WHRO-FM (90.3 MHz ) is a public radio broadcast radio station , broadcasting a classical music format. WHRO is licensed to Norfolk, Virginia , serving Hampton Roads . WHRO-FM is owned and operated by the Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association .
18-510: As early as 1983, a feasibility study indicated that Hampton Roads could support a second public radio station alongside HRETA's existing station, WHRO-FM at 89.5. However, it took until 1989 to obtain a construction permit for the second frequency, on 90.3. The new station signed on in 1990 and took all classical music programming from 89.5, as well as the WHRO-FM call letters. NPR programming remained on 89.5 under new calls, WHRV . WHRO Voice ,
36-557: A radio reading service for the blind, is broadcast on a subcarrier of WHRO. In addition, WHRO Voice is streamed online. As of June 2021, WHRO-HD2 broadcasts the Time Machine Radio Network , a channel dedicated to early-20th century Dixieland , swing , blues , and big band music, nostalgia, and old time radio , on its HD-2 channel. The Time Machine Radio Network is also simulcast on full power station WFOS and translator station W257BV. Previously, WHRO aired
54-686: A number of full-powered repeater stations to serve portions of the Eastern Shore and Southside Virginia . Additionally, the station operates a 250 watt translator station , W269BQ , at 101.7 MHz in Virginia Beach , which serves sections of that community that do not get a clear signal from 89.5. Science Friday Science Friday (known as SciFri for short) is a weekly call-in talk show that broadcasts each Friday on public radio stations, distributed by WNYC Studios , and carried on over 470 public radio stations. SciFri
72-485: A week, either middays or on weekends, include The TED Radio Hour , Radiolab , Reveal , The Splendid Table , On The Media , Science Friday , A Way with Words , Selected Shorts , With Good Reason , Snap Judgment , Left, Right and Center and Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me . The BBC World Service runs all night. Nights and weekends, there are programs featuring multiple genres of music not found on commercial radio stations. Locally produced shows include Out of
90-462: Is also heard on four repeater stations and an FM translator . WHRV broadcasts using HD Radio (hybrid) technology. Its HD2 digital subchannel plays adult album alternative (AAA) music and is known as "AltRadio." On weekdays, WHRV airs news and talk programming from NPR and other public radio networks. Weekday programs include Morning Edition , All Things Considered , Fresh Air , 1A , Here and Now and Marketplace . Shows heard once
108-599: Is hosted by science journalist Ira Flatow and was created and is produced by the Science Friday Initiative. The program is divided into two one-hour programs, with each hour ending with a complete sign-off. The focus of each program is news and information on science , nature , medicine , and technology . The show originated as the Friday episode of the daily call-in talk show Talk of the Nation , but
126-859: The Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association , a consortium of 19 school districts in Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore . Studios are in the Public Telecommunications Center on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk. WHRV is a Class B FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 34,000 watts . The transmitter is on Nansemond Parkway in Suffolk . Programming
144-986: The S.D. Bechtel Jr. Foundation , and the Carnegie Corporation of New York . Science Friday has received federal funding from the US National Science Foundation and NASA . SciFri was created when the National Science Foundation agreed to fund a weekly science talk-show on NPR. After the Gulf War in 1991, NPR created the daily talk show Talk of the Nation , and incorporated Science Friday into it. Science Friday moved from NPR to Public Radio International in 2014. Science Friday maintained an island (Science Friday Island) in Second Life , including an open-air theater with live audio and video feeds of
162-494: The Box with Paul Shagrue , a mix of Americana , Blues , Reggae , Singer-Songwriter , Cajun and World Beat . Friday evenings feature The R&B Chronicles with Jae Sinnett airing classic Rhythm & Blues music. Pickin' airs on Sunday evenings, featuring two hours of bluegrass and traditional country music. Acoustic Highway with Barry Graham ranges from classic bluegrass and traditional Appalachian music to songs of
180-479: The broadcast. That venue is no longer in operation. On November 9, 2012, ScienceFriday, Inc. filed a trademark infringement lawsuit in New York state court against a long-running Denver radio program, titled Real Science Friday , hosted by two young earth creationists including Colorado pastor and radio personality Bob Enyart . The show was re-titled Real Science Radio . On April 11, 2018, distribution of
198-433: The independently produced and similarly programmed 1920's Radio Network on the channel WHRO-HD3 hosts Liberty University 's The Journey network (originating from WRVL / Lynchburg ), a statewide CCM network, which feeds four analog FM translator stations across Hampton Roads and repeats full-power WVRL / Elizabeth City, North Carolina . WHRO-FM operates two full-powered repeater stations to serve areas not covered by
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#1732790631338216-561: The main signal. This article about a radio station in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . WHRV WHRV (89.5 MHz ) is a non-commercial , listener-supported, public radio station licensed to Norfolk, Virginia . It is the flagship NPR member station for the Hampton Roads section of Virginia , and is a sister station to the area's PBS member, WHRO-TV 15. They are owned by
234-614: The new folk movement. WHRV also carries NPR's The Thistle and Shamrock with Fiona Ritchie , featuring Celtic music from Scotland , Ireland , Canada and the U.S. The station signed on the air in July ;15, 1973 ; 51 years ago ( 1973-07-15 ) . Its original call sign was WTGM. It was owned by the Virginia Cultural Foundation. WTGM-FM aired a mix of classical music, NPR news and community programs. Within only two years, however,
252-456: The program, and hosts public science events. Science Friday is also available in a podcasting format and is one of the most popular iTunes downloads, frequently in the top 15 downloads each week. SciFri podcasts are downloaded over 23 million times per year. SciFri broadcasts excerpts from the annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony on the Friday after Thanksgiving . The Science Friday Initiative accepts tax-deductible donations on behalf of
270-641: The radio program. Science Friday is funded by stations fees that broadcast the program, by individual donors, by advertising underwriters, and by foundation grants including the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation , the Research Corporation for Science Advancement , the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation , and Heising-Simons Foundation. Formerly the program was supported by the Noyce Foundation ,
288-514: The station ran into severe financial problems. That forced HRETA (then known as the Hampton Roads Educational Television Association) to step in and rescue the station. HRETA changed the call letters to WHRO-FM in 1978. The new call sign would match the radio and television stations. In the early 1980s, a feasibility study indicated that a second public radio station could be viable. The plan
306-526: Was one station would specialize in classical music, while the other would concentrate on informational and news programs, along with some other genres of music. However, it was not until 1988 that HRETA won a second noncommercial license, on 90.3 MHz. On September 21, 1990, 90.3 FM signed on as a full-time classical music station, taking the WHRO-FM call letters. NPR news and information programming remained on 89.5 under new call letters, WHRV. WHRV operates
324-498: Was spun off as a series in its own right when Talk of the Nation was canceled in June 2013. The Science Friday radio program is produced by the Science Friday Initiative, a 501(c)(3) organization. The Science Friday Initiative is an independently run organization with a governing Board of Directors and Executive Director. In addition to the radio program, the organization creates educational and digital content, finds underwriting for
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