WISE-FM

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title: "WISE-FM" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1999-establishments-in-virginia", "public-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "npr-member-stations", "radio-stations-established-in-1999", "college-radio-stations-in-virginia"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WISE-FM" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	WISE-FM
city	Wise, Virginia
country	US
area
branding	Radio IQ
airdate
frequency
translator
format	Public radio
subchannels	HD2: WVTF Music (classical music)
erp	220 watts
haat	204 m
class	A
facility_id	85287
licensing_authority	FCC
coordinates
callsign_meaning	Wise, Virginia
former_callsigns	WCVC-FM (1997–1999)
owner	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
licensee	Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.
webcast
website
affiliations
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| name = WISE-FM | logo = | logo_size = | city = Wise, Virginia | country = US | area = | branding = Radio IQ | airdate = | frequency =
| translator = | format = Public radio | subchannels = HD2: WVTF Music (classical music) | erp = 220 watts | haat = 204 m | class = A | facility_id = 85287 | licensing_authority = FCC | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = Wise, Virginia | former_callsigns = WCVC-FM (1997–1999) | owner = Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | licensee = Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. | sister_stations = | webcast = | website = | affiliations =

WISE-FM is a public radio station licensed to Wise, Virginia, serving Norton, Coeburn and Clintwood in Virginia. WISE-FM is owned and operated by Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The station rebroadcasts the public radio programming of Emory and Henry College radio station WEHC full-time. It also broadcasts in HD Radio; HD1 rebroadcasts the analog signal while HD2 is a feed of WVTF Music.

WISE-FM is one of three stations whose call signs spell out their city of license; the others are WACO-FM and WARE.

Programming

WISE-FM and its translators were previously full-time repeaters of Virginia Tech's Radio IQ news and public affairs network, based at WVTF in Roanoke. Effective November 12, 2022, the Virginia Tech Foundation and Emory and Henry College entered into a deal whereby WISE-FM became a repeater of the college's WEHC, based in Emory. WEHC also carries Radio IQ for part of the day, but breaks from the network in afternoons and evenings (1–4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight) to air its own locally-focused talk, music, and sports programming.

Translators

In addition to the main station, WISE-FM is relayed by FM translators to widen its broadcast area.

| callsign = | width =

| call1 = W211BF | freq1 = 90.1 | city1 = Big Stone Gap, Virginia | fid1 = 92702 | watts1 = 8 | haat1 = 341.3 | class1 = D | call2 = W212BP | freq2 = 90.3 | city2 = Clintwood, Virginia | fid2 = 121853 | watts2 = 1 | haat2 = 128.4 | class2 = D

| call3 = W217BF | freq3 = 91.3 | city3 = Pound, Virginia | fid3 = 121793 | watts3 = 1 | haat3 = 332.9 | class3 = D

| call4 = W219CJ | freq4 = 91.7 | city4 = Norton, Virginia | fid4 = 92894 | watts4 = 50 | haat4 = 53 | class4 = D

References

References

1. (October 28, 2022). "WEHC Widens Signal to become WEHC, Emory, and WISE-FM, Wise".
2. (November 21, 2022). "WEHC Schedule Changes".
3. "WVTF/Radio IQ Post-Flip Schedule".
4. (2010). "Broadcasting Yearbook 2010". ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V..
5. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". [[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]].
6. "Call Sign History". [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
7. "WISE Facility Record". [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
8. "W211BF Facility Record". [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
9. "W212BP Facility Record". [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
10. "W217BF Facility Record". [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.
11. "W219CJ Facility Record". [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division.

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