WUVA
WUVA (92.7 FM) is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Charlottesville, Virginia, serving Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia. WUVA is owned and operated by WUVA, Inc.
Ownership
WUVA is owned by WUVA, Inc., a corporation whose shareholders are University of Virginia students and alumni. While WUVA, Inc. is a non-profit company, WUVA is a commercial station.
History
WUVA launched on June 22, 1979 with an Urban Contemporary format, branded as "92.7 Kiss FM" On September 17, 2015, the radio station information website Radio-Insight reported that WUVA would be switching formats in the near future. WUVA would drop its long-time, locally based Urban Contemporary format for Classic Country, utilizing the nationally-syndicated Nash Icon from Westwood One. At noon the following day, WUVA switched to Classic Country, as "Nash Icon 92.7".
