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| Broadcast area | Syracuse metropolitan area–Utica–Rome metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 100.3MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 96.5/100.3 The Beat |
| Programming | |
| Format | Rhythmic top 40 |
| Subchannels | |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | June 2001; 24 years ago (2001-06) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Movin (previous format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 85534 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
| Translator | WOLF-FM HD3: 96.5 W243AB (Westvale) |
| Repeater | 92.1 WOLF-FM HD3 (Baldwinsville) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 965thebeat |
WMVN (100.3MHz, "96.5/100.3 The Beat") is arhythmic top 40FMradio station serving theSyracuse and a part of theUtica–Rome market. WMVN is licensed toSylvan Beach, New York. A separatetranslator W243AB, serves the city ofWestvale, New York, on the 96.5 frequency (hence the "96.5/100.3 The Beat" branding). The station's studios are located on West Kirkpatrick Street in Syracuse.
WMVN signed on in June 2001 as WBGJ, a simulcast of theRadio Disney affiliated sister stationsWOLF andWWLF.[2]
In October 2006, the station changed its call sign to WWLF-FM. On December 6, 2006, the station flipped its format torhythmic adult contemporary, becoming the tenth station to adopt theMOViN' format, along with sister stationWOLF-FM (96.7).[3] The AM stations continued to carry Radio Disney programming through 2014.
In August 2009, WWLF-FM and WOLF-FM changed their call signs to WMVU (100.3) and WMVN (96.7). This allowed sister station FM 105.1 to adopt theWOLF-FM call letters, as it transitioned to acountry music format known as "The Wolf". The WMVN call sign had been available since January 2009, when the currentWXOS in St. Louis, Missouri, abandoned the Movin' format and thus the call sign.
On November 30, 2009, WMVU and WMVN split their simulcast, with 96.7 flipping to country, simulcasting WOLF-FM with new calls WWLF-FM. The WMVN call sign was concurrently moved to 100.3.
On November 9, 2016, WMVN began stunting with the sound of a heartbeat and liners promoting a change at 4 p.m. on that date. At that time, WMVN flipped to rhythmic CHR as "96.5/100.3 The Beat". The first song on "The Beat" was "No Problem" byChance the Rapper.[4][5]
In late 2017, WMVN beganHD radio broadcasts. It also began simulcasting sister stationsWSEN andWOLF-FM on its HD2 and HD3 subchannels, respectively.
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