WHAN (AM)
City | Ashland, Virginia |
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Broadcast area |
Ashland, Virginia Hanover County, Virginia |
Branding | "91.1 WTJU" |
Slogan | "The Sound Choice in Central Virginia" |
Frequency | 1430 AM kHz |
First air date | May 1, 1962[1] |
Format | Variety[2] |
Power |
1,000 Watts daytime 31 Watts nighttime |
Class | D |
Facility ID | 8438 |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°44′46.0″N 77°29′44.0″W / 37.746111°N 77.495556°W |
Callsign meaning | W HANover (County) |
Former callsigns |
WIVE (1962-1977) WKDH (1977-1981) WIVE (1981-1987) WMMM (1987-1989) WPES (1989-1998) WHAN (1998-Present)[3] |
Owner | Fifth Estate Broadcasting, LLC |
Sister stations | WTJU |
Webcast | WHAN Webstream |
Website | WHAN Online |
WHAN is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Ashland and Hanover County, Virginia.[2] WHAN is owned by Fifth Estate Broadcasting, LLC and operated by the University of Virginia.[4]
New Programming
On February 1, 2015, Charlottesville-based public broadcaster WTJU began simulcasting it's programming on WHAN.[5] WTJU, owned by the University of Virginia, will operate the station as part of a three-year local marketing agreement.[6] WTJU will have the option to buy the WHAN and translator W275BQ in the future.[5] WTJU is in negotiations with Virginia Commonwealth University webcaster WVCW to broadcast on WHAN from 6pm to 1am daily.[7]
Translator
In addition to the main station, WHAN is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[8]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | FCC info |
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W275BQ | 102.9 FM | Ashland, Virginia | 155027 | 250 watts | 96.9 m (318 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "WHAN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- 1 2 Venta, Lance (January 28, 2015). "WTJU Adds Richmond Rimshot". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "U.Va.-owned station to take over WHAN". Hanover Herald-Progress. Ashland, Virginia: Lakeway Publishers, Inc. January 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Baldwin, Brent (January 13, 2015). "U.Va.-owned station to take over WHAN". Style Weekly. Richmond, Virginia: Landmark Media Enterprises. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ "W250BG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
External links
- 91.1 WTJU Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WHAN
- Radio-Locator Information on WHAN
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WHAN