Tune a Roanoke Valley radio to 96.9 FM and supple jazz melodies play. Soon that music will be joined by community programming catering to Roanoke’s 24017 zip code, encompassing the Melrose, Villa Heights, Washington Heights, and Cherry Hill neighborhoods in the city’s northwest quadrant.
Radio Melrose, launched in July, resulted from an agreement between WVTF Public Radio and the station’s executive director, David S. Points, a retired U.S. Navy commander and former Michigan state legislator who owns WJFX (FOX) AM radio in Roanoke.
“WVTF has long served as a trusted source of news and information across the region. Radio Melrose extends that commitment into neighborhood-level programming,” said WVTF General Manager Roger Duvall. “We’re interested in uplifting the community as best we can.”…