radio network branding the voice of west virginia availability only in west virginia owner west virginia radio corporation official website official website west virginia metronews is a radio network heard on many radio stations throughout the state of west virginia . the network is owned by the west virginia radio corporation . 1 west virginia metronews offers a mix of news and talk . it held the rights to live play by play coverage of west virginia university mountaineers sports games which it marketed under the dba name mountaineer sports network but has lost these rights following the end of the 2012 13 basketball season . the network also provides coverage to select high school football and basketball games that happen in west virginia . contents 1 availability 2 programming 2.1 news 2.2 morning news 2.3 talkline 2.4 hotline 2.5 sportsline 2.6 wv outdoors 2.7 high school game night 2.8 outdoors today 2.9 high school basketball 2.10 other ventures 3 affiliates 4 references 5 external links availability edit the network is carried on all west virginia radio corporation owned stations and syndicated other stations in markets where wvrc does not do business . within a radio market there is generally only one or two west virginia metronews affiliates and almost always owned by the same company due to market exclusivity . programming edit news edit the company produces a traditional local news and weather update designed to follow a national update at the top of the hour for stations following a full service format . morning news edit the morning news is all news program that updates the news of west virginia along with statewide weather and sports on a 22 minute cycle . the show is hosted by anchors chris lawrence and jennifer smith . this runs from 6 9 am on weekdays . 2 talkline edit talkline is a two hour long call in show featuring host hoppy kercheval who generally takes a moderate to conservative take on most issues . the show features local state and national guests along taking questions from callers throughout the state of west virginia . this show runs from 10 12 weekdays . 3 hotline edit hotline is a mixed sports and general entertainment lifestyle discussion show hosted by steve bishop . the program runs from 3 6 weekdays . sportsline edit sportsline is a one hour long weeknight program and a two hour sunday program that primarily discuses west virginia university sports . the program is hosted by tony caridi and travis jones . it currently runs from 6 7 weekdays and 5 8 on sundays . 4 5 wv outdoors edit wv outdoors is an outdoors program that focuses on fishing and hunting though does delve into other sport topics . the show is hosted by chris lawrence and runs 1 hour from 7 to 8 on saturday mornings . 6 high school game night edit high school game night is a friday 3 and 1 2 hour program that features live scores interviews and analysis of all the high school football games in progress throughout the state of west virginia . the show is hosted by fred persinger and dave jecklin . the company also owns the rights to the wvssac playoffs . 7 outdoors today edit outdoors today is a two minute weekday report on the goings on in west virginia outdoors . the segment is hosted by wv outdoors host chris lawrence . 8 high school basketball edit west virginia metronews carries live coverage of select basketball games throughout the state of west virginia and holds the rights to the wvssac tournaments . 9 other ventures edit the company s has used the dba mountaineer sports network as the syndicator of wvu sports but lost the rights following the 2013 basketball season and has dissolved the operation . in the early 1990s it also briefly held rights to virginia tech and marshall sports . the company s television division produces and syndicates wvssac football and basketball tournament games and previously syndicated wvu women s basketball games . affiliates edit west virginia metronews programs are carried on 57 different radio stations throughout the state of west virginia 2 stations in kentucky 1 station in ohio and 1 station in virginia . 10 wajr morgantown west virginia wajr fm salem west virginia wbrb buckhannon west virginia wcef ripley west virginia wchs charleston west virginia wcmi fm catlettsburg kentucky 11 wcst berkeley springs west virginia wdbs sutton west virginia wdgg ashland kentucky 11 wdhc berkeley springs west virginia wdmx vienna west virginia wdne elkins west virginia wdne fm elkins west virginia weir weirton west virginia welc welch west virginia wepm martinsburg west virginia wetz new martinsville west virginia wfby weston west virginia wfsp kingwood west virginia wfsp fm kingwood west virginia whaj bluefield west virginia whis bluefield west virginia whnk parkersburg west virginia wjls fm beckley west virginia wkaz charleston west virginia wkaz fm miami west virginia wklp keyser west virginia wkqb welch west virginia wkqr mullens west virginia wkqv cowen west virginia wkws charleston west virginia wltf martinsburg west virginia wmmn fairmont west virginia wmov ravenswood west virginia wmre charles town west virginia wnus belpre ohio 12 wqwv fisher west virginia wqzk fm keyser west virginia wrlf fairmont west virginia wron ronceverte west virginia wron fm lewisburg west virginia wrrl rainelle west virginia wrvc huntington west virginia wsgb sutton west virginia wsww charleston west virginia wsww fm craigsville west virginia wtcs fairmont west virginia wtze tazewell virginia 13 wvaq morgantown west virginia wvar richwood west virginia wvly moundsville west virginia wvmr frost west virginia wvow logan west virginia wvow fm logan west virginia wvrc spencer west virginia wvrc fm spencer west virginia wykm rupert west virginia wzac fm madison west virginia references edit greer industries . west virginia radio . retrieved 2009 07 16 . west virginia metronews . morning news . retrieved 2009 07 16 . west virginia metronews . talkline . retrieved 2009 07 16 . west virginia metronews . sportsline . retrieved 2015 07 09 . west virginia metronews . sunday night sportsline . retrieved 2015 07 09 . west virginia metronews . wv outdoors . retrieved 2009 07 16 . west virginia metronews . high school game night . retrieved 2009 07 16 . west virginia metronews . outdoors today . retrieved 2009 07 16 . west virginia metronews . high school basketball . retrieved 2009 07 16 . west virginia metronews . metronews affiliates . retrieved 2009 07 16 . a b serves the huntington metro area serves the parkersburg metro area serves the bluefield metro area external links edit west virginia metronews v t e west virginia radio corporation am radio stations wajr wbuc wchs wcmd wdne wepm wjls wkaz wklp wsww fm radio stations wajr fm wbrb wbtq wdne fm wdyk wdzn welk wfby wfgm fm wicl wjls fm wkaz fm wkkw wkws wltf wqzk fm wrvz wsww fm wvaf wvaq wvmd wwlw radio networks west virginia metronews retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title west virginia 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