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{{Infobox radio station
| name             = WRCV
| logo             = [[Image:WRCV RiverCountry101.7 logo.png|200px]]
| city             = [[Dixon, Illinois]]
| area             = [[Dixon, Illinois]]
| branding         = River Country 101.7
| frequency        = 101.7 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| repeater         =
| airdate          = September 1, [[1965 in radio|1965]] (as WIXN-FM)<ref name="BCYearbook1966">''[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1966/B-Section-Radio-A-M-BC-YB-1966.pdf 1966 Broadcasting Yearbook]'', [[Broadcasting & Cable|Broadcasting]], 1966. p. B-47. Retrieved July 29, 2018.</ref>
| format           = [[Country music]]
| erp              = 6,000 [[Watt]]s
| haat             = {{convert|100|meters}}
| class            = A
| facility_id      = 21203
| coordinates      =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WIXN-FM (1965<ref name="HistoryCards">[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=81437 History Cards for WRCV], fcc.gov. Retrieved July 29, 2018.</ref>-2003)<ref name="CallSign">[http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=21203&Callsign=WRCV21203 Call Sign History], fcc.gov. Retrieved July 29, 2018.</ref>
| affiliations     =
| owner            = [[Shaw Media]]<ref name= "[[Shaw Media]]">[https://shawmedia.com/our-markets/]</ref>
| licensee         = Shaw Family Holdings, LLC
| sister_stations  = [[WIXN]], [[WSEY]]
| webcast          =
| website          = [http://www.rivercountry1017.com/ www.rivercountry1017.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WRCV ''' 101.7 [[FM broadcasting|FM]] is a radio station licensed to [[Dixon, Illinois]], covering Northern Illinois, including [[Dixon, Illinois|Dixon]], [[Sterling, Illinois|Sterling]], and [[Rock Falls, Illinois|Rock Falls]].<ref>[https://shawmedia.com/our-markets/(1).JPG WRCV Coverage Area] Accessed May 11, 2010</ref> WRCV has a [[country music]] format and is owned by [[Shaw Media]]. The station began broadcasting September 1, 1965, and held the call sign WIXN-FM.<ref name="BCYearbook1966"/> The station was originally owned by Russell G. Salter, and simulcast the programming of [[WIXN]] 1460.<ref name="BCYearbook1966"/><ref name="HistoryCards"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.rivercountry1017.com/ WRCV's website]
*{{FM station data|21203|WRCV}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Illinois}}
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[[Category:Radio stations in Illinois|RCV]]
[[Category:Country radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1965]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Illinois]]
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