WMOV-FM
Encyclopedia
WMOV-FMis a Rhythmic AC formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Norfolk, Virginia
, serving Hampton Roads
. WMOV-FM is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications
.
format until 2010, when it moved WKUS' Urban AC format from 105.3 to both the 92.1 and 107.7 signals.
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
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...
licensed to Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, serving Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...
. WMOV-FM is owned and operated by 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...
.
Simulcast
The station used to simulcast the format on WKSA. On March 31, 2011, the 107.7 frequency was given a upgrade that now covers the entire area, thus paving the way for both stations to split up and become separate stations, and took the call letters WMOV-FM to match the handle. When it was WKUS, it previously had a Smooth JazzSmooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
format until 2010, when it moved WKUS' Urban AC format from 105.3 to both the 92.1 and 107.7 signals.