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| Broadcast area | Pago Pago |
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| Frequency | 103.1 MHz |
| Branding | V103 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Samoan and Polynesian favorites |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| KKHJ-FM, KKBT | |
| History | |
First air date | April 7, 2008 |
Former call signs | KHZF (2006-2008)[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 164297 |
| Class | C2 |
| ERP | 1,300 watts |
| HAAT | 485 meters (1591 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 14°19′21″S 170°45′47″W / 14.32250°S 170.76306°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | wvuv.com |
WVUV-FM (103.1 FM, "V103") is a radio station licensed to Fagaitua, American Samoa, part of the Pago Pago area. The station is located on the second floor of the Aitulagi Building office complex in Tafuna, along with sister stations KKHJ-FM and KKBT. The license is held by South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., which is owned by Larry Fuss, Joey Cummings, Kirk Harnack, and the estate of Smitty Lutu (Lutu died in 2019). Joey Cummings is General Manager. WVUV airs a Samoan and Polynesian music format and operates 24 hours per day.
WVUV is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,300 watts, broadcasting from a tower atop Mt. Oletele, at a height above average terrain (HAAT) taller than the Empire State Building.[3]
WVUV-FM is American Samoa's Primary Entry Point station in the Emergency Alert System. V103 employs all local announcers and is live for most of the day and voice-tracked in the evening and overnight. WVUV has a 3-person local news team, which is shared with sister-station KKHJ-FM. Headed by veteran News Director Monica Miller, daily newscasts are aired in both English and Samoan.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Raido_Locator.com/WVUV-FM