WMVO
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13 WMVO is an AM radio station
in Mount Vernon, Ohio
located at 1300 kHz. The station plays a full service oldies
format along with assorted talk and sports programming. It carries syndicated host Doug Stephan
in the morning, local hosts in the midday hours, and Citadel Media's "The True Oldies Channel
" format in all other hours. 13 WMVO is also an ABC News Radio
affiliate.
WMVO and its FM sister station WQIO
are currently owned by BAS Broadcasting of Fremont, Ohio
. Prior to October 1, 2005, the station was owned by Clear Channel Communications
. WMVO has maintained its local presence for much of the station's history, with an additional news presence on WQIO.
WMVO is affiliated with the Cleveland Indians
, Cleveland Cavaliers
, Ohio State Buckeyes
and the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets.
In 1996 Ohio Radio purchased WGLN-FM in Galion, and later that fall were able to purchase WWBK-FM in Fredericktown and WBZW-FM Loudonville which they turned Country.
In 2001 Ohio Radio Group was purchased by Clear Channel in the sole purpose to move WMRN-FM to Columbus and trade WBZW Loudonville for Dix Broadcasting's WQKT-FM Wooster which they would move to Barberton to replace WKDD.
Clear Channel couldn't take all the stations, so they had to sell off WBCO-AM/WQEL-FM to Scantland Communications of Columbus. Also that year WYXZ put the cluster over the limit and it was sold to Elyria Lorain Broadcasting. The swap for WQKT/WBZW also never took place.
Clear Channel's newly realigned cluster in 2001 looked like:
In 2005, Clear Channel spun off WMVO and WQIO to BAS Broadcasting, based out of Fremont, Ohio
. Most of WQIO's airstaff (which by then was predominately voicetracked) and long-time WMVO personality Ron Staats were dismissed with the ownership change. Since then, WMVO has maintained its local programming block during the morning and midday hours up to the present day.
Prior to February 13, 2010, WMVO was an affiliate of ABC Radio/Citadel Media's Timeless
satellite channel, which it carried during non-local programming. After that format's shutdown by Citadel, WMVO switched to a relay of The True Oldies Channel
.
Radio station
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in Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon, Ohio
Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,990 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Knox County. The city is named after Mount Vernon, the plantation owned by George Washington.-History:...
located at 1300 kHz. The station plays a full service oldies
Oldies Radio
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format along with assorted talk and sports programming. It carries syndicated host Doug Stephan
Doug Stephan
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in the morning, local hosts in the midday hours, and Citadel Media's "The True Oldies Channel
The True Oldies Channel
The True Oldies Channel is a syndicated radio programming stream begun in the spring of 2004, hosted by American radio personality Scott Shannon...
" format in all other hours. 13 WMVO is also an ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio
ABC News Radio is the radio service of ABC News, a division of the ABC Television Network. Formerly known as ABC Radio News, ABC News Radio feeds, through Cumulus Media Networks, newscasts on the hour to its more than 2,000 affiliates...
affiliate.
WMVO and its FM sister station WQIO
WQIO
WQIO is an FM radio station in Mount Vernon, Ohio located at 93.7 MHz. The station plays Adult Contemporary music as "Eagle 93-7". Currently, this is Dial Global's Radio Network's "AC Pure" format....
are currently owned by BAS Broadcasting of Fremont, Ohio
Fremont, Ohio
Fremont Public Schools enroll 4,450 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers 9 public schools including seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Fremont Ross. In addition, the city is home to one private catholic high school, Saint Joseph...
. Prior to October 1, 2005, the station was owned 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...
. WMVO has maintained its local presence for much of the station's history, with an additional news presence on WQIO.
WMVO is affiliated with the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
, Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
, Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
and the Mount Vernon Yellow Jackets.
History
WMVO and sister station WQIO-FM were founded by Helen E. Zelkowitz in 1951 and remained locally owned and operated until their sale in 1994. Then Ashland Broadcasting purchased the stations to pair with WNCO-A/WNCO-F in nearby Ashland. The name of the company was Ohio Radio Group.In 1996 Ohio Radio purchased WGLN-FM in Galion, and later that fall were able to purchase WWBK-FM in Fredericktown and WBZW-FM Loudonville which they turned Country.
In 2001 Ohio Radio Group was purchased by Clear Channel in the sole purpose to move WMRN-FM to Columbus and trade WBZW Loudonville for Dix Broadcasting's WQKT-FM Wooster which they would move to Barberton to replace WKDD.
Clear Channel couldn't take all the stations, so they had to sell off WBCO-AM/WQEL-FM to Scantland Communications of Columbus. Also that year WYXZ put the cluster over the limit and it was sold to Elyria Lorain Broadcasting. The swap for WQKT/WBZW also never took place.
Clear Channel's newly realigned cluster in 2001 looked like:
- WNCO-AM Ashland - Nostalgia
- WMVO-AM Mount Vernon - Nostalgia
- WMRN-AM Marion - News/Talk
- WMAN-AM Mansfield - News/Talk
- WNCO-FM Ashland/Mansfield - Country
- WQIO-FM Mount Vernon - Adult Contemporary
- WWBK-FM Mount Vernon - Top 40
- WBZW-FM Loudonville/Ashland - Top 40
- WYNT-FM Upper Sandusky - Oldies
- WDIF-FM Marion - Top 40
- WMRN-FM Marion - Country
- WFXN-FM Galion - Classic Rock
- WSWR-FM Mansfield - Oldies
- WYHT-FM Mansfield - Hot AC
In 2005, Clear Channel spun off WMVO and WQIO to BAS Broadcasting, based out of Fremont, Ohio
Fremont, Ohio
Fremont Public Schools enroll 4,450 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers 9 public schools including seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Fremont Ross. In addition, the city is home to one private catholic high school, Saint Joseph...
. Most of WQIO's airstaff (which by then was predominately voicetracked) and long-time WMVO personality Ron Staats were dismissed with the ownership change. Since then, WMVO has maintained its local programming block during the morning and midday hours up to the present day.
Prior to February 13, 2010, WMVO was an affiliate of ABC Radio/Citadel Media's Timeless
Timeless (radio network)
Timeless was a 24-hour satellite music service of Citadel Media . It has distributed a mix of soft oldies and adult standards to radio stations around the USA...
satellite channel, which it carried during non-local programming. After that format's shutdown by Citadel, WMVO switched to a relay of The True Oldies Channel
The True Oldies Channel
The True Oldies Channel is a syndicated radio programming stream begun in the spring of 2004, hosted by American radio personality Scott Shannon...
.