- Station name Station name
- WHOV 88.1 - Hampton's Jazz
- Description Description
- The history of radio at what was then the Hampton Institute began with the 1941 establishment of a carrier current station, which by 1950 was known as WHOV.
- Launch date Launch date
- 5 March 1964
- Owner Owner
- Hampton University
- Contact Contact
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WHOV 88.1 - Hampton's Jazz
United States
Format
AAC
WHOV is the radio station of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It broadcasts jazz, gospel, and R&B music to the Hampton Roads area from its studios in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communication and transmitter located…
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United States
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | whov.hamptonu.edu |
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Primary frequency
88.1 MHz
Service type
FM
Transmitter coordinates
37.0172222, -76.3369167
Coverage area
Hampton Roads
Owner / network
Hampton University
First air date
5 March 1964
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| Station ID | 30851 |
|---|---|
| Region | United States, Virginia |
| Branding | Smooth 88.1 WHOV |
| Owner | Hampton University |
| Broadcast area | Hampton Roads |
| Launched | 5 March 1964 |
| Website | whov.hamptonu.edu |
| Primary frequency | 88.1 MHz |
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| Last check | 12 hours ago |
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| Stream host | stream.revma.ihrhls.com |
| Final host | cloud.revma.ihrhls.com |
| HTTP status | 200 |
| Content type | audio/aac |
| Latency | 204 ms |
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| Current stream format | AAC |
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About station About WHOV 88.1 - Hampton's Jazz
WHOV is the radio station of Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, United States. It broadcasts jazz, gospel, and R&B music to the Hampton Roads area from its studios in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communication and transmitter located separately on the Hampton University campus.
The history of radio at what was then the Hampton Institute began with the 1941 establishment of a carrier current station, which by 1950 was known as WHOV. The station became a broadcast FM service in 1964 and over the years increased its broadcast power to cover most of Hampton Roads. It serves as a training ground for students.
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