City | Norfolk, Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
Branding | "WHRO-FM" |
Frequency |
90.3 FM MHz (also on HD Radio) |
First air date | 1990 |
Format |
Public Radio Classical music |
Power | 8,800 Watts |
HAAT | 350.3 meters (1,149 ft) |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 25940 |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°48′31.0″N 76°30′13.0″W / 36.808611°N 76.503611°W |
Callsign meaning |
W Home Room One W Hampton Roads O |
Former callsigns | WHRV (1989-1990) WHRO-FM (1990-Present) |
Affiliations |
American Public Radio National Public Radio Public Radio International |
Owner | Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc. |
Sister stations | WHRE, WHRF, WHRG, WHRJ, WHRL, WHRO-TV, WHRV, WHRX |
Webcast | WHRO-FM Webstream |
Website | WHRO-FM Online |
WHRO-FM is a Public Radio broadcast radio station, broadcasting a classical music format. WHRO is licensed to Norfolk, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WHRO-FM is owned and operated by Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association, Inc.
WHRO Voice, a radio reading service for the blind, is broadcast on a subcarrier of WHRO. In addition, WHRO Voice is streamed online.
WHRO broadcasts the 1920s Radio Network, a channel dedicated to big band music, nostalgia, and old time radio on its HD-2 channel. The 1920s Radio Network streams online and is simulcast on the main channel of repeater station W257BV-FM.
WHRO-FM operates two full-powered repeater stations to serve areas not covered by the main signal.