WBHV (AM) explained

WBHV
City:State College, Pennsylvania
Area:State College, Pennsylvania
Branding:Pop! Radio 93.3
Frequency:1390 kHz
Format:Adult top 40/CHR
Class:B
Facility Id:64849
Former Callsigns:WRSC (1961–2023)
Owner:Seven Mountains Media
Licensee:Southern Belle Media Family, LLC
Sister Stations:WHUN, WZWW, WFGE, WLEJ, WBUS, WOWY
Webcast:Listen Live
Licensing Authority:FCC

WBHV (1390 kHz) is an adult top 40/CHR station broadcasting in State College, Pennsylvania, with a power of 2,000 watts daytime, and 1,000 watts nighttime.

History

The then-WRSC moved its talk programming on 1390 AM to 103.1 FM on Monday, August 3, 2009, as "Newsradio 103 WRSC". The AM station switched to a business news/talk format branded as "Money Talk 1390".

On November 18, 2013, WRSC changed its format to sports, branded as "1390 The Fanatic".

On May 20, 2015, WRSC flipped back to news/talk as "Newsradio 1390 WRSC".

It was announced on October 12, 2022, that Forever Media was selling 34 stations and 12 translators, including WRSC and five other sister stations, to State College-based Seven Mountains Media for $17.375 million.[1] The deal closed on January 1, 2023.[2]

On December 30, 2022, it was announced that the station would change its format to top 40, branded as "Pop Radio" within days.[3] The talk format would move to WRSC-FM (95.3) on January 4, 2023. On March 26, 2023, the call sign was changed to WBHV.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: SEVEN MOUNTAINS MEDIA TO ACQUIRE 34 STATIONS FROM FOREVER MEDIA. October 14, 2022. RadioInsight.com. October 12, 2022.
  2. News: Seven Mountains Media-Forever Media Deal To Close Jan. 2.. October 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: December 30, 2022 . Seven Mountains Confirms Imminent State College Shakeup - RadioInsight . December 30, 2022 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Williamson . Charles . Form 380 - Change Request . Licensing and Management System . . March 27, 2023 . March 20, 2023.