WBHV (AM)
WBHV was an American radio station, licensed to the community of Somerset, Pennsylvania. The station was licensed to operate at 1330 kHz, with a daytime power of 5,000 watts, and a nighttime power of 35 watts. The station had been owned by Results Radio Company.
History: beginnings as WADJ
WBHV made its debut in the spring of 1981 as WADJ, owned by Johnstown radio and television legend Ron Lorence, known best to WJAC-TV audiences as the host of such popular locally-produced programs such as "Seniors Today" and "Scholastic Squares". Lorence was also known for many years (and still is today) as the voice of Pennsylvania's Allied Milk Producers' radio commercials.
WADJ was first granted its license in December 1980, doing business as Nor-Lin Broadcasters, building a new two-tower directional antenna array at Cannel Drive on the outskirts of Somerset, which would also house the station's studios and general offices. It began operations as a sunrise to sunset only operation, but managed to compete well with its well-established and more powerful crosstown competitor, WVSC (now WLLI), which had gone on the air many years before.
WBHV-FM
WBHV-FM (94.5 FM), known as "B 94.5 All The Hits", is a Hot AC music radio station, licensed to serve State College, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Kristin Cantrell, through licensee Southern Belle, LLC. The Program Director is Sara Lauer.
History
In 1987, WBHV was born as a Rock-40 alternative to WQWK - which aired at that time as a top-40 station. Shortly thereafter, WQWK switched back to its "QWK Rock" format and B103 moved into the top-40 niche in State College, Pennsylvania.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the station was generally referred to as B-103 (The Beaver), as its prior frequency was at 103.1 FM, where WAPY is currently broadcasting from. In terms of branding, WBHV initially identified itself as "B103 - The Beaver."
In the late 90's, the station changed its branding to "Beaver 103." In the early 2000s, the branding changed back to "103.1 - The Beaver" with an on-air lineup including mornings with Joe Thomas and Pam Bunch, middays with Glenn Turner and afternoons with Rob Tanner taking over the top spot in the State College ratings.
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