WHVE

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WHVE

| logo = WHVE logo.jpg

| area = Jamestown/Russell Springs
Lake Cumberland area
Somerset, Kentucky
Columbia, Kentucky

| branding = 92.7 the Wave

| frequency = 92.7 MHz

| repeater =

| airdate = {{start date and age|1993}} (as WTCO-FM)"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2008'. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 2008. p. D-242. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2008/Radio-All-BC-YB-2008.pdf]

| format = Classic hits

| erp = 6,000 watts

| haat = 100 meters

| class = A

| facility_id = 26639

| coordinates = {{coord|37|04|40|N|85|10|28|W|region:US-KY|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns = WQEG (1991–1992, CP)
WTCO-FM (1992–1995)

| affiliations = ABC News Radio
Kentucky News Network

| owner = Shoreline Communications, Inc.

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast = [https://lightningstream.com/player.aspx?call=WHVE listen live]

| website = [http://www.ridingthewave.com ridingthewave.com]

}}

WHVE (92.7 FM, "92.7 The Wave") is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Russell Springs, Kentucky, United States, the station is currently owned by Shoreline Communications, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WHVE |title=WHVE Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }}

History

The station's construction permit was granted by the FCC on November 22, 1991, under the callsign of WQEG. The station's callsign was changed to WTCO-FM on November 13, 1992, two months after it was acquired by Heartland Communications on September 4.

The station finally took to the air sometime in 1993."Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1996. p. B-174. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1996/B-Radio_All-BC-YB-1996.pdf] The station's callsign was changed once more, to its current WHVE on July 1, 1995,{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=26639&Callsign=WHVE |title=WHVE Call Sign History |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division }} just after it was acquired by its current owner, Shoreline Communications.

It first broadcast a hot country format upon signing on. The station switched to an Adult contemporary format sometime in 1998–99, and was later switched to Classic Hits.

References

External links

{{FM station data|26639|WHVE}}

Hve

Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States

Category:Radio stations established in 1993

Category:Russell County, Kentucky