Allegheny Mountain Radio
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| Branding | "Allegheny Mountain Radio" |
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| Slogan | "The Little Radio Stations with the Great Big Sound!" |
| Format | Full Service/Freeform |
| Affiliations |
National Public Radio Public Radio Exchange Virginia News Network West Virginia MetroNews |
| Owner | Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation |
| Webcast | Allegheny Mountain Radio Webstream |
| Website | Allegheny Mountain Radio Online |
Allegheny Mountain Radio or AMR is a network of full service, freeform formatted radio stations broadcasting to portions of West Virginia and Virginia in the United States. The stations serve Pocahontas County in West Virginia and Bath and Highland counties in Virginia.
This network is unique in that these are the only radio stations broadcasting from the three counties. The area sits within the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), which surrounds the Green Bank Radio Telescope in Green Bank, West Virginia. Due to the NRQZ and surrounding mountainous terrain, few out-of-area radio signals penetrate these counties.
All stations in the network are owned and operated by Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation.
Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation was formed in April 1979 as a non-profit organization to operate the community radio stations for educational and charitable purposes. Financial support for AMR comes from individual donations, underwriting from businesses and grants.
Radio transmission operations began in June 1981. WVMR 1370 is the only radio station operating within the inner core of the Radio Quiet Zone. WVMR is also the only AM station in the Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation network.
In a span of three years, AMR's other stations went on the air. In May 1995, the Monterey, Virginia-based WVLS launched, followed by WCHG from Hot Springs, Virginia in June 1995, and the translator FM station W278AL from Durbin, West Virginia in July 1998.
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