WRVK

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WRVK

City of license	Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Broadcast area	South Central Kentucky
Slogan	"Your Homefolks Station"
Frequency	1460 kHz
First air date	April, 1957
Format	Country
Power	1200 Watts (day) 93 Watts (night)
Class	D
Facility ID	14732
Transmitter Coordinates	37°23′49″N, 84°19′45″W
Callsign meaning	Welcome to Renfro Valley Kentucky
Owner	Saylor Broadcasting, Inc.
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.wrvk1460.com

WRVK (1460 AM) is a radio station broadcasting primarily a Classic Country format. Licensed to Mount Vernon, Kentucky, USA, it serves the South Central Kentucky area.

[edit] History

WRVK was founded in 1957 by John Lair and Tom Hargis in Renfro Valley, Kentucky. The station is currently owned by Saylor Broadcasting, Inc. Today, WRVK features a unique format of traditional country, bluegrass, gospel, and oldies music programming. The station also provides local news, sports, and weather coverage Mondays - Saturdays, a local tradio program entitled "Whatcha Got?", and the Renfro Valley Gatherin' as well as local church programming on Sundays. The station has its own live local music program, "The Suppertime Jubilee," which is broadcast on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 PM Eastern Time.

[edit] Internet radio

WRVK's radio coverage area is Rockcastle County, Kentucky and immediate surrounding areas. It is a station with limited evening programming but it also re-broadcasts the previous day's programming online at night. Therefore, WRVK broadcasts streaming audio online 24/7 to listeners worldwide.