WVBE-FM
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| Broadcast area | Metro Lynchburg |
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| Frequency | 100.1 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | The Vibe 100.1 & 97.7 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| Subchannels | HD2: Active rock (WZZU) |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Mel Wheeler, Inc. |
| WFIR, WPLI, WPLY-FM, WSLC-FM, WSLQ, WVBB, WXLK, WZZU | |
| History | |
First air date | 1948 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | ViBE |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9690 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 20,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100 meters (330 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°27′0.0″N 79°4′29.0″W / 37.450000°N 79.074722°W |
| Translator | 98.5 W253BT (Madison Heights) |
| Repeater | 97.7 WVBB (Elliston-Lafayette) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | thevibe.fm |
WVBE-FM (100.1 FM, "The Vibe") is a commercial radio station licensed to Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, and serving Metro Lynchburg. It is owned by Mel Wheeler, Inc., with studios and offices on Electric Road in Roanoke. WVBE-FM and WVBB in Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia, simulcast an urban adult contemporary format, with WVBB serving the Roanoke metropolitan area.
WVBE-FM's transmitter is sited on Country Living Lane in Madison Heights, near U.S. Route 29 (Monacan Parkway). WVBE-FM broadcasts in HD Radio; the HD-2 digital subchannel carries an active rock format, simulcasting WZZU.