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WVFS Tallahassee
Tallahassee, Florida;
Broadcast area	Tallahassee, Florida
Frequency	89.7 MHz
Programming
Format	College Radio; Alternative;
Ownership
Owner	Florida State University
Sister stations	WFSQ, WFSU-FM, WFSW, WFSU-TV
History
First air date	1987; 37 years ago
Call sign meaning	Voice of Florida State
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4204
Class	C3
ERP	7,000 watts
HAAT	55 meters
Transmitter coordinates	30°26′22.00″N 84°17′29.00″W / 30.4394444°N 84.2913889°W
Links
Public license information	Tallahassee Public file; LMS;
Website	wvfs.fsu.edu

WVFS, launched in 1987, is one of four radio stations that broadcast from Florida State University in the Tallahassee area. (WFSQ, WFSU-FM, and WFSW are the others.) WVFS is referred to as "V89", "The Voice", or "The Voice of Florida State". WVFS broadcasts at 89.7 FM. The station is staffed by student and community volunteers. Featuring no automation, the DJ booth at WVFS is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. New and different music is played to provide an alternative to commercial radio.

Programming

The programming schedule at WVFS is divided into regular programming and specialty programming. Regular programming time slots include a combination of newly released material, music from the WVFS Catalog, and listener requests. Regular programming also occasionally features News, Weather, and Concert Updates, promotional announcements, and public service announcements (PSAs). Specialty programming on WVFS consists of 28 named shows of varying lengths which air at routinely scheduled times, either once every week or once every month.

Volunteers

WVFS holds a volunteer "cattle call" at the beginning of the fall, spring, and summer semesters to recruit volunteers. WVFS accepts student volunteers from Florida State University as well as community volunteers.

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Credits	Result
2009	New York Festivals	Best Music Program	Sonic Safari	Host : Jamie Madden	Bronze^[2]
	New York Festivals	Magazine Format	Vox Populi	Creative Director: Heidi Kerr News Director: Ryan Williams Chief Producer: Tim Cason	Bronze^[3]
	New York Festivals	Best Comedy/Humor Personality: Local	Hearty White	Executive Producer/Host: David Morris	Finalist^[4]

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WVFS Tallahassee". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "New York Festivals - Winners Showcase". newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^ "New York Festivals - Winners Showcase". newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
^ "New York Festivals - Winners Showcase". newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 4204 (WVFS) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WVFS in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

[1] "Facility Technical Data for WVFS Tallahassee". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "New York Festivals - Winners Showcase". newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

[3] "New York Festivals - Winners Showcase". newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

[4] "New York Festivals - Winners Showcase". newyorkfestivals.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2022.

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