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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Schnecksville is a suburb of Allentown in ...
, the station serves the
Allentown/
Bethlehem
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area of the
Lehigh Valley 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 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, 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.
Translators
See also
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Media in the Lehigh Valley
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WBYO
References
External links
Word FM official website*
LHI
Radio stations established in 1969
1969 establishments in Pennsylvania
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