WVIN-FM

WVIN-FM
City	Bath, New York
Broadcast area	Elmira-Corning area
Frequency	98.3 MHz
Slogan	V 98.3
Programming
Format	Adult Contemporary
Affiliations	ABC Radio , Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Gordon Ichikawa ; (Tower Broadcasting, LLC)
History
Former call signs	WEKT (1971-1975)
Technical information
Facility ID	52121
Class	A
ERP	4,500 watts
HAAT	112.0 meters
Transmitter coordinates	42°19′06″N 77°21′27″W
Links
Website	wvinbath.com

WVIN-FM (98.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format. Licensed to Bath, New York, United States, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area. The station is owned by Gordon Ichikawa, through licensee Tower Broadcasting, LLC, and features programming from ABC Radio and Westwood One.[1]

The station first signed on the air on October 10, 1971 as WEKT-FM with a power of 1.7 kW and was licensed to Hammondsport, New York.[2] The station was owned by Taylor Aviation with offices on Bully Hill in Hammondsport.

In October 1974, the station was sold to Genkar, Inc., which also purchased WGHT in Bath, New York from Taylor Aviation.[3][4] The studios of the two stations were consolidated in Bath, New York and the station began simulcasting with the call letters WVIN-FM & AM in 1975.[5][6] By 1987, the license city for WVIN-FM had been changed to Bath, New York.[7]

Past DJs

William Bilancio
John Snyder
John Lyke

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References

"WVIN-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
"Broadcasting '72 Yearbook" (PDF).
"Broadcasting Yearbook 1975" (PDF).
"Broadcasting Magazine, June 24, 1974" (PDF).
"Broadcasting Yearbook 1976" (PDF).
"Broadcasting Magazine, March 24, 1975" (PDF).
"Broadcasting Yearbook 1987" (PDF).

External links

WVIN in the FCC's FM station database
WVIN on Radio-Locator
WVIN in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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[1] "WVIN-FM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] "Broadcasting '72 Yearbook" (PDF).

[3] "Broadcasting Yearbook 1975" (PDF).

[4] "Broadcasting Magazine, June 24, 1974" (PDF).

[5] "Broadcasting Yearbook 1976" (PDF).

[6] "Broadcasting Magazine, March 24, 1975" (PDF).

[7] "Broadcasting Yearbook 1987" (PDF).