WVHM

WVHM (90.5 FM) is a Southern Gospel–formatted radio station licensed to Benton, Kentucky, United States, and serving the greater Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky, including Paducah. The station is currently owned by Pennyrile Christian Community, Inc. as part of a triopoly with Christian radio station WTRT (88.1 FM) and contemporary Christian station WAAJ (89.7 FM).[2] All three stations share studios on College Street in downtown Hardin, Kentucky, while its transmitter facilities off Dowdy Cemetery Road south of Benton.

WVHM
Broadcast areaPaducah, Kentucky
Murray, Kentucky
Frequency90.5 MHz
BrandingAll Southern Gospel All the Time
Programming
FormatSouthern Gospel
Ownership
OwnerPennyrile Christian Community, Inc.
WAAJ, WTRT
History
First air date
June 30, 1989[1]
Call sign meaning
Voice of Heartland Ministries
Technical information
Facility ID26646
ClassC3
ERP16,500 watts
HAAT102 meters
Transmitter coordinates
36°48′31″N 88°13′26″W
Repeater(s)W206BB (89.1 FM, Madisonville, Kentucky)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewvhm.org

In order to broaden its broadcast and listening area, WVHM operates an FM translator on 89.1 FM (W206BB) in Madisonville, Kentucky. That station's transmitter is located on the campus of the North Campus of the Madisonville Community College.

History
Former logo for Heartland Ministries.

WVHM was launched as a local Christian radio outlet for western Kentucky on June 30, 1989.[1] In the 1990s, the station aired programming from the Moody Radio network.[3]

Translators

In addition to the main station, WVHM is relayed by an additional simulcast translator to widen its broadcast area.

Call signFrequencyCity of licenseFIDERP (W)ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W206BB 89.1 FMMadisonville, Kentucky9397919D37°21′47″N 87°30′56″WLMS

References
  1. "About WVHM". Heartland Ministries. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. "WVHM Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and Television in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Kentucky Broadcasters Association and Host Communications, Inc. p. 83. ISBN 1-879688-93-X.


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