In 2000, it became a property of iHeartMedia predecessor company Clear Channel Communications, by way of its purchase of Capstar Broadcasting Partners. All the while, the Class C1 property licensed to Martinsville, Va., has been a Rock giant in Roanoke, with a signal audible in parts of the Greensboro, N.C., market.
Yet, even as WROV-FM is iHeartMedia’s top-rated station in Roanoke-Lynchburg, the company filed a minor change application with the FCC proposing a city of license change. The Media Bureau’s response? Amend your application, and then we’ll consider the ask.
