WVUV-FM
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| City | Fagaitua, American Samoa |
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| 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 World War II 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 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
External links
- WVUV-FM official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WVUV
- Radio-Locator information on WVUV
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WVUV