WVIC-LP

WVIC-LP
Frequency99.1 FM MHz
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerVictoria Theatre Project
History
First air date
2019
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID196635
ClassL1
Power100 Watts
HAAT30 meters (98 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
44°57′17.9″N 93°02′32.8″W / 44.954972°N 93.042444°W / 44.954972; -93.042444
Links
Public license information
LMS
Websitewvicradio.org

WVIC-LP is a variety formatted low-power broadcast radio station licensed to Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving portions of the eastside of St. Paul and Maplewood. The station is owned by the Victoria Theatre Project.[2]

The Victoria Theater, over a century old, is located on University Avenue in the Frogtown neighborhood of St. Paul. The studios of the station are to be located inside the structure, which is in the process of being converted to a functioning theater and community center.[3][4] The theater is still under reconstruction as of April, 2024. [5]

The station has a relationship with KPPS-LP 97.5 FM [6] St. Louis Park.

The station's transmitter is located atop a high rise adjacent to Interstate 94 near Johnson Parkway on St. Paul's east side. The station can be heard well as far west as Dale Street in St. Paul, and as far east as Woodbury. The station covers nearly all of Maplewood, and Oakdale.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVIC-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WVIC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Jessie Van Berkel (December 26, 2017). "Momentum builds to restore Frogtown's Victoria Theater". Star Tribune.
  4. ^ Katie Maren Lentsch (December 17, 2015). "Reviving Frogtown's Victoria Theater". Twin Cities Daily Planet.
  5. ^ "825 University - Victoria Theater". victoriatheater.org.
  6. ^ "Technical Information". Park Public Radio. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  7. ^ "WVIC-FM". FCCData.org. Retrieved April 21, 2024.