A Class B1 noncommercial religious radio station serving Beckley, W. Va., within the tiny market shared with the city of Bluefield, is poised to change hands.
With the FCC’s blessing, it will no longer be the property of Slingshot Broadcasting Corp.
On February 24, the licensee agreed to donate WBWV-FM 88.7 in Beckley to New River Christian Ministries.
With this deal, WBWV will be heading to its second-ever licensee, as Slingshot debuted in 2011 after Slingshot built the facility, acting on a Construction Permit it earned three years earlier.
New River is a 50/50 partnership led by Richard and Susan Lewis; it is a nonprofit based in West Virginia.
