WLVH

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WLVH
Broadcast area Savannah metropolitan area
Frequency 101.1 MHz
BrandingLove 101.1
Programming
Format Urban Adult Contemporary
Affiliations Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
WAEV, WQBT, WSOK, WTKS, WYKZ
History
First air date
August 30, 1982;42 years ago (1982-08-30)
Call sign meaning
We LoVe SavannaH
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 31094
Class C2
ERP 50,000 watts
HAAT 144 meters (472 ft)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website love1011.iheart.com

WLVH (101.1 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Hardeeville, South Carolina, and serving the Savannah metropolitan area. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and uses the branding "Love 101.1". It has an urban adult contemporary radio format. WLVH carries two nationally syndicated weekday programs: The Steve Harvey Morning Show in AM drive time and The Sweat Hotel with Keith Sweat in evenings.

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WLVH is a Class C2 FM station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 50,000 watts. The transmitter tower is west of Savannah in Bloomingdale, Georgia, along Interstate 16. [2] The studios are on Alfred Street off U.S. Route 80 in Garden City (with a Savannah address).

History

The station signed on the air on {{August 30|1991,owned by Opus Media Group. In 2000, it was acquired by Capstar. Capstar was later acquired by Chancellor Media, a forerunner of today's iHeartMedia, Inc. [3] In 2015, Clear Channel hired Sam Nelson as the director of urban programming for its stations in Savannah, including WLVH. He had been the program director of Urban AC station WUHT in Birmingham, Alabama. [4]

WLVH was the Savannah affiliate of the Tom Joyner Morning Show until the program ended on December 13, 2019. Joyner's show was replaced by The Steve Harvey Morning Show .

References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WLVH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. FCC.gov/WLVH
  3. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010 page D-486. Retrieved Dec. 30, 2024
  4. InsideRadio.com "People Moves: Sam Nelson" March 19, 2015. Retrieved Dec. 30, 2024.

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