporary Christian music radio programming service in the United States operated by the Educational Media Foundation. As of January 2011, K-LOVE's programming is carried on over 440 FM stations and translators in 45 states. K-LOVE claims an audience of 250,000 people each week via...
network.
History
The station was owned by Galaxy CommunicationsGalaxy Communications
Galaxy Communications is a radio broadcasting company with radio stations entirely in the Central New York area.In 1989, the first Galaxy station, WKLL was launched by the current CEO, Ed Levine, and his business partner, Bob Raide. In the 1990s, Galaxy launched additional stations in Syracuse and...
and ran a classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format under the slogan Rock 107 until October 2007. Galaxy purchased a portion of Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
' Utica cluster in 2007, including WRCK's rival, WOUR
WOUR
WOUR - 96.9 WOUR is a Classic Rock radio station that broadcasts from Utica, New York. The station is currently owned by Galaxy Communications.-On-Air Personalities:*"Gomez and Dave in the Morning" 6am-10am*Dave Frisina 10am-3pm*"Genesee Joe" 3pm-7pm*C.J...
. WOUR's signal was deemed to be stronger and more favorable than WRCK's and so WRCK was spun off to EMF. Some of WRCK's former staff moved to WOUR. Prior to Running a classic rock format WRCK was a longtime Top 40 Station. For a few points in time during the time as a Top 40 station, WRCK was known as Power Hits Rock 107 and lastly, briefly as Hot 107. Their Top 40 format lasted until June 1994 when Galaxy purchased the station.
Their last song was Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
"Stairway to Heaven" before faded out to Air 1
Air 1
Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.-History:In 1986, KLRD began...
Satellite Feed.
Back during the early 1980's, the WRCK calls belonged to ABC Radio Networks owned-and-operated WRCK-FM 95 (dial position 94.7) in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. In 1981, the station changed its calls to WLS-FM to join with its sister AM
AM broadcasting
AM broadcasting is the process of radio broadcasting using amplitude modulation. AM was the first method of impressing sound on a radio signal and is still widely used today. Commercial and public AM broadcasting is carried out in the medium wave band world wide, and on long wave and short wave...
station, WLS-AM, while the WRCK calls went to a Utica, New York station.
On December 15, 2010 WRCK
WRCK
WRCK is a radio station broadcasting a Contemporary Christian format. Licensed to Utica, New York, USA, the station serves the Utica-Rome area...
swapped frequencies with K-Love
K-LOVE
K-LOVE is a Contemporary Christian music radio programming service in the United States operated by the Educational Media Foundation. As of January 2011, K-LOVE's programming is carried on over 440 FM stations and translators in 45 states. K-LOVE claims an audience of 250,000 people each week via...
affiliate WKVU, with WRCK (and its Air 1
Air 1
Air1 is a Christian music radio network in the United States, operated by the non-profit organization EMF Broadcasting. Air 1 is essentially a Top-40 station with Christian Music - so many of the rules that commercial Top-40 stations use for musical rotation apply.-History:In 1986, KLRD began...
affiliation) moving to 100.7 FM and WKVU moving to 107.3 FM.
Former on-air staff
- Gomez and Dave (Mornings as classic rock now on WOUR)
- Paul Szmal
- Bill Keeler (Morning announcer under the Top 40 & classic rock formats)
- Gary Spears
- Frank McBride
- J.P. Marks
- 'Big' Larry Williams
- B.B. Good (Now at Radio DisneyRadio DisneyRadio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...
) - Bud in the Night Time
- John Carucci