WLHI (90.3
FM) is a
radio station
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broadcasting a contemporary Christian music format. Licensed to
Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
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, the station serves the
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area of the
Lehigh Valley
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region of eastern
Pennsylvania
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. The station is currently owned by Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation.
History
On February 8, 2013, it was announced that the then-WXLV was sold by
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC), often pronounced "L-tri-C," is a public community college in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The school serves as the primary granter of associate degrees ...
to Four Rivers Community Broadcasting Corporation for $705,000. The transaction was consummated on March 27, 2013. The new owner turned the station into a simulcast of
Sellersville-based
WBYO
WBYO (88.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States, and serves the Philadelphia area. The station also serves as the flagship station for "Word FM", a network of Contemporary Christian radio stations in eas ...
, also known as ''Word FM''. WXLV went silent for approximately two weeks at the end of March before the format officially changed.
On April 4, 2013, the station changed its call sign to the current WLHI and began simulcasting Word FM.
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See also
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Media in the Lehigh Valley
This is a list of media in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania:
Magazines and newspapers
Television stations
The Lehigh Valley is also part of the Philadelphia television market. Philadelphia stations are available over-the-air ...
*
WBYO
WBYO (88.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Sellersville, Pennsylvania, United States, and serves the Philadelphia area. The station also serves as the flagship station for "Word FM", a network of Contemporary Christian radio stations in eas ...
References
External links
Word FM official website*
LHI
Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in Pennsylvania
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