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{{short description|Adult album alternative public radio station in Edgartown, Massachusetts}}
{{for|the Hartford, Vermont, radio station at 104.3 FM assigned the WMVY call sign from July 2013 through June 2014|WJKS (FM)}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WMVY
| city = [[Edgartown, Massachusetts]]
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| area = [[Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts|Martha's Vineyard]]; [[Cape Cod]]; [[South Coast (Massachusetts)|Greater New Bedford]], [[Newport, Rhode Island]]
| frequency = {{Frequency|88.7|MHz}}
| rds =
| branding = mvyradio
| languages = [[English language|English]]
| format = [[Adult album alternative]]
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| owner = Friends of Mvyradio, Inc.
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| airdate = {{ubl|[[1981 in radio|1981]] (on 92.7)|{{start date|2014|5|21}} (on 88.7, as WMEX)}}
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| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WMEX (May 21–28, 2014)|WMVI (May 28–June 9, 2014)}}
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| callsign_meaning = Airport code for [[Martha's Vineyard|'''M'''artha's '''V'''ine'''y'''ard]]
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id = 175715
| class = B1
| power =
| erp = 13,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|83|m|ft|sp=us}}
| coordinates = {{coord|41|26|16|N|70|36|49|W|region:US-MA_type:landmark|name=WMEX}}
| translators = See {{section link||Translators}}
| repeaters =
| webcast = [http://www.mvyradio.com/mvyradio-48.asx Listen Live]<br />[http://www.mvyradio.com/listen.php?file=pls PLS]
| website = {{URL|www.mvyradio.com}}
}}
'''WMVY''' (88.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]; "Mvyradio") is a non-commercial community-oriented [[radio station]] based in the town of [[Tisbury, Massachusetts]], and licensed to serve [[Edgartown, Massachusetts|Edgartown]], both on the island of [[Martha's Vineyard]]. The station is owned by Friends of Mvyradio, Inc., and broadcasts an [[adult album alternative]] format.
Mvyradio is one of the most streamed internet radio stations in the world (consistently one of the Top 20 most-listened-to internet radio stations according to Webcast Metrics).{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} Streams are available in multiple formats, including [[Windows Media Audio|WMA]], [[MP3]], and [[RealAudio]], and it is a featured station on Apple's [[iTunes]] radio tuner service.
==History==
===On 92.7 FM===
Beginning in 1981 and ending on February 8, 2013, WMVY was a commercial radio station on 92.7 FM in Tisbury. Despite being a class "A" FM signal transmitting from Martha's Vineyard, WMVY was widely listened to in both southeastern [[Massachusetts]] (particularly the "upper" portion of Cape Cod) and the area around [[Newport, Rhode Island]] (the latter via a translator station on 96.5, W243AI).
During its last few years broadcasting on 92.7 FM, Mvyradio's operations were actually split between two companies. The radio station, WMVY, was owned by Aritaur Communications. The Web presence and online streaming were managed by mvyradio, LLC. A third entity, Friends of mvyradio, is a 501c(3) non-profit created to help offset streaming and programming expenses by enabling listeners to make tax deductible donations.
On November 27, 2012 [[WBUR-FM]], a Boston NPR affiliate, announced that subject to FCC approval, it had reached an agreement to purchase WMVY, which would become a repeater of WBUR-FM. The purchase price was $715,000.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Sara|title=FCC Approves Sale of WMVY Signal; Efforts to Save Station Heat Up|url=http://mvgazette.com/news/2013/01/17/fcc-approves-sale-wmvy-signal-efforts-save-station-heat|publisher=Vineyard Gazette|date=17 January 2013|access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref> Mvyradio's programming was to be transferred to the Friends of Mvyradio as a non-commercial Internet-only station.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wells|first=Julia|title=Radio Station WMVY Will be Sold to WBUR|url=http://www.mvgazette.com/news/2012/11/27/radio-station-wmvy-will-be-sold-wbur|publisher=Vineyard Gazette|access-date=27 November 2012}}</ref><ref name=fcc-wmvytowbua>{{cite web|title=Call Sign Changes|url=http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-317852A1.pdf|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=December 15, 2012}}</ref> The switch to the WBUR simulcast (under new call letters WBUA) took place on February 9, 2013 at midnight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/02/06/wbur-set-begin-broadcasting-its-new-martha-vineyard-signal-saturday/JCWuAUg7hhJ5TPmvqubEFO/story.html|title = Vineyard to get WBUR shows Saturday - the Boston Globe|website = [[The Boston Globe]]}}</ref>
===On 88.7 FM===
On November 7, 2013, Friends of Mvyradio announced that they had bought the broadcast license for 88.7 FM from Vineyard Public Radio Inc., which was 250 watts and had the callsign WMEX.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131109/BIZ/311090314/-1/NEWS|title = Entertainment in Hyannis, MA}}</ref> Vineyard Public Radio had originally planned to use WMEX to carry a format of [[adult standards]] and [[big band music]], but ran into zoning problems.<ref name=c-wmex887wmvy>{{cite news|last=Mook|first=Ben|title=Displaced Vineyard station mounts noncommercial comeback bid|url=http://www.current.org/2013/11/displaced-vineyard-station-mounts-noncommercial-comeback-bid/|access-date=May 23, 2014|newspaper=[[Current (newspaper)|Current]]|date=November 20, 2013}}</ref> WMEX began carrying Mvyradio programming at 4 p.m. on May 21, 2014, following a 20-minute [[Stunting (broadcasting)|stunt]] of ocean wave sounds.<ref name=tvg-wmvyonwmexbegin>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Sara|title=WMVY Back on the Dial|url=http://mvgazette.com/news/2014/05/21/wmvy-back-dial|access-date=May 23, 2014|newspaper=The Vineyard Gazette|date=May 21, 2014}}</ref> A week later, the callsign was changed to WMVI; on June 9, the WMVY callsign was assigned to the station.<ref name=fcc-callsigns>{{cite web|title=Call Sign History|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=175715&Callsign=WMVI|website=CDBS Public Access|publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]]|access-date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> Also in June 2014, power was increased to 580 watts. In July 2015, power was increased to 13,000 watts, albeit using a directional antenna that reduces power westward to protect [[WJMF (FM)|WJMF]], Smithfield/Providence, which also transmits on 88.7 FM.  The 13,000-watt signal covers most of Cape Cod, the Vineyard, the [[South Coast (Massachusetts)|South Coast]], and Nantucket.
==Translators==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WMVY
| call1    = W243AI
| freq1    = 96.5
| city1    = Newport, Rhode Island
| fid1     = 77591
| watts1   = 55
}}
From 2013 to 2018, WMVY was heard on 96.5 FM in Newport by way of leasing 102.7-HD2 ([[WNPE]]) from [[Rhode Island Public Radio]]; this translator now directly rebroadcasts WMVY.<ref name=c-wmex887wmvy/>
For a few years, beginning in June 2005, WMVY had two additional translator stations on Cape Cod: W264BA (100.7 FM) in [[Harwich Port, Massachusetts|Harwich Port]] and W230AW (93.9 FM) in Centerville. W230AW currently rebroadcasts [[WFRQ]], while W264BA rebroadcasts [[WKFY]] on 100.5 as W263CU.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|www.mvyradio.com|Mvyradio official website}}
* [http://www.friendsofmvyradio.org/ Friends of mvyradio]
{{FM station data|175715|WMVY}}
* {{FCC-LMS-Facility|77591|W243AI}}
* {{FMXL|W243AI}}
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[[Category:Radio stations on Cape Cod|MVY]]
[[Category:Adult album alternative radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Tisbury, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Martha's Vineyard]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1981]] <!--on 92.7-->
[[Category:1981 establishments in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 2014]] <!--on 88.7-->
[[Category:2014 establishments in Massachusetts]]