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| Broadcast area | Mid-Hudson Valley |
| Frequency | 950 kHz |
| Branding | 950 AM WHVW |
| Programming | |
| Format | Variety (Americana, blues, country, standards and oldies) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | J.P. Ferraro |
| History | |
First air date | July 4, 1963 |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Hudson Valley |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 41870 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 41°44′46.34″N 73°54′44.49″W / 41.7462056°N 73.9123583°W |
| Translator(s) | 96.5 W243EI (Hyde Park) |
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Public license information | |
WHVW (950 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hyde Park, New York. It airs an eclectic format based on Americana music, pop hits, classic country, adult standards, blues and oldies.[2] It is independently owned by J.P. Ferraro, with studios in Poughkeepsie, New York.
By day, WHVW is powered at 500 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 950 AM from interference at night, it reduces power to 57 watts at sunset, also non-directional.[3] Its transmitter tower is off Route 9G in the Town of Hyde Park.[4] Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W243EI at 96.5 MHz in Hyde Park.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHVW". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Freeman, Samuel G. (August 12, 2001). "An Island of Idiosyncrasy on the AM Dial". The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "WHVW Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WHVW-AM 950 kHz - Hyde Park, NY". radio-locator.com.