WQRV

WQRV
Broadcast areaHuntsville metropolitan area
Frequency100.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding100.3 The River
Programming
FormatClassic Hits
Subchannels
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 2, 1962 (1962-05-02) (as WVNA-FM Tuscumbia)
Former call signs
  • WVNA-FM (1962–2000)
  • WLAY-FM (2000–2006)
Call sign meaning
"River"
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19456
ClassC2
ERP8,500 watts
HAAT299 meters (981 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
34°47′36.3″N 86°37′51″W / 34.793417°N 86.63083°W / 34.793417; -86.63083
TranslatorHD2: 106.5 W293AH (Huntsville)
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WQRV (100.3 FM "100.3 The River") is a commercial radio station licensed to Meridianville, Alabama, and serving the Huntsville metropolitan area. It broadcasts a classic hits radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia. The studios are on Peoples Road near Interstate 565 in Madison, Alabama. On weekdays, WQRV carries two nationally syndicated programs: The Rick Burgess Show from WZZK-FM Birmingham in morning drive time and The Martha Quinn Show from Premiere Networks in middays.

WQRV has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 8,500 watts. The transmitter tower is off NW Juniper Drive in Huntsville. WQRV broadcasts using HD Radio technology. The HD2 subchannel has a Top 40 (CHR) format as "106.5 KISS-FM". That feeds an FM translator at 106.5 MHz. The HD3 subchannel plays alternative rock as "ALT HSV".