WVHM (FM)

WVHM (89.7 FM) is a contemporary Christian–formatted radio station licensed to Benton, Kentucky, United States, and serving the Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky, including Paducah. The station is owned by Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc. as part of a triopoly with Southern Gospel station WTRT (88.1 FM) and Christian radio station WAAJ (90.5 FM).^[2] All three stations share studios on College Street in downtown Hardin, Kentucky, while its transmitter facilities are located off Cedar Knob Road in rural Marshall County, Kentucky southeast of Benton and northeast of Hardin.

WVHM

Benton, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Benton, Kentucky Murray, Kentucky Mayfield, Kentucky Paducah, Kentucky
Frequency	89.7 MHz
Branding	Elevate FM
Programming
Format	Contemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner	Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc.
Sister stations	WTRT, WAAJ
History
First air date	November 1996
Former call signs	WAAJ (1996–2023)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	78270
Class	A
ERP	6,000 W
HAAT	91 m
Transmitter coordinates	36°48′31″N 88°13′26″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	http://www.elevate.fm

History

The station originally signed on in November 1996 as WAAJ, with a Christian Contemporary format under the branding The J-FM. In 2006 it switched formats to Bluegrass/Folk music. Then in October 2014, it returned to its original Christian Contemporary format.^[3]