# WVAS

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Jazz music radio station in Montgomery, Alabama

WVAS Montgomery, Alabama United States Frequency 90.7 MHz (HD Radio) Programming Format Jazz Subchannels HD2: Bama State Radio (Urban Contemporary) HD3: ASU Radio (Old School R&B/Gospel) Affiliations NPR, PRX Ownership Owner Alabama State University History First air date June 15, 1984 (1984-06-15) Call sign meaning Voice of Alabama State Technical information[1] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 727 Class C1 ERP 80,000 watts HAAT 106 meters (348 ft) Transmitter coordinates 32°21′58″N 86°17′38″W / 32.366°N 86.294°W / 32.366; -86.294 Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen live Listen live (HD2) Listen live (HD3) Website wvasfm.org

**WVAS** (90.7 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting)) is a [jazz](/source/Jazz)-music formatted [radio station](/source/Radio_station) in the [Montgomery, Alabama](/source/Montgomery%2C_Alabama), market licensed to the [Alabama State University](/source/Alabama_State_University). WVAS is a member-supported non-commercial, educational station featuring news and other programming from [National Public Radio](/source/National_Public_Radio) and [Public Radio Exchange](/source/Public_Radio_Exchange). National programming produced by WVAS includes *Café Jazz*, distributed nationally by the African-American Public Radio Consortium.[2]

WVAS began broadcasting on June 15, 1984, from the fifth floor of the Levi Watkins Learning Center.[3] Two years later, the station moved to its current location at Thomas Kilby Hall. Broadcasting from its transmitter on campus, WVAS has a signal that spans 18 counties, reaching a total population of more than 651,000.

In September 2007, WVAS received a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to assist in its conversion from analog to digital broadcasting.[4] WVAS was one of just two radio stations in Alabama to receive such a grant.[4]

## See also

- [List of jazz radio stations in the United States](/source/List_of_jazz_radio_stations_in_the_United_States)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-727_1-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WVAS"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=727). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["AAPRC - Programs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170902225623/http://aaprc.org/?page_id=7). Archived from [the original](http://aaprc.org/?page_id=7) on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Fetterman, Debbie (June 20, 1984). ["ASU Students 'Jass It Up' With New Radio Station"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-asu-students/188011245/). *The Advertiser*. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 8A. Retrieved January 2, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-scpb_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-scpb_4-1) ["CPB Awards Grants to 89 Public Radio Stations for Digital Transition"](http://www.cpb.org/pressroom/release.php?prn=617) (Press release). Corporation for Public Broadcasting. September 20, 2007.

## External links

- [WVAS official website](https://www.wvasfm.org/)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 727 (WVAS)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=727) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WVAS](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU26&band=fm&callLetter=WVAS) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

v t e Radio stations in the Montgomery metropolitan area (Alabama) By AM frequency 580 740 800 950 970 1130 1170 1210 1250 1300 1340 1600 By FM frequency 88.3 89.1 89.9 90.7 92.3 93.1 93.5 95.1 95.7 96.1 97.1 97.5 97.9 98.9 100.9 101.9 103.3 104.3 105.7 107.9 LPFM 94.5 98.5 Translators 91.9 92.7 94.1 95.5 96.5 99.3 99.7 100.5 101.5 102.3 102.7 103.9 104.9 107.1 107.5 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.4 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 89.9-1 90.7-1 90.7-2 90.7-3 95.1-1 95.1-2 95.1-3 95.1-4 96.1-1 96.1-2 96.1-3 96.1-4 107.9-1 107.9-2 107.9-3 By call sign KIH55 W220DS W224CR W231DF W238CE W243CS W257DS W259BS W263BX W268BH W272CO W274BG W280EI W285AJ W296AI W298BC WACQ WACV WALQ WALX WAPR WBAM-FM WGMP WHHY-FM WHLW WJAM WJWZ WKEM-LP WKXN WLBF WLWI-FM WMGY WMRK-FM HD2 HD3 WMSP WMXS WPHH WQKS-FM HD2 HD3 HD4 WRBZ WTBF WTLS WTSU WTXK WUMO-LP WVAS HD2 HD3 WVRV WWMG WXFX HD2 HD3 HD4 WXVI WZHT WZKD Defunct WGH (833 AM) WIQR (1410 AM) WLWI (1440 AM) Nearby regions Albany Auburn-Opelika Birmingham Columbus Dothan Fort Walton Beach Panama City Pensacola See also List of radio stations in Alabama

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