Radio Stations
WVTF FM 89.3/WVTU-FM 88.5
www.wvtf.org
800-856-8900
Classical and jazz music programming. NPR broadcasting.
Affiliated with Virginia Tech Foundation. Main studios
in Roanoke. Weekdays classical, evenings mainly jazz.
WVTU FM 89.7 and 91.5
www.radioiq.org
(540) 989-8900 or toll-free
(800) 856-8900
BBC News in
the mornings and NPR talk during the day (repeated at
night).
Spirit FM 90.1 and 106.7
www.spiritfm.com
Popular Christian music 24-7 broadcast nationally.
WTJU FM 91.1
http://wtju.radio.virginia.edu
924-0885
Licensed to the University of Virginia since 1957. Located on the 2nd floor of Lambeth Commons in the Lambeth Residency area. Alternative, non-commercial, all-volunteer.
Jazz, classical, and adventuresome rock and folk music.
Often airs live folk music from its studios. Public affairs programs and local news. 24 hours.
WNRN 91.9
http://wnrn.rlc.net/
979-0919
Modern rock/adult alternative. Non-commercial. Special
programs, including urban hip-hop, folk. Acoustic Sunrise
is a popular morning show. Local news and talk shows.
For public service announcements, call the business office
at 971-4096 or fax 979-6162.
WUVA KISS FM 92.7
http://92.7kissfm.com
817-6880
Adult urban with light jazz. Public service announcements.
"10 in a row station."
WQMZ FM 95.1
www.z95.net
977-3030
Continuous light rock. Virginia News Network. Community
bulletins.
WWWV FM 97.5
www.3wv.com
220-2300
"Killer classics and the best new rock." Album-oriented
rock/classic and current. Virginia News Network, CNN.
24 hours. UVA football and basketball games. Concert
check: 961-7975
WCYK- FM 99.7
www.country997.com
978-4408
Contemporary country format. Covers NASCAR races. 24
hours.
WHTE FM Hot 101.9
www.1019hot.com
975-1019
Top 40, youth-oriented pop, rock, hip-hop. Carson Daly
show. Valentine in the Morning.
WFFX FM 102.3 and 94.1
978-4408
Request line: 978-1023
Hits of the 1960s and 1970s.
WMRA-FM 103.5 in Charlottesville/ 90.7 in Harrisonburg
www.jmu.edu/wmra
295-4677
NPR station affliliated with James Madison University,
broadcasting from Harrisonburg. NPR affiliates WMRA and
WVTF compete for the Charlottesville audience and their
pledges with repeater towers to provide a strong signal
and some local reporting. Popular WMRA programs include
Acoustic Café on Friday and Sunday evenings and
Blues Valley on Saturday nights.
WUMX-FM "Mix 107.5"
978-4408 - Business Line
964-1075 - Request Line
"The best mix of… everything."
WINA AM 1070
www.wina.com
220-2300
News, talk radio and local sports. Virginia News Network
and CBS radio network affiliate. Public service announcements.
WCHV AM 1260
www.wchv.com
Talk radio, including Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura and Bill
O'Reilly.
WKAV AM 1400
www.wkav.com
220 -3030
Fox sports radio.
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Newspapers
Central Virginia News Agency
293-2500
The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall
Street Journal are available at most local newsstands,
Foods of All Nations, CVS (Barracks Road), and Carriage
Food House. Contact the Central Virginia News Agency (293-2500)
for home delivery. Ask for special discounted student rates. CVNA
also delivers Barron's, Investor's Business Daily,
London Financial Times, USA Today and The Washington
Times.
The Daily Progress
www.dailyprogress.com
978-7200
685 West Rio Rd., P.O. Box 9030, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901
Charlottesville's daily newspaper. Local, state, and
national news. Sports and special features. Call for delivery
rates. Newsstand price: Mon.-Sat. $.50, Sun. $1.50.
C-Ville Weekly
www.c-ville.com
295-3986
Arts, insight, and entertainment. Published on Tuesdays.
Distributed to various locations in Charlottesville. Free
at local newsstands (one copy complimentary, fee for additional
copies). Call for home delivery rates.
The Hook
www.readthehook.com
295-8097
Weekly tabloid competing with C-Ville Weekly.
It takes its name from old UVA student slang for Charlottesville.
"C" grades were called "hooks" by
students and the shorthand became attached to the town,
as in "Hookville" or "The Hook." The
Hook web site includes a guide to town for newcomers with
a primer on necessary local lore and pronunciations. Distributes
free on Thursdays.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
www.timesdispatch.com
(800) 468-3382
977-8703
Seven morning editions. Local, state, and national news.
Available at local newsstands. Call for subscription rates.
Considered the Virginia newspaper of record.
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