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For the radio station in West Terre Haute, Indiana which held the call sign WWVR from 1967 to 2017, see WVIG (FM). Radio station in Paris, Illinois

WWVR
Paris, Illinois

Broadcast area	Terre Haute, Indiana
Frequency	98.5 MHz
Branding	98.5 The River
Programming
Format	Classic rock
Affiliations	Indianapolis Colts Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Duey E. Wright (Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Sister stations	WBOW, WIBQ, WMGI, WTHI-FM
History
First air date	1952 (as WPRS-FM at 98.3)
Former call signs	WPRS-FM (1952–1974) WACF (1974–2006) WINH (2006–2009) WIBQ (2009–2014) WBOW (2014–2017)
Former frequencies	98.3 MHz (1952–1974)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51153
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	39°36′21.00″N 87°43′35.00″W / 39.6058333°N 87.7263889°W / 39.6058333; -87.7263889
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	985theriver.com

WWVR (98.5 FM, "The River") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Paris, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Champaign, Illinois, and Terre Haute, Indiana, areas. The station is owned by Midwest Communications, Inc.

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Facility details for Facility ID 51153 (WWVR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
WWVR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

LPFM	96.9
Translators	91.3 95.1 97.9 99.5 106.9

Defunct

Nearby regions: Bloomington; Champaign; Decatur; Evansville; Indianapolis; Lafayette

v t e Classic rock radio stations in the state of Illinois
By frequency	92.1 92.1 93.9 94.9 95.5 95.9 96.7 96.9 96.9 97.1 97.5 98.3 98.5 100.5 100.9 100.9 102.1 102.7 103.5 105.5 106.9
By callsign	KRRY WBZG WCEZ WDLJ WDML WDRV WGLO WIKK WIQI WJEQ WJLI WKGL-FM WKIO WQKQ WQLF WRHK WWDV WWGO WWVR WXLP WYMG
By city	Breese Carthage Charleston Chatham/Springfield Chicago Dallas City Danville Lena Loves Park Macomb Metropolis/Paducah KY Moline Monticello Newton Paris/Terre Haute, IN Pekin/Peoria Peru Quincy Watseka Woodlawn Zion
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Illinois See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

v t e Classic rock radio stations in the state of Indiana
By frequency	1540 93.5 94.3 94.3 94.5 94.7 95.7 96.3 96.3 97.7 97.7 98.5 102.3 103.9 103.9 105.7 107.5 107.7
By callsign	WABX WBTO-FM WCJZ WFBQ WIMC WJAA WLOI WLQI WMXQ WQMF WREB WRZR WSFR WWVR WXKE WXRD WYXX WZOC
By city	Austin Cannelton Churubusco/Fort Wayne Corydon Crawfordsville Crown Point Evansville Goshen Greencastle Hartford City Indianapolis Jeffersonville La Porte Loogootee Petersburg Plymouth Rensselaer Terre Haute (Paris, IL)
See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana See also active rock classic rock mainstream rock modern rock

v t e Midwest Communications
Illinois	Peoria WIRL WKZF WMBD WSWT WPBG WXCL
Indiana	Evansville WABX WIKY-FM WLYD WSTO Terre Haute WBOW WIBQ WIBU (defunct) WMGI WTHI-FM WWVR
Michigan	Battle Creek WFAT WNWN Coldwater WTVB Holland WHTC WYVN Kalamazoo WKZO WTOU WVFM WZOX Lansing WJXQ WLMI WQTX WWDK
Minnesota	Duluth KDAL KDAL-FM KDKE KQDS-FM KTCO WDSM WDUL Hibbing WEVE-FM WDKE WMFG WMFG-FM WNMT WTBX WUSZ
North Dakota	Fargo KFGO KFGO-FM KNFL KOYY KRWK KVOX-FM
South Dakota	Sioux Falls KELO KELO-FM KELQ KQSF KRRO KTWB KWSN
Tennessee	Knoxville WDKW WIMZ-FM WJXB-FM WNFZ Nashville WCJK WJXA WNFN
Wisconsin	Appleton WGEE WYDR Green Bay WDKF WIXX WNCY-FM WNFL WTAQ/WTAQ-FM Wausau WDEZ WIFC WOZZ WRIG WSAU WSAU-FM Sheboygan WBFM WHBL WHBZ WXER
Website mwcradio.com

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