WVHL
Encyclopedia
WVHL is a Country
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Farmville, Virginia
, serving the Southside
. WVHL is owned and operated by The Farmville Herald, Inc.
and classic country as "V-93" and would remain that way until early 2003. The station dropped the "V-93" nickname for "Kickin' Country" and became a currents-based country format. The station has had growing success since. It is also the official home of Longwood University
's Men's Basketball broadcasts.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to Farmville, Virginia
Farmville, Virginia
Farmville is a town in Prince Edward and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 6,845 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Prince Edward County....
, serving the Southside
Southside (Virginia)
Traditionally, the term Southside refers to the portion of Virginia east of the Blue Ridge Mountains and south of the James River, the geographic feature from which the term derives its name....
. WVHL is owned and operated by The Farmville Herald, Inc.
History
In 2000, a series of poor management decisions were made that caused the station to lose advertising and listeners. The station flipped to a hybrid of bluegrassBluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
and classic country as "V-93" and would remain that way until early 2003. The station dropped the "V-93" nickname for "Kickin' Country" and became a currents-based country format. The station has had growing success since. It is also the official home of Longwood University
Longwood University
Longwood University is a four-year public, liberal-arts university located in Farmville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1839 and became a university on July 1, 2002...
's Men's Basketball broadcasts.