WHRV
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| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
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| Frequency | 89.5 MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | WHRV 89.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Public radio, talk, jazz and Americana |
| Subchannels | HD2: Adult album alternative |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association |
| WFOS, WHRE, WHRF, WHRG, WHRJ, WHRL, WHRO-FM, WHRO-TV, WHRX | |
| History | |
First air date | July 15, 1973 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Hampton Roads Virginia |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 25933 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 34,000 watts |
| HAAT | 181.7 meters (596 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′32.0″N 76°30′13.0″W / 36.808889°N 76.503611°W |
| Translator | 101.7 W269BQ (Virginia Beach) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast |
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| Website | WHRV.org/radio |
WHRV (89.5 FM) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, United States. It is the primary NPR member station for the Hampton Roads section of Virginia, and is sister to PBS member WHRO-TV (channel 15). 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's transmitter is sited on Nansemond Parkway in Suffolk. Programming is also heard on four repeater stations and an FM translator. WHRV broadcasts in HD Radio; the HD2 digital subchannel plays adult album alternative (AAA) music and is known as "AltRadio."