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WVHM (FM)

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WVHM
Broadcast areaBenton, Kentucky
Murray, Kentucky
Mayfield, Kentucky
Paducah, Kentucky
Frequency89.7 MHz
BrandingElevate FM
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
OwnerPennyrile Christian Community, Inc.
WTRT, WAAJ
History
First air date
November 1996
Former call signs
WAAJ (1996–2023)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID78270
ClassA
ERP6,000 W
HAAT91 m
Transmitter coordinates
36°48′31″N 88°13′26″W / 36.80861°N 88.22389°W / 36.80861; -88.22389
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitehttp://www.elevate.fm

WVHM (89.7 FM) is a contemporary Christianformatted 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.

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVHM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WVHM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Accessed December 27, 2013.
  3. ^ "About Us". Heartland Ministries, Inc. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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