WLVR-FM

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WLVR-FM
Broadcast area Lehigh Valley
Frequency 91.3 MHz (HD Radio)
BrandingWLVR-FM
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Format News/Talk
Subchannels HD2: Variety
Affiliations National Public Radio
Ownership
Owner Lehigh University
OperatorHD1: Lehigh Valley Public Media
History
First air date
 1948
Former call signs
WLRN
Former frequencies
640 kHz
Call sign meaning
"Lehigh Valley Radio"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 36984
Class C
ERP 40 watts horizontal polarization
200 watts vertical
HAAT 170 meters (560 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°36′4.00″N75°21′34.00″W / 40.6011111°N 75.3594444°W / 40.6011111; -75.3594444
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website

WLVR-FM (91.3 MHz) is a non-commercial FM radio station in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania [2] . Owned by Lehigh University, it is co-operated with Lehigh Valley Public Media, licensee and operator of PBS affiliate WLVT-TV (channel 39). [3] WLVR-FM is supported in part by listener donations. WLVR includes local news coverage produced by a team of multimedia journalists from Lehigh Valley Public Media. The station is overseen by Christine Dempsey, Senior Vice President of Radio at Lehigh Valley Public Media.

Contents

WLVR-FM broadcasts with an effective radiated power of 40 watts (horizontal) and 200 watts (vertical). The transmitter is located on Lehigh University's campus [4] , and the studios are co-located with WLVT-TV at the Univest Public Media Center on the SteelStacks Campus on Sesame Street in the south side of Bethlehem. The station uses HD Radio technology.

Programming

WLVR-FM airs news and public affairs programming from National Public Radio (NPR), including Morning Edition and All Things Considered . Other programming includes Marketplace (from American Public Media), 1A , The World and BBC World Service. Weekend shows include 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 student-run college radio programming. Content includes genres such as active rock, alternative rock, hip hop, jazz, world music and other genres.

Both WLVR 91.3 and Lehigh University 91.3 WLVR-HD-2 are available for online streaming at WLVR.org.

Awards

WLVR-HD2 (Lehigh University) has received the Lehigh Valley Music Award for best College/Community Radio Station in three consecutive years. A.J. Fritz has also received the award for Best College/Community Radio Personality in several consecutive years.

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

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WLVR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "FM Station WLVR-FM - Station Information - FCC Public Inspection Files". publicfiles.fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  3. ↑ "About Us - WLVR"
  4. ↑ Radio-Locator.com/WLVR
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