WHRO-FM is a Public Radio formatted broadcast

Broadcasting

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 radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

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, serving Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads is the name for both a body of water and the Norfolk–Virginia Beach metropolitan area which surrounds it in southeastern Virginia, United States...

. WHRO-FM is owned and operated by Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunictns Association, Inc.

History

Station owners began a drive to get a second frequency for classical music programming in the 1980s, in hopes of adding more NPR

NPR

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 programming on the old WHRO-FM, at 89.5 FM. In 1990, classical music programming was moved to the newly created 90.3 frequency under the existing WHRO-FM callsign. Public radio programing, news, jazz and alternative music remained on the existing 89.5 frequency with a new callsign of WHRV

WHRV

WHRV is a Public Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WHRV is owned and operated by Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc., which is operated by 18 public school systems in Eastern Virginia.-History:The station began...

. In April 2011, classical satellite station WHRJ, Gloucester Courthouse, was added, with a second station, WHRF, Belle Haven, expected to begin broadcast in September 2011.

HD Radio

Channel	Format Radio format A radio format or programming format not to be confused with broadcast programming describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. Radio formats are frequently employed as a marketing tool, and constantly evolve...	Branding Brand management Brand management is the application of marketing techniques to a specific product, product line, or brand.The discipline of brand management was started at Procter & Gamble as a result of a famous memo by Neil H...
HD-1	Classical Music Classical music Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...	"90.3" WHRO"
HD-2	Alternative Classical	"Connoisseur Classics"
HD-3	Big Band Big band A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians... /Adult Standards Adult standards Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens... /Old Time Radio	"The 20's Radio Network"

External links

• 90.3 WHRO Online