WWVA (AM)

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WWVA

Wheeling, West Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Wheeling, West Virginia metropolitan area
Frequency	1170 kHz
Branding	NewsRadio 1170 WWVA
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	Fox News Radio Premiere Networks Compass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WBBD WEGW WKWK-FM WOVK WVKF
History
First air date	December 13, 1926; 97 years ago (1926-12-13)
Former frequencies	860 kHz (1926–1941)
Call sign meaning	Wheeling, West Virginia
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	44046
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	40°06′07″N 80°52′02″W / 40.10194°N 80.86722°W / 40.10194; -80.86722
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	newsradio1170.iheart.com

WWVA (1170 kHz, NewsRadio 1170) is an American AM radio station in Wheeling, West Virginia. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and uses the moniker "The Big One".

It is West Virginia's only class A 50,000–watt clear-channel station, sharing the frequency's Class A status with KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and KJNP in North Pole, Alaska. Its transmitter site is located at a three-tower facility in St. Clairsville, Ohio. During the day, a single non-directional tower beams its full power to northern West Virginia, at night, power is fed to all three towers in a directional pattern to protect KOTV.

WWVA is one of the Local Primary 1 Emergency Alert System stations in the Wheeling area.