WLVR-FM

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.^[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.

WLVR-FM

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Lehigh Valley
Frequency	91.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	WLVR-FM
Programming
Language	English
Format	News/Talk
Subchannels	HD2: Variety
Affiliations	National Public Radio
Ownership
Owner	Lehigh University
Operator	HD1: 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″N 75°21′34.00″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wlvr.org HD2: go.wlvr.org

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 SteelStacks Campus in 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

• Media in the Lehigh Valley