WVUV-FM

For the radio station V-103 in Atlanta, see WVEE.
WVUV-FM
City of license Fagaitua, American Samoa
Broadcast area Pago Pago, American Samoa
Branding V103
Slogan "The People's Station"
Frequency 103.1 MHz
First air date March 2008
Format Samoan and Polynesian favorites
ERP 1,300 watts
HAAT 485 meters (1591 feet)
Class C2
Facility ID 164297
Transmitter coordinates 14°19′21″S 170°45′47″W / 14.32250°S 170.76306°W
Former callsigns KHZF (2006-2008)[1]
Owner South Seas Broadcasting, Inc.
(South Seas Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations KKHJ-FM, KKHJ-LP
Webcast Listen Live
Website wvuv.com

WVUV-FM (103.1 FM, "V103") is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Fagaitua, American Samoa. The station is located on the second floor of the Pago Plaza office complex in Pago Pago and broadcasts from a tower located atop Mt. Oletele. The station is owned and operated by South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., which is owned by Larry Fuss, Smitty Lutu, Joey Cummings and Kirk Harnack. Joey Cummings in the General Manager. WVUV airs a Samoan and Polynesian favorites music format and operates 24 hours per day..

The station was assigned the WVUV-FM call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on April 7, 2008.[1] It is the westernmost "W" call-sign in the U.S., the only "W" call-sign in the Pacific, and the only "W" call-sign south of the equator. The "W" call-sign dates from WWII station WVUV, which was privatized after the war.

Air staff

V103 employs all local announcers and is live for most of the day and voice-tracked in the evening and overnight hours.

News

WVUV has a 3-person local news team, which is shared with sister-station KKHJ-FM. Headed by veteran News Director Monica Miller, daily newscasts are aired in both English and Samoan.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

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