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WHVR

WHVR (1280 kHz) is an American commercial AM radio station in Hanover, Pennsylvania, serving the York radio market. The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC and broadcasts an adult contemporary format, known as "Happy 95-3 and 1280". WHVR also carries Baltimore Orioles baseball games. By day, WHVR is powered at 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on 1280 AM from interference, WHVR reduces power at night to 500 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. Programming is also heard on FM translator W237EN at 95.3 MHz in Hanover. The translator has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 250 watts.

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WHVR (1280 kHz) is an American commercial AM radio station in Hanover, Pennsylvania, serving the York radio market. The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee FM Radio Licenses, LLC and broadcasts an adult contemporary format, known as "Happy 95-3 and 1280". WHVR also carries Baltimore Orioles baseball games. By day, WHVR is powered at 5,000 watts. To protect other stations on 1280 AM from interference, WHVR reduces power at night to 500 watts. It uses a directional antenna at all times. Programming is also heard on FM translator W237EN at 95.3 MHz in Hanover. The translator has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 250 watts.

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