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WRHV

Coordinates: 41°43′08″N 73°59′46″W / 41.719°N 73.996°W / 41.719; -73.996
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WRHV
Simulcasts WMHT-FM, Schenectady
Broadcast areaMid-Hudson Valley
Frequency88.7 MHz
Programming
FormatClassical music
AffiliationsNPR
Ownership
OwnerWMHT Educational Telecommunications
History
First air date
November 1989 (as WMHX-FM)
Former call signs
WMHX-FM (1989–1990)
Call sign meaning
W RHV=Phonetic spelling of (Hudson) River
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73265
ClassA
ERP230 watts
HAAT393 meters
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websiteclassicalwmht.org

WRHV (88.7 FM) is a classical music-formatted radio station licensed to Poughkeepsie, New York and serving the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York state. The station is owned by WMHT Educational Telecommunications and is a satellite of Schenectady's WMHT-FM. WRHV transmits from the main Illinois Mountain tower in the town of Lloyd, New York.

WRHV, which signed on in November 1989 as WMHX-FM (sharing the calls of WMHT's secondary television station for the first year of its existence), is involved in one of the few remaining timeshare arrangements on radio in the United States. The 88.7 frequency is shared between WRHV and SUNY New Paltz-owned WFNP. Currently, WRHV is on the air at the following times from September 1 to December 1, and February 1 to May 1:

  • Weekdays: 5:00 a.m-7:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays: 5:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
  • Sundays: 5:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

When SUNY New Paltz is either not in session, in exams, or in start-of-semester preparation, WRHV is heard around the clock. Nevertheless, the timeshare arrangement has had its critics on both sides and as a result WFNP-FM has proposed a move to 98.9 MHz where its programming would be heard full-time with WRHV becoming the sole occupant of the 88.7 MHz frequency.

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41°43′08″N 73°59′46″W / 41.719°N 73.996°W / 41.719; -73.996

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WRHV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.