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WLVR-FM
Broadcast areaLehigh Valley
Frequency91.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding91.3 WLVR
Programming
LanguageEnglish
FormatNews/talk
SubchannelsHD2: Variety
AffiliationsNational Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerLehigh University
OperatorHD1: Lehigh Valley Public Media
History
First air date
1973 (1973)
Call sign meaning
"Lehigh Valley Radio"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID36984
ClassC
ERP
HAAT170 meters (560 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°36′4.3″N 75°21′32.6″W / 40.601194°N 75.359056°W / 40.601194; -75.359056
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Website

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 (channel 39).[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 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 Univest Public Media Center on the SteelStacks Campus on Sesame Street in the south side of Bethlehem. The station uses HD Radio technology.

Programming

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WLVR-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "FM Station WLVR-FM - Station Information - FCC Public Inspection Files". publicfiles.fcc.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "About Us - WLVR"
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WLVR
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