WBRW

WBRW
City Blacksburg, Virginia
Broadcast area New River Valley
Branding "105.3 The Bear"
Slogan "The New River Valley's Rock Station"
Frequency 105.3 FM MHz
First air date December, 1964[1]
Format Active Rock[2]
Power 12,000 Watts
HAAT 146 meters (479 ft)
Class C3
Facility ID 5795
Transmitter coordinates 37°11′12.0″N 80°28′54.0″W / 37.186667°N 80.481667°W / 37.186667; -80.481667
Callsign meaning W BeaR W
Former callsigns WVVV (?-1995)
WVMJ (1995-1999)
WBRW (1999-Present[3]
Affiliations Virginia Tech Sports Network
Owner Cumulus Media
(Cumulus Licensing LLC)
Sister stations WFNR, WNMX, WPSK-FM, WRAD, WWBU
Webcast WBRW Webstream
Website WBRW Online

WBRW is an Active Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Blacksburg, Virginia, serving the New River Valley.[2] WBRW is owned and operated by Cumulus Media.[4]

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-560. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  4. "WBRW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 8, 2015.


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