WHRO-FM
History | |
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First air date | 1990[2] |
Former call signs | WHRV (1989-1990)[3] |
Call sign meaning | A dual meaning of Homeroom One (reflecting WHRO-TV's instructional beginnings), and the Hampton Roads region |
Technical information[4] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 25940 |
Class | B |
Power | 8,800 watts |
HAAT | 350.3 meters (1,149 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′31.0″N 76°30′13.0″W / 36.808611°N 76.503611°W |
Translator(s) | 96.9 W245BB (Newport News) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | WHRO-FM Online |
WHRO-FM (90.3
As early as 1983, a feasibility study indicated that Hampton Roads could support a second public radio station alongside HRETA's existing station, WHRO-FM at 89.5. However, it took until 1989 to obtain a construction permit for the second frequency, on 90.3. The new station signed on in 1990 and took all classical music programming from 89.5, as well as the WHRO-FM call letters. NPR programming remained on 89.5 under new calls, WHRV.[6]
Radio reading service
WHRO Voice, a radio reading service for the blind, is broadcast on a subcarrier of WHRO. In addition, WHRO Voice is streamed online.[7]
WHRO HD Radio
As of June 2021, WHRO-HD2 broadcasts the Time Machine Radio Network, a channel dedicated to early-20th century
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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W257BV | 99.3 FM | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 250 | D | FMQ |
WHRO-HD3 hosts Liberty University's The Journey network (originating from WRVL/Lynchburg), a statewide CCM network, which feeds four analog FM translator stations across Hampton Roads and repeats full-power WVRL/Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Repeaters
WHRO-FM operates two full-powered repeater stations to serve areas not covered by the main signal.
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
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WHRF | 98.3 FM | Belle Haven, Virginia | 6,000 | A | FMQ |
WHRJ | 89.9 FM | Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia | 750 | A | FMQ |
References
- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-568. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHRO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WHRO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ 2010 annual report
- ^ "The WHRO Voice". Accessed December 10, 2016
- ^ "1920s Radio Network". Accessed September 21, 2021
External links
- WHRO-FM Online
- WHRO in the FCC FM station database
- WHRO in Nielsen Audio's FM station database