WRVV

WRVV

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania United States
Broadcast area	South Central Pennsylvania
Frequency	97.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	The River 97.3
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Classic rock
Subchannels	HD2: Talk (WHP)
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WHKF WHP WLAN WLAN-FM WRBT WTKT
History
First air date	June 1946 (1946-06) (as WHP-FM)
Former call signs	WHP-FM (1946–1990) WXBB (1990) WHP-FM (1990–1992)
Former frequencies	43.5 MHz (1945) (CP)
Call sign meaning	"River"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15324
Class	B
ERP	15,000 watts (analog) 475 watts (digital)[2]
HAAT	260 meters (850 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	40°20′43.3″N 76°52′7.9″W / 40.345361°N 76.868861°W / 40.345361; -76.868861
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	theriver973.iheart.com

WRVV (97.3 FM, "The River 97.3") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and broadcasts a classic rock format. The station's studios and offices are located at 600 Corporate Circle in Harrisburg.^[3]

WRVV has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 15,000 watts. The transmitter antenna is on the WHP-TV broadcast tower on Blue Mountain in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County at (40°20′43.3″N 76°52′7.9″W / 40.345361°N 76.868861°W / 40.345361; -76.868861).^[4][5] It uses the slogan is "Real. Rock. Variety." WRVV broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel simulcasts the talk radio programming on sister station WHP (580 AM).^[6]