WRVP
| Simulcast of WWRV, New York City | |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1310 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Format | Christian music and teaching |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio Vision Cristiana Management |
| History | |
First air date | October 27, 1957 |
Former call signs | WVIP (1957[1]-2006) |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70273 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°11′37″N 73°44′22″W / 41.19361°N 73.73944°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | radiovision |
WRVP (1310 AM) is a Spanish language Christian music and teaching station, licensed to Mount Kisco, New York. Radio Vision Cristiana Management Corporation is the licensee.[3]
The station signed on the air as WVIP in 1957. A tragic overnight fire on September 10, 1997, destroyed the station's studios. Despite community outpouring to keep the station on the air, station owner Martin Stone announced several days later that WVIP would go silent.[4]
Stone died on June 7, 1998,[5] and by December, 1998, Suburban Broadcasting Corporation acquired the station from Stone's estate and returned it to the air.[1][6]
Radio Vision Cristiana Management Corporation acquired the station in August 2002.[3]
The station's call sign was changed to WRVP on November 1, 2006.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Ames, Lynne (August 23, 1998). "The View From/Mount Kisco; In the Nick of Time, a Radio Station Gets Back on the Air". The New York Times. Section WC. p. 14. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRVP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b "Application Search Details". FCC.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ cf. "The Airwaves of New York", McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers
- ^ Chen, David W. (June 18, 1998). "Martin Stone, 83, Radio Pioneer And Producer of 'Howdy Doody'". The New York Times. Section B. p. 11. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- ^ "Application Search Details". FCC.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC.gov. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
External links[edit]
- WRVP in the FCC AM station database
- WRVP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- FCC History Cards for WRVP (1957-1981)
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