WVBW
Encyclopedia
WVBW is a Classic Hits
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Suffolk, Virginia
, serving Hampton Roads
. WVBW is owned and operated by Max Broadcast Group Holdings, LLC.
was also changed to WWSO.
On December 16, 2001, the station changed formats again, this time going to Oldies. The first song of their new format was the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night. This new station was known as "Oldies 92-9". The WFOG letters returned on December 5, 2003, when the Classic Country format on 100.5 shifted to AM and displaced the Standards format on 1050. Not long after, in 2004, the moniker changed to "92-9 WFOG", reflecting the change in call sign.
In Early 2005, Max Media purchased WFOG, and the rest of the Barnstable Cluster, making them locally owned and operated. Later on that year, on July 1, the station changed to "FM 92-9 WFOG, and played a countdown of the top 100 songs for each year from 1965 to 1985. Then, at 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 21, WFOG was no more. The last song played by 92.9 WFOG was the Beach Boys' "Catch a Wave
", leading up to the launch of 92.9 The Wave, with an Adult Contemporary format. The very first song of 92.9 The Wave was "Forever Young
" by Rod Stewart
. After an Adult Contemporary format for several years, the station transitioned in to more of an Adult Hits
format, with an emphasis on older music.
Barry Michaels was the Morning Show host for the station since it turned to the Oldies format. He left in July 2005 after being let go by the new owners. On September 12, 2005, Dick Lamb made his return to the airwaves as the new morning host for the Wave, along with his 2WD Breakfast Bunch sidekick Paul Richardson. Jennifer Roberts, the only remaining member of the former morning show, also joined them. A naming contest was held to name the new morning show. Voters picked "Dick Lamb and the Morning Wave", which is the name of the show.
On the weeks leading up to the debut of Dick Lamb, it was hinted that he would return to the air on the Wave, and he even made a TV commercial saying that he would be the host of a new morning show on the Wave. This was also mentioned on the station's bumpers between songs.
to Classic Hits
, though no personnel changes were made.
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
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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licensed to Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk, Virginia
Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:...
, 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...
. WVBW is owned and operated by Max Broadcast Group Holdings, LLC.
History
WVBW started broadcasting in 1965 as easy listening WXYW. It became WFOG in the early 1970s and eventually evolved into an adult contemporary format. WFOG used to be co-owned with WLPM, 1450 AM in Suffolk, which was a contemporary station. The station broadcasted Adult Contemporary "Lite Favorites" until September 10, 1999, when it was converted to Urban Oldies "Soul Classics 92.9" by new owners Barnstable Broadcasting. The call signCall sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
was also changed to WWSO.
On December 16, 2001, the station changed formats again, this time going to Oldies. The first song of their new format was the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night. This new station was known as "Oldies 92-9". The WFOG letters returned on December 5, 2003, when the Classic Country format on 100.5 shifted to AM and displaced the Standards format on 1050. Not long after, in 2004, the moniker changed to "92-9 WFOG", reflecting the change in call sign.
Catch a Wave
"Catch a Wave" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band, The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl. This song was recorded on July 14 and 16, 1963. This song is notable for the use of a harp played by Mike Love's sister, Maureen...
", leading up to the launch of 92.9 The Wave, with an Adult Contemporary format. The very first song of 92.9 The Wave was "Forever Young
Forever Young (Rod Stewart song)
"Forever Young" is the second single released by Rod Stewart from his Out of Order album in 1988. The song was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #12.The song is a re-write of a Bob Dylan song of the same title...
" by Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry....
. After an Adult Contemporary format for several years, the station transitioned in to more of an Adult Hits
Adult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
format, with an emphasis on older music.
Barry Michaels was the Morning Show host for the station since it turned to the Oldies format. He left in July 2005 after being let go by the new owners. On September 12, 2005, Dick Lamb made his return to the airwaves as the new morning host for the Wave, along with his 2WD Breakfast Bunch sidekick Paul Richardson. Jennifer Roberts, the only remaining member of the former morning show, also joined them. A naming contest was held to name the new morning show. Voters picked "Dick Lamb and the Morning Wave", which is the name of the show.
On the weeks leading up to the debut of Dick Lamb, it was hinted that he would return to the air on the Wave, and he even made a TV commercial saying that he would be the host of a new morning show on the Wave. This was also mentioned on the station's bumpers between songs.
Format Flip
On May 3, 2011, WVBW segued from Adult HitsAdult hits
Adult hits is a radio format, popular in the early 2000s, that does not adhere to a specific music genre, but instead draws from a wider playlist...
to Classic Hits
Classic hits
Classic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1989. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
, though no personnel changes were made.