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| Broadcast area | Champlain Valley, Vermont andEssex County, New York |
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| Frequency | 92.1MHz |
| Branding | 92.1 WVTK |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Affiliations | ABC News Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Vox AM/FM, LLC |
| WCPV,WXZO,WEAV,WEZF,WVMT,WXXX | |
| History | |
First air date | 1982 (as WHRC-FM) |
Former call signs | WHRC-FM (1982–1985) WKLZ (1985–1988) WHWB-FM (1988–1989) WMNM (1989–1998) WXNT (1998–1999) WLCQ (1999–2001) WJVT (2001–2003) |
Call sign meaning | VermonT'sKiss (from the Kiss-FM CHR format) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53613 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 18,000watts |
| HAAT | 3 meters (9.8 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 44°01′37″N73°28′52″W / 44.027°N 73.481°W /44.027; -73.481 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | 921wvtk.com |
WVTK (92.1MHz) is anFMradio station airing aclassic hitsradio format,licensed toPort Henry, New York, near theNew York State/Vermont border. It is owned by Vox AM/FM, LLC.
WVTK has aneffective radiated power of 18,000watts, most of which radiates into theChamplain Valley. The signal can be heard clearly inMiddlebury,Bristol,Brandon,Vergennes andCharlotte, Vermont, along with Port Henry,Ticonderoga andEssex, New York. WVTK's business offices and broadcast studios are located in the Historic Marble Works Complex in Middlebury. The broadcast tower is located off Edgemont Road in Port Henry.[2]
The station positions itself as "Addison County's Radio Station." WVTK serves as the voice of theMiddlebury College Panthers hockey and football teams, as well providing coverage for local area high school football, hockey, and basketball coverage.
On September 15, 1982, the station firstsigned on asWHRC-FM.[3] It was owned by Peter Edward Hunn and broadcast asoft adult contemporary format from studios and offices on Joiner Road in Port Henry.
WVTK has been through many format and ownership changes during its decades on the air. The station was onceoldies for several years under thecall sign ofWMNM as "Oldies 92." It returned to oldies once again under the call sign ofWLCQ ("Q92"). On May 1, 2007, an oldies format based on the 1960s, early 1970s, and late 1950s returned to 92.1 as "The True Oldies Channel", asyndicated radio service fromABC Radio Networks. The format change lasted for only about 16 months, as the new owners, the Vox Radio Group, flipped the station in early September 2008 to anadult contemporary music (AC) format, with an emphasis on servingAddison County, Vermont. The station switched toclassic hits in the summer of 2014 and has stayed with that format.
Throughout the years, the station has had numerous call signs including WHRC-FM, WKLZ, WHWB-FM, WMNM, WXNT, WLCQ and WJVT. The WHWB-FM and WKLZ call signs were also used in Rutland on the 94.5 frequency prior to going dark in 1993 before the 94.5 frequency was reborn asWJEN "Cat Country." The WHWB-FM call sign was originally used on 98.1 FM in Rutland.
WVTK's current air staff includes, Ted Richards and "The Wake-Up Crew," mid-day host J.J. Thompson, and PM Drive host, Jamie Dennis while Hall of Famer Ken Gilbert is on weeknights 7p-12M.Hobbes."
The 92.1 frequency started out as a 3,000-watt facility, and was upgraded to the current 18,000 watts with additional height being added to the Port Henry tower in the early 1990s. Formats on the 92.1 frequency have included:religion,country,CHR (from2003-2008 as92-1 Kiss FM),adult contemporary,rock,smooth jazz (twice), and once as a part-timesimulcast ofnews/talk 1380WSYB in Rutland. WVTK has also held an oldies format at three different times in its history.
Clear Channel Communications (nowiHeartMedia) sold its Champlain Valley radio stations to Vox Communications Group on July 25, 2008.[4] Ken and Lori Barlow bought the station for $550,000 in 2009; Ken Barlow is one of Vox's principals.[5] Effective August 8, 2018, Vox reacquired WVTK for $660,000.[6][7]
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