WRVV

WRVV (97.3 The River) is an FM radio station broadcasting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Its format is classic hits broadcasting on 97.3 MHz with a power of 15 kilowatts from the WHP-TV tower in Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania. Its slogan is "The River 97.3 WRVV, Harrisburg, York, Lancaster, Lebanon: Rock without the Hard Edge". The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications.

History

The station was signed on in 1946 by WHP Inc, owner of WHP-AM. As such, it duplicated format with WHP-AM about 50% of the time. The rest of the time was devoted to musical instrumentals and other "Musak" type material.

In 1992 the station was sold to Dame Media along with its sister station WHP-AM and moved out of the Channel 21 building to a new studio location at 600 Corporate Circle (). The format change to Rock music. Since that time, the format has undergone slight evolution, occurring mostly after the sale to Clear Channel in 1999. Overall, WRVV is known for being true to the rock music without the hard edge format since its inception.

On-air staff

Weekdays

• Bob Hauer: mornings (5am-9am)
• Glenn Hamilton: mid-days (9am-2pm)
• Matt Meyer: afternoons (2pm-7pm)
• Michael Anthony Smith: evenings (7pm-midnight)
• Chris Andree: overnights (midnight-5am)

Weekends

• Sherry Anderson
• Tom Castle
• J.C. Floyd
• Mark Sinclair

Features

• Mini-Concerts: A set of three songs played by a particular artist every weekday morning at 10. The set starts off with the sound of a concert crowd cheering, although the songs are played as their regular album versions. The station also occasionally features mini-concert weekends, which are played at the bottom half of every hour from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening.
• 8:00 '80s Thing: Rock music played exclusively from that decade every weeknight at 8.
• Weekly Artist Profile: Jeni Gipe provides information on a particular rock artist/group and plays three of their songs every Tuesday night at 9. Profiles are often divided into two or three parts.
• Wednesday CD: A classic rock & roll album played in its entirety without interruption every Wednesday night at 11.
• Thursday Night Theme Set: A set of three songs that fit a particular theme, played every Thursday night at 9. The selection is picked and submitted by local residents.
• Friday Flashback: Rock from the 1970s and 1980s to kick off the weekend, played every Friday afternoon at 5.
• Superstar Concert: Glenn Hamilton hosts this every Saturday night at 11 and plays a live concert from a particular rock group.

References

1. 1948 Broadcasting Yearbook, pg B-139

External links

• WRVV Official Website
• Query the FCC's FM station database for WRVV
• Radio-Locator information on WRVV
• Query Arbitron's FM station database for WRVV