WVTF RADIO IQ

The big switch.

Until recently, you've listened to our network of stations on two services: WVTF, which aired news programming in the morning and evening and music during the day and overnight, and our all-talk RADIO IQ.

We've heard from a lot of our listeners over the years about how this current format works for them - and are adjusting based on those requests. On July 10th, WVTF became WVTF Music and RADIO IQ is now our sole news service.

This transformation will affect some of our listening region. Hopefully, all of your questions and concerns will be addressed on this site.

What

happened?

In direct response to our region’s listening tendencies, WVTF and RADIO IQ swapped a number of radio signals, expanding our capacity to be Virginia’s premiere multi-platform resource for news, information, and music.

This resulted in a drastic increase in the reach of RADIO IQ’s news programming from NPR as well as the station’s national award winning in-house staff of journalists covering the Commonwealth of Virginia.

WVTF’s mixed format of news and music transitioned to WVTF Music to better serve our Classical, Jazz, Americana, and Bluegrass listeners who prefer the option of continuous music programming.

Stations once carrying WVTF (music during the day) are now carrying all-news RADIO IQ programming.

Coverage Maps

Below you'll find the present and future coverage maps for WVTF and RADIO IQ. The proposed coverage map will take effect on July 10th, 2017.

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Former Coverage

The blue represents RADIO IQ and yellow WVTF.

New Coverage

The blue again represents RADIO IQ and yellow WVTF. As you can see, the coverage has switched. Areas such as Roanoke, Rocky Mount, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and the New River Valley will have access to both stations.

Find your frequency

Most of our current WVTF frequencies have become RADIO IQ. Find your location on the map above to see which frequency reaches you.

Some frequencies are staying the same:

In Charlottesville, 88.5 FM and 89.7 FM have not changed.
In Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County, 94.9 and 88.3 FM have not changed.
In Lexington, 88.7 FM and 101.9 FM has not changed.
In Richmond, 92.5 FM has not changed.

New SHOWS

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Find Your Frequency

Not sure which service reaches you?

Scroll through the spreadsheet to the left. Find your county/city of residence, and you'll find the frequencies for WVTF and RADIO IQ - as well as which HD channels you get.

What's HD Radio?

You can hear multiple stations on ONE frequency for free with HD Radio.

Receivers are available at audio retailers, electronic stores (like Best Buy) and online through Amazon.com, among others. Kenwood, JVC and Panasonic are among a few of the major manufacturers with car units.

You can learn a lot more about HD Radio here.

Other ways to listen:

If you're missing your daily classical, or Morning Edition, or Roots Down... never fear. You can tune in to WVTF Music or RADIO IQ anywhere at any time.

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Flipping formats allowed us some flexibility to add new shows. Full layouts of WVTF Music and RADIO IQ programming schedules are posted below.

Back to the Blue Ridge host Kinney Rorrer has retired; that show is no longer in rotation

Studio B with Luke Church - Taking Back to the Blue Ridge's place on Sunday afternoons is Studio B, an acoustic/bluegrass 2-hour program hosted by Luke Church (Sundays from 2-4 PM)

Roots Down Redux - Taking Back to the Blue Ridge's spot on Saturday nights is a 2-hour rebroadcast of Roots Down, an Americana program also hosted by Luke Church (Saturdays from 8-10 PM)

A Little Day Music - A classical music program locally produced and hosted by Kevin Sanders (Weekdays 11 AM-2 PM)

Performance Today - A classical music program hosted by Fred Child featuring live performances (Weekdays 9-11 AM)

eTown - A variety-show format program featuring authors, politicians, comedians, but mostly live music. past guests include Willie Nelson, James Taylor, Dr. John, Keb' Mo' and many more (Fridays 7-8 PM)

Pipedreams - A program featuring pipe organ music (Saturdays 10 PM-12 AM)

SymphonyCast - Full concerts from premiere orchestras around the globe, hosted by Alison Young (Saturdays 9-11 AM)

Jazz Night in America - A one-hour jazz program centered on great concerts and the stories behind them, hosted by Christian McBride (Sundays 7-8 PM)

Across the Blue Ridge - A program focusing on the southern Blue Ridge area: old-time, bluegrass, blues, and country music (Saturdays 5-6 PM)

For RADIO IQ:

New Yorker Radio Hour: A weekly program presented by the magazine’s editor, David Remnick. Each episode features a diverse mix of interviews, profiles, storytelling, and an occasional burst of humor inspired by the magazine, and shaped by its writers, artists, and editors (Saturdays 11 AM-12 PM)