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| Broadcast area | Frederick County, Virginia |
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| Frequency | 95.7MHz 98.3MHz HD2 |
| Branding | "Classic Country 95.7" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic country |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WFQX,WKSI-FM,WMRE,WUSQ-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | August 22,2013 |
Former call signs | W242BG (2013) |
Former frequencies | 96.3 MHz (2013) |
Call sign meaning | (serially assigned) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 142766 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 45watts |
| HAAT | 205.4 meters (674 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°10′38.40″N78°15′52.00″W / 39.1773333°N 78.2644444°W /39.1773333; -78.2644444 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | classiccountry957.iheart.com |
W239BV is aclassic country formattedbroadcastradio station licensed toWinchester, Virginia and servesFrederick County, Virginia. W239BV simulcasts sister stationWKSI-FM'sHD2 feed.[2] W239BV is owned and operated byiHeartMedia.[2]
On May 24, 2013, former ownerLiberty University began the process of moving the station's transmitting tower, which hadn't been built at this point, to the same tower asClear Channel stationWKSI-FM.[3] At the time, the station was licensed as W242BG and was to broadcast on 96.3 FM.[3]
On August 2, 2013, Liberty University filed an application and an Asset Purchase Agreement with theFederal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin the sale of W242BG to Clear Channel.[4] W242BG was sold for $5,000.00 in exchange for Liberty's use of "the HD3 channel of StationWUSQ-FM" for a "period of eight years from [the date of the] execution" of the sale.[5][6] Liberty would also be given the right to lease tower space on the WUSQ tower at no charge.[5][6]
On August 22, 2013, Clear Channel filed an application moving the station from 96.3 FM to 95.7 FM.[7] The callsign was changed on the same date.[8]
W239BV launched on August 22, 2013 and began airing ahot adult contemporary format, simulcasting the HD2 subchannel of stationWKSI-FM.[9] WKSI-HD2, and in turn W239BV, aired the "Today's Mix" format, one ofClear Channel'sPremium Choice formats.[9]
On November 1, 2013, W239BV switched its format from hot adult contemporary to a seasonalall-Christmas music format, with the "Mix 95-7" branding remaining.[10] The station switched back to hot adult contemporary on December 26.
Until December 26, 2020, at 12 Midnight, when W239BV took over theClassic Country format, which had been abandoned by crosstown competitorWXBN ahead of sister-stationWINC-FM's sale and format change, as "Classic Country 95-7".[11][12][13]