WHRV

WHRV
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWHRV 89.5
Programming
FormatPublic Radio - News - Talk - Jazz - Americana
SubchannelsHD2: Adult Album Alternative (AAA) "AltRadio"
Affiliations
Ownership
OwnerHampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association
WFOS, WHRE, WHRF, WHRG, WHRJ, WHRL, WHRO-FM, WHRO-TV, WHRX
History
First air date
July 15, 1973 (1973-07-15)
Former call signs
  • WTGM (1973–1978)
  • WHRO-FM (1978–1990)
Call sign meaning
Hampton Roads Virginia
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25933
ClassB
ERP34,000 watts
HAAT181.7 meters (596 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°48′32.0″N 76°30′13.0″W / 36.808889°N 76.503611°W / 36.808889; -76.503611
Translator(s)101.7 W269BQ (Virginia Beach)
Links
Public license information
Webcast
WebsiteWHRV.org/radio

WHRV (89.5 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia. It is the flagship NPR member station for the Hampton Roads section of Virginia, and is a sister station to the area's PBS member, WHRO-TV 15. They are owned by the Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, a consortium of 19 school districts in Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore. Studios are in the Public Telecommunications Center on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk.

WHRV is a Class B FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 34,000 watts. The transmitter is on Nansemond Parkway in Suffolk. Programming is also heard on four repeater stations and an FM translator. WHRV broadcasts using HD Radio (hybrid) technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel plays adult album alternative (AAA) music and is known as "AltRadio."