WHVE

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WHVE
Broadcast area Jamestown/Russell Springs
Lake Cumberland area
Somerset, Kentucky
Columbia, Kentucky
Frequency 92.7 MHz
Branding92.7 the Wave
Programming
Format Classic hits
Affiliations ABC News Radio
Kentucky News Network
Ownership
OwnerShoreline Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
1993;32 years ago (1993) (as WTCO-FM) [1]
Former call signs
WQEG (1991–1992, CP)
WTCO-FM (1992–1995)
Technical information
Facility ID 26639
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 100 meters
Transmitter coordinates
37°04′40″N85°10′28″W / 37.07778°N 85.17444°W / 37.07778; -85.17444
Links
Webcast listen live
Website 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. [2]

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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. [3] The station's callsign was changed once more, to its current WHVE on July 1, 1995, [4] just after it was acquired by its current owner, Shoreline Communications. [1]

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. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2008'. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 2008. p. D-242.
  2. "WHVE Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1996. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 1996. p. B-174.
  4. "WHVE Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.