WLVR-FM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WLVR-FM
| logo = WLVR-FM Logo.png
| city = Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
| area = Lehigh Valley
| branding = WLVR-FM
| frequency = 91.3 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = 1948
| language = English
| subchannels = HD2: Variety
| power =
| erp = 40 watts horizontal polarization
200 watts vertical
| haat = {{convert|170|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C
| facility_id = 36984
| coordinates = {{coord|40|36|4.00|N|75|21|34.00|W|region:US-PA_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = "Lehigh Valley Radio"
| former_callsigns = WLRN
| former_frequencies = 640 kHz
| affiliations = National Public Radio
| operator = Lehigh Valley Public Media
| owner = Lehigh University
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://128.180.57.74:554/wlvr/stream/streamwlvr.html Listen Live]
| website = {{ubl
| {{URL|http://www.wlvr.org/}}
|HD2: {{URL|https://go.wlvr.org/}}
}}
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WLVR-FM (91.3 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and is owned by Lehigh University, and co-operated, with the university, by Lehigh Valley Public Media, licensee and operator of PBS affiliate WLVT-TV.[https://wlvr.org/about-us/ "About Us - WLVR"] WLVR-FM is supported in part by listener donations. With a focus on local news coverage, WLVR features Lehigh Valley Public Media’s Reporter Corps®, a team of multimedia journalists who cover the Lehigh Valley with in-depth local reporting. Overseeing the station is Christine Dempsey, Senior VP of Radio. Christine has over 30 years of experience in radio and is a current member of the Public Radio Program Directors Association’s board of directors.
WLVR-FM has an effective radiated power of 40 watts horizontal polarization and 200 watts vertical polarization. The transmitter is on the campus of Lehigh University, off Research Drive.[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=Wlvr&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WLVR] Its studios are co-located with WLVT-TV on the SteelStacks Campus in south Bethlehem. WLVR-FM broadcasts using HD Radio technology.
Programming
WLVR-FM’s weekday program schedule includes some of the country’s most listened-to news programs from National Public Radio (NPR): Morning Edition and All Things Considered. In addition, Marketplace (from American Public Media), 1A, The World and BBC World Service are also part of the line-up. Weekends feature shows such as Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, The Moth Radio Hour, Ask Me Another and You Bet Your Garden.
A digital subchannel, WLVR-HD-2, carries Lehigh University’s college radio station, programmed by students under the management of current WLVR-FM Chief Operator and Station Manager, Al Fritzinger Jr. Shows feature active rock, alternative rock, hip hop, jazz, world music and other genres.
Both WLVR 91.3 and Lehigh University 91.3 WLVR-HD-2 can be streamed online at WLVR.org
Awards
WLVR-HD2 (Lehigh University) has won the Lehigh Valley Music Award for best College/Community Radio Station three consecutive years running. Popular DJ A.J. Fritz has also won the Lehigh Valley Music Award for Best College/Community Radio Personality six consecutive years running.
In 1972, the station's Program Director, Jim Cameron, received a Major Armstrong Award from Columbia University for his documentary "Old Friends". The award is named after the inventor of FM radio.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.wlvr.org/ WLVR official website]
- {{FM station data|36984|WLVR-FM}}
{{Allentown Radio}}
{{News/Talk Radio Stations in Pennsylvania}}
{{NPR Pennsylvania}}
{{Pennsylvania college radio}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1948
Category:News and talk radio stations in the United States