WLVR-FM
WLVR News is licensed in Bethlehem, PA to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation in partnership with Lehigh University, and broadcasts locally at 91.3 FM. 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.
| City | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Lehigh Valley |
| Frequency | 91.3 MHz |
| Branding | WLVR-FM |
| Slogan | "The Valley's #1 Preset." |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Format | Freeform College radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Lehigh University |
| History | |
| First air date | 1948 |
| Call sign meaning | W Lehigh Valley Radio |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 36984 |
| Class | C |
| ERP | 13 Watts |
| HAAT | 170 meters |
| Transmitter coordinates | 40°36′4.00″N 75°21′34.00″W |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | Official Site |
Programming
WLVR’s program schedule includes the country’s most listened-to news programs, NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. APM’s Marketplace, The Daily and BBC World Service are also part of the line-up. WLVR offers multiple ways to listen, on air at 91.3FM, the WLVR Radio app, streaming on your computer, as well as on smart speakers. A second channel (called HD-2), transmitted through HD Radio, online streaming, Smart Speakers and mobile apps, remain Lehigh University’s college radio station, programmed entirely by students under the management of current WLVR Chief Operator and Station Manager, Al Fritzinger Jr.
Both WLVR 91.3 and Lehigh University 91.3 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
External links
- WLVR official website
- WLVR in the FCC's FM station database
- WLVR on Radio-Locator
- WLVR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database