WVVL
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Broadcast area | Enterprise, Alabama |
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| Frequency | 101.1 MHz |
| Branding | Retro FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | JetStream Media of Alabama, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1987 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Weevil, as in the boll weevil |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| 19141 | |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,400 watts |
| HAAT | 208 meters (682 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 31°24′41″N 85°57′32″W / 31.41139°N 85.95889°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | retrofmenterprise |
WVVL (101.1 FM, "Retro FM") is a radio station licensed to serve Elba, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by JetStream Media of Alabama, LLC, and broadcasts a classic hits format.[2]
The station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on July 2, 1986.[3] The new station was assigned the call sign WZTZ on July 17, 1986.[1] WZTZ received its license to cover on November 19, 1987.[4]
The station changed call signs to WVVL on June 1, 2006,[1] and broadcast as Weevil 101 with a classic country format. At that time, the station moved from Elba to downtown Enterprise.[5]
On March 8, 2021, WVVL changed its format from classic country to a simulcast of sports-formatted WOOF (560 AM) from Dothan, branded as "The Ball".[6]
On August 22, 2022, WVVL changed its call letters back to the original WZTZ and began a mostly 1970s and 1980s classic hits format, branded as Z101.[7][8]
On August 16, 2025, at 2:00 PM local time, under a local marketing agreement with JetStream Media of Alabama, LLC, WZTZ relaunched the classic hits format as "101.1 Retro FM", moving to a playlist of music from the 1980s to the 2000s.[9] WZTZ was sold to JetStream Media upon FCC approval. It changed call signs back to WVVL on July 6, 2026.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Facility Technical Data for WVVL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BPH-19851121ME)". FCC Media Bureau. July 2, 1986. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
- ↑ "Application Search Details (BLH-19861010KA)". FCC Media Bureau. November 19, 1987. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
- ↑ Wise, Jeremy (May 31, 2017). "Voice of the Elba Tigers: Longtime radio station owner dies". The Enterprise Ledger. pp. 1A, 5A. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
- ↑ Weevil Exterminated At WVVL Radioinsight - March 9, 2021
- ↑ Callsign History
- ↑ Alabama Broadcast Media Page
- ↑ WZTZ Goes Retro Radioinsight - August 17, 2025
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 19141 (WVVL) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WVVL in Nielsen Audio's FM station database