WHRV

WHRV
Norfolk, Virginia;
Broadcast area	Hampton Roads
Frequency	89.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WHRV 89.5
Programming
Format	Public Radio - News - Talk - Jazz - Americana
Subchannels	HD2: Adult Album Alternative (AAA) "AltRadio"
Affiliations	National Public Radio; American Public Media; Public Radio Exchange; BBC World Service;
Ownership
Owner	Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association
Sister stations	WFOS, WHRE, WHRF, WHRG, WHRJ, WHRL, WHRO-FM, WHRO-TV, WHRX
History
First air date	July 15, 1973; 51 years ago
Former call signs	WTGM (1973–1978); WHRO-FM (1978–1990);
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(s)	101.7 W269BQ (Virginia Beach)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen Live; Listen Live (HD2);
Website	WHRV.org/radio

WHRV (89.5 MHz) is a non-commercial, listener-supported, public radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia.^[3] 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.^[4] 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.^[5] Programming is also heard on four repeater stations and an FM translator. WHRV broadcasts using HD Radio (hybrid) technology.^[6] Its HD2 digital subchannel plays adult album alternative (AAA) music and is known as "AltRadio."