WHVR

WHVR (1280 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Hanover, Pennsylvania, serving the York radio market.[1] The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC. It airs an Adult Contemporary radio format, primarily playing songs from the 1980s through Today. Programming is also heard on FM translator W237EN at 95.3 MHz.[2]

WHVR
CityHanover, Pennsylvania
Broadcast areaYork, Pennsylvania
Frequency1280 kHz
1320 (WGET) AM, Gettysburg
BrandingHappy 1280, 1320 AM & 95.3, 93.7 FM
SloganMy Music, My Station
Programming
FormatAdult Contemporary
Ownership
OwnerForever Media
(FM Radio Licenses, LLC)
WGET, WGTY, WLBR, WFVY, WYCR
History
First air date
January 2, 1949
Call sign meaning
W HanoVeR
Technical information
Facility ID54607
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (day)
500 watts (night)
Translator(s)95.3 W237EN (Hanover)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteHappy AM/FM York-Gettysburg

WHVR also carries Baltimore Orioles baseball games.

History

WHVR went into operation on January 2, 1949 on 1280 kHz with a power of 1000 watts. Its studios were located in the Hanover Trust building. John D. Bair was the president and Production Manager. Initially the station was on the air from 06:30 AM until local sunset.[3]

WHVR was a pioneer in remote pickup with a 26.35 MHz unit that would allow broadcasting back to the station events where a phone line was not available.[4]

On March 20, 2017, WHVR changed formats from classic country to classic hits, and switched branding from "Real Country 1280 WHVR" to "Classic Hits 1280 and 95.3 WHVR".

On May 21, 2019, WHVR along with WGET in Gettysburg began simulcasting each other and are now broadcasting an Adult Contemporary format with the new launch of W229DK, 93.7 FM which simulcasts WGET.

References
  1. "WHVR-AM 1280 kHz - Hanover, PA". radio-locator.com.
  2. "W237EN-FM 95.3 MHz - Hanover, PA". radio-locator.com.
  3. "The Evening Sun from Hanover, Pennsylvania on December 23, 1948 · Page 1". newspapers.com.
  4. "The Evening Sun from Hanover, Pennsylvania on December 23, 1948 · Page 4". newspapers.com.


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