WRHV

WRHV

Simulcasts WMHT-FM, Schenectady
Poughkeepsie, New York
Broadcast area	Mid-Hudson Valley
Frequency	88.7 MHz
Programming
Format	Classical music
Affiliations	NPR
Ownership
Owner	WMHT Educational Telecommunications
History
First air date	November 1989 (as WMHX-FM)
Former call signs	WMHX-FM (1989–1990)
Call sign meaning	W RHV=Phonetic spelling of (Hudson) River
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	73265
Class	A
ERP	230 watts
HAAT	393 meters
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	classicalwmht.org

WRHV (88.7 FM) is a classical music-formatted radio station licensed to Poughkeepsie, New York and serving the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York state. The station is owned by WMHT Educational Telecommunications and is a satellite of Schenectady's WMHT-FM. WRHV transmits from the main Illinois Mountain tower in the town of Lloyd, New York.

WRHV, which signed on in November 1989 as WMHX-FM (sharing the calls of WMHT's secondary television station for the first year of its existence), is involved in one of the few remaining timeshare arrangements on radio in the United States. The 88.7 frequency is shared between WRHV and SUNY New Paltz-owned WFNP. Currently, WRHV is on the air at the following times from September 1 to December 1, and February 1 to May 1:

• Weekdays: 5:00 a.m-7:00 p.m.
• Saturdays: 5:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
• Sundays: 5:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

When SUNY New Paltz is either not in session, in exams, or in start-of-semester preparation, WRHV is heard around the clock. Nevertheless, the timeshare arrangement has had its critics on both sides and as a result WFNP-FM has proposed a move to 98.9 MHz where its programming would be heard full-time with WRHV becoming the sole occupant of the 88.7 MHz frequency.

See also

• List of NPR stations
• List of radio stations in New York

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 73265 (WRHV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WRHV in Nielsen Audio's FM station database