WBHV (AM)

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WBHV
Broadcast areaState College, Pennsylvania
Frequency 1390 kHz
BrandingPop! Radio 93.3
Programming
Format Contemporary hit radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle Media Family, LLC)
WHUN, WZWW, WFGE, WLEJ, WBUS, WOWY
History
First air date
1961;63 years ago (1961)
Former call signs
WRSC (1961–2023)
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 64849
Class B
Power
  • 2,000 watts (day)
  • 1,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°48′30″N77°56′32″W / 40.80833°N 77.94222°W / 40.80833; -77.94222
Translator(s) 93.3 W227DV (State College)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website itspopradio.com

WBHV (1390 kHz) is a CHR station broadcasting in State College, Pennsylvania, with a power of 2,000 watts daytime, and 1,000 watts nighttime.

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History

The then-WRSC moved its talk programming on 1390 AM to 103.1 FM on Monday, August 3, 2009, as "Newsradio 103 WRSC". The AM station switched to a business news/talk format branded as "Money Talk 1390".

On November 18, 2013, WRSC changed its format to sports radio, branded "1390 The Fanatic".

On May 20, 2015, WRSC flipped back to news/talk as "Newsradio 1390 WRSC".

Logo before translator sign on WRSC Newsradio1390 logo.png
Logo before translator sign on

It was announced on October 12, 2022, that Forever Media was selling 34 stations and 12 translators, including WRSC and five other sister stations, to State College-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.375 million. [2] The deal closed on January 1, 2023. [3]

On December 30, 2022, it was announced that the station would change its format to top 40, branded as "Pop Radio" within days. [4] The talk format would move to WRSC-FM (95.3) on January 4, 2023. On March 26, 2023, the call sign was changed to WBHV. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WBHV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "Seven Mountains Media To Acquire 34 Stations From Foreve Media". RadioInsight.com. October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Seven Mountains Media-Forever Media Deal To Close Jan. 2". October 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Seven Mountains Confirms Imminent State College Shakeup - RadioInsight". December 30, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ Williamson, Charles (March 20, 2023). "Form 380 - Change Request". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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