21-508: Allegheny Mountain Radio or AMR is a network of full service , freeform -formatted community radio stations broadcasting to portions of West Virginia and Virginia in the United States. The stations serve Pocahontas County, West Virginia as well as Bath County, Virginia and Highland County, Virginia . This network is unique in that these are the only radio stations broadcasting from
42-502: A balance of available public content in each area, and in particular to enable non-profit local community radio to exist alongside larger and richer national companies. On occasions format regulation may lead to difficult legal challenges when government accuses a station of changing its format, for example arguing in court over whether a particular song or group of songs is "pop" or "rock". Formats constantly evolve and each format can often be sub-divided into many specialty formats. Some of
63-401: A consequence, AM radios stations—many of which were "independent", that is not affiliated with the network —began to emerge in the United States and Canada. They developed a format with programming consisting of music, news, and charismatic disc jockeys to directly attract a certain audience. For example, by the 1960s, easy listening obtained a stable position on FM radio –
84-417: A decline after television became widespread in the 1950s. This article related to radio is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Radio format A radio format or programming format (not to be confused with broadcast programming ) describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station . The radio format emerged mainly in the United States in the 1950s, at a time when radio
105-457: A few years, FM radio stations were supplying program formats completely analogous to their AM stations counterparts, increased to more than 50% in 1970 and reached 95% in 1980. During the 1970s and 1980s, radio programming formats expanded into commercially successful variations, including, for example, adult contemporary (AC), album-oriented rock (AOR) and urban contemporary (UC), among others, which spread to most AM and FM radio stations in
126-478: A generalist radio format. However, the United States witnessed the growing strengthening of television over the radio as the major mass media in the country by the late 1940s . American television had more financial resources to produce generalist programs that provoked the migration of countless talents from radio networks to the new medium. Under this context, the radio was pressured to seek alternatives to maintain its audience and cultural relevance. As
147-613: A lack of funding, and a lack of interest on the part of public that was to be served, WVPC was not constructed. Its construction permit was allowed to expire on December 18, 2010. Allegheny Mountain Radio (AMR) has no set format, unlike most other radio stations in the United States . Music heard on the Allegheny Mountain Radio (AMR) stations varies from country music to rock music , and from contemporary hit radio to adult standards . News broadcasts are updated throughout
168-431: A large amount of locally-produced and hyperlocal programming, such as news and discussion focusing on local issues, news, sports coverage, interviews, call-in segments, and sometimes religious content. The aim of full service radio is to provide a one-stop shop for listening needs and serve a wider demographic. Music played may be a variety or catered to a certain demographic, usually by local DJs. Full service radio saw
189-542: A marketing tool and are subject to frequent changes, including temporary changes called " stunting ." Except for talk radio or sports radio formats, most programming formats are based on commercial music. However the term also includes the news, bulletins, DJ talk, jingles, commercials, competitions, traffic news, sports, weather and community announcements between the tracks. Even before World War II , radio stations in North America and Europe almost always adopted
210-429: A spectrum considered ideal for good music and high fidelity listening as it grew in popularity during that period – and the middle of the road (MOR) rose as a radio industry term to discern radio stations that played mainstream pop songs from radio stations whose programming was geared towards teenagers and was dominated by rock and roll , the most popular musical genre of the period in the United States and which held
231-548: The Federal Communications Commission required that co-owned AM and FM stations be programmed independently from each other. This resulted in huge competition between radio stations in the AM and FM spectrum to differentiate themselves for both audiences and advertisers. At that time, it caused a proliferation of many radio formats, which included presentation, schedule and target audience, as well as repertoire. Within
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#1732855348542252-473: The Allegheny Woods" back into print and created radio plays from several short stories within the collection. Currently, Allegheny Mountain Radio offers a free multi-disciplinary curriculum The Last Forest for students 6–10, but it is seeing use in college-level applications. Full service (radio format) Full-service radio is a type of radio format characterized by a mix of music programming and
273-562: The Pocahontas Communications Cooperative Corporation applied for construction permits for stations in Marlinton , Hillsboro , and Franklin, West Virginia . WVMR-FM was constructed and began test transmissions on October 6, 2010, with full operation beginning on October 26, 2010. WNMP was constructed and began test transmissions on September 27, 2011, with full operation beginning on September 30, 2011. Due to
294-577: 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. During a "filing window" for applications for non-commercial educational FM stations, in 2007 and 2008,
315-476: The United States. Over time, FM radio came to dominate music programming, while AM radio switched to news and talk formats. In some countries such as the UK, licences to broadcast on radio frequencies are regulated by the government, and may take account of social and cultural factors including format type, local content, and language, as well as the price available to pay for the spectrum use. This may be done to ensure
336-547: The day from a team of AMR reporters. During the high-school football season, local football games are broadcast as well. Allegheny Mountain Radio also broadcasts informational programming such as the local "Book Talk", which comes from the McClintic Public Library in Marlinton, West Virginia . In the late night hours, WVMR-FM, WCHG, WVLS, WNMP, WDMT, and W278AL simulcast classical music -formatted radio station WCPE . Most shifts are from one to two hours long, with
357-476: The exception of the weekday morning and afternoon shows ( Morning Drive and Traffic Jam ) which run for, respectively, four and three hours. The one- and two-hour shifts are hosted by volunteers who are on the air only on certain days, while some DJs broadcast Monday through Friday. Pocahontas County Communications serves the public and uses the radio station as an expression of the public's needs. A recent project returned G.D. McNeil's "The Last Forest: Tales of
378-571: The first successful radio format called Top-40 . In reality, the Top-40 format was conscientiously prepared to attract the young audience, who was the main consumer of the records sold by the American record industry at that time. Soon, playlists became central to programming and radio formats, although the number of records in a playlist really depends on the format. By the mid-1960s, American FM radio's penetration began achieving balance with AM radio since
399-664: 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
420-422: Was compelled to develop new and exclusive ways to programming by competition with television . The formula has since spread as a reference for commercial radio programming worldwide. A radio format aims to reach a more or less specific audience according to a certain type of programming, which can be thematic or general, more informative or more musical, among other possibilities. Radio formats are often used as
441-524: 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
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