City | Sauk Rapids, Minnesota |
---|---|
Broadcast area | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
Branding | AM 800 WVAL |
Slogan | "Minnesota's Country Legend" |
Frequency | 800 kHz |
Repeater(s) | 101.7-3 WHMH-HD3 |
First air date | 1999 |
Format | Commercial; Classic Country |
Power | 2,600 watts (day) 850 watts (night) |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 78914 |
Transmitter coordinates | 45°36′18″N 94°08′21″W / 45.60500°N 94.13917°W |
Callsign meaning | Val - named for owner's wife. |
Owner | Tri-County Broadcasting |
Sister stations | WBHR, WHMH-FM, WMIN, WXYG |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | 800wval.com |
WVAL (800 AM) is a radio station in St. Cloud, Minnesota airing a classic country format. It airs news on the hour from CBS Radio. The station is owned by Tri-County Broadcasting. The station shares AM towers with its three other sister stations, WMIN, WBHR, and WXYG. There are seven total towers. The call sign is based on owner Herb Hoppe's wife Val.
Coordinates: 45°36′18″N 94°08′21″W / 45.60500°N 94.13917°W