WVUV (AM)
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FormatDefunct
OwnerSouth Seas Broadcasting, Inc.
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| Broadcast area | American Samoa, Samoa, Tonga, Niue, Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Nauru |
| Frequency | 648 kHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Defunct |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | South Seas Broadcasting, Inc. |
| KKHJ-FM, KKHJ-LP, WVUV-FM | |
| History | |
First air date | 1942 |
Last air date | 2011 |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 54768 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 10,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 14°21′28″S 170°46′36″W / 14.35778°S 170.77667°W |
WVUV (648 AM) was a radio station licensed to serve the community of Leone, American Samoa. The station, established in 1942, was owned and operated by South Seas Broadcasting, Inc., when its broadcast license was cancelled in 2011. WVUV was a sister station to NBC TV station KKHJ-LP, which went by the WVUV-LP callsign until 2008.
Before signing off forever, WVUV broadcast a hot adult contemporary music format to American Samoa area and other neighboring islands.
