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{{short description|Radio station in Fagaitua, American Samoa}}
{{short description|Radio station in Fagaitua, American Samoa}}
{{for|the radio station V-103 in Atlanta|WVEE}}
{{about||the V103 in Atlanta|WVEE|the V103 in Chicago|WVAZ|the V103 in Oklahoma City|K276EX}}
{{Infobox Radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WVUV-FM
| name = WVUV-FM
| image = WVUV-FM logo.jpg
| logo = WVUV-FM logo.jpg
| image_size = 230px
| logo_size = 230px
| city = [[Faga'itua|Fagaitua]], [[American Samoa]]
| city = [[Faga'itua|Fagaitua]], [[American Samoa]]
| area = [[American Samoa]]
| area = [[Pago Pago]]
| branding = ''V103''
| branding = ''V103''
| slogan = "The People's Station"
| airdate = {{Start date and age|2008|4|7}}
| airdate = March [[2008 in radio|2008]]
| frequency = 103.1 [[megahertz|MHz]]
| frequency = 103.1 [[megahertz|MHz]]
| format = Samoan and Polynesian favorites
| format = Samoan and Polynesian favorites
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| facility_id = 164297
| facility_id = 164297
| coordinates = {{coord|14|19|21|S|170|45|47|W}}
| coordinates = {{coord|14|19|21|S|170|45|47|W}}
| callsign_meaning =
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = KHZF (2006-2008)<ref name="fcc1" />
| former_callsigns = KHZF (2006-2008)<ref name="fcc1" />
| owner = South Seas Broadcasting, Inc.
| owner = South Seas Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee = South Seas Broadcasting, Inc.
| licensee = South Seas Broadcasting, Inc.
| sister_stations = [[KKHJ-FM]], [[KKBT (FM)]], [[KKHJ-LP]]
| sister_stations = [[KKHJ-FM]], [[KKBT (FM)|KKBT]]
| webcast = [http://174.75.34.50:8900/listen.pls Listen Live]
| webcast = [http://174.75.34.50:8900/listen.pls Listen Live]
| website = [http://www.wvuv.com/ wvuv.com]
| website = [http://www.wvuv.com/ wvuv.com]
| affiliations =
| affiliations =
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
}}


'''WVUV-FM''' (103.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "V103") is a [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to serve the [[community of license|community]] of [[Faga'itua|Fagaitua, American Samoa]]. The station is located on the second floor of the Aitulagi Building office complex in Tafuna, along with sister-stations KKHJ-FM and KKBT-FM. WVUV broadcasts from a tower located atop Mt. Oletele. The station is licensed to South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., which is owned by Larry Fuss, Joey Cummings, Kirk Harnack, and the estate of Smitty Lutu. Joey Cummings is General Manager. WVUV airs a Samoan and Polynesian favorites music format and operates 24 hours per day.
'''WVUV-FM''' (103.1 [[FM broadcasting|FM]], "V103") is a [[radio station]] [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Faga'itua|Fagaitua]], [[American Samoa]], part of the [[Pago Pago]] area. The station is located on the second floor of the Aitulagi Building office complex in Tafuna, along with [[sister station]]s [[KKHJ-FM]] and [[KKBT (FM)|KKBT]]. The license is held by South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., which is owned by Larry Fuss, Joey Cummings, Kirk Harnack, and the estate of Smitty Lutu (Lutu died in 2019). Joey Cummings is General Manager. WVUV airs a [[Music of Samoa|Samoan]] and [[Music of Polynesia|Polynesian music]] format and operates 24 hours per day.


WVUV is a [[List of broadcast station classes|Class C2]] FM station. It has an [[effective radiated power]] (ERP) of 1,300 [[watt]]s, broadcasting from a tower atop Mt. Oletele, at a [[height above average terrain]] (HAAT) taller than the [[Empire State Building]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WVUV-FM?loc=-14.27806%2C-170.70250&locn=Pago%20Pago%2C%20American%20Samoa Raido_Locator.com/WVUV-FM]</ref>
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The station was assigned the WVUV-FM call letters by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] on April 7, 2008.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=164297&Callsign=WVUV-FM |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref> It is the westernmost "W" call-sign in the U.S., the only "W" call-sign in the Pacific, the only "W" call-sign west of [[Texas]], and the only "W" call-sign south of the equator. The "W" call-sign dates from World War II station WVUV(AM), which was privatized after the war.


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WVUV-FM is American Samoa's Primary Entry Point station in the [[Emergency Alert System]]. V103 employs all local announcers and is live for most of the day and [[voice tracking|voice-tracked]] in the evening and overnight. 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.
== Air staff ==
V103 employs all local announcers and is live for most of the day and voice-tracked in the evening and overnight.


== News ==
==History==
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The [[construction permit]] for a new station at 103.1 MHz was assigned the [[call sign|call letters]] KHZF by the [[Federal Communications Commission]] in 2006.<ref name="fcc1">{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=164297&Callsign=WVUV-FM |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}}</ref> The station officially [[sign-on|signed on]] the air on {{Start date and age|2008|4|7}}. At its premiere, it took the call letters of its sister AM station, WVUV, with an -FM [[suffix]]. WVUV-FM is the westernmost "W" call sign in the U.S., the only "W" call sign in the Pacific, the only "W" call sign west of [[Texas]], and the only "W" call sign south of the [[Equator]]. All other radio and television stations in the [[Territories of the United States|American Territories]] in the Pacific carry "K" call signs.
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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.

The "W" call letters date from [[WVUV (AM)|WVUV]], an AM station set up<ref>ttps://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/history/wvuv-history/</ref> by Homer Willess of the American Armed Forces and broadcasting on 648 [[Hertz|kHz]]. It was used to entertain American GIs who were stationed in Samoa during [[World War II]]. It was privatized after the war but kept its unusual call letters. WVUV 648 went [[dark (broadcasting)|dark]] in 2011. But its owners had those same call letters assigned to its successor FM station on 103.1 MHz.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.wvuv.com/ WVUV-FM official website]
*[http://www.wvuv.com/ WVUV-FM official website]
*{{FM station data|WVUV}}
*{{FM station data|164297|WVUV-FM}}


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{{American Samoa Radio}}


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Latest revision as of 13:13, 4 November 2024

For the V103 in Atlanta, see WVEE. For the V103 in Chicago, see WVAZ. For the V103 in Oklahoma City, see K276EX.
WVUV-FM
Broadcast areaPago Pago
Frequency103.1 MHz
BrandingV103
Programming
FormatSamoan and Polynesian favorites
Ownership
Owner
  • South Seas Broadcasting, Inc.
  • (South Seas Broadcasting, Inc.)
KKHJ-FM, KKBT
History
First air date
April 7, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-07)
Former call signs
KHZF (2006-2008)[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID164297
ClassC2
ERP1,300 watts
HAAT485 meters (1591 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
14°19′21″S 170°45′47″W / 14.32250°S 170.76306°W / -14.32250; -170.76306
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewvuv.com

WVUV-FM (103.1 FM, "V103") is a radio station licensed to Fagaitua, American Samoa, part of the Pago Pago area. The station is located on the second floor of the Aitulagi Building office complex in Tafuna, along with sister stations KKHJ-FM and KKBT. The license is held by South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., which is owned by Larry Fuss, Joey Cummings, Kirk Harnack, and the estate of Smitty Lutu (Lutu died in 2019). Joey Cummings is General Manager. WVUV airs a Samoan and Polynesian music format and operates 24 hours per day.

WVUV is a Class C2 FM station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 1,300 watts, broadcasting from a tower atop Mt. Oletele, at a height above average terrain (HAAT) taller than the Empire State Building.[3]

WVUV-FM is American Samoa's Primary Entry Point station in the Emergency Alert System. V103 employs all local announcers and is live for most of the day and voice-tracked in the evening and overnight. 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.

History

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The construction permit for a new station at 103.1 MHz was assigned the call letters KHZF by the Federal Communications Commission in 2006.[1] The station officially signed on the air on April 7, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-04-07). At its premiere, it took the call letters of its sister AM station, WVUV, with an -FM suffix. WVUV-FM is the westernmost "W" call sign in the U.S., the only "W" call sign in the Pacific, the only "W" call sign west of Texas, and the only "W" call sign south of the Equator. All other radio and television stations in the American Territories in the Pacific carry "K" call signs.

The "W" call letters date from WVUV, an AM station set up[4] by Homer Willess of the American Armed Forces and broadcasting on 648 kHz. It was used to entertain American GIs who were stationed in Samoa during World War II. It was privatized after the war but kept its unusual call letters. WVUV 648 went dark in 2011. But its owners had those same call letters assigned to its successor FM station on 103.1 MHz.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WVUV-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ Raido_Locator.com/WVUV-FM
  4. ^ ttps://www.southseasbroadcasting.com/history/wvuv-history/
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