WHAN (AM)

WHAN
City Ashland, Virginia
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 / 37.746111; -77.495556
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
W275BQ 102.9 FM Ashland, Virginia 155027 250 watts 96.9 m (318 ft) D FCC

References

  1. Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-559. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. "WHAN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Venta, Lance (January 28, 2015). "WTJU Adds Richmond Rimshot". RadioBB Networks. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  6. "U.Va.-owned station to take over WHAN". Hanover Herald-Progress. Ashland, Virginia: Lakeway Publishers, Inc. January 21, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  7. Baldwin, Brent (January 13, 2015). "U.Va.-owned station to take over WHAN". Style Weekly. Richmond, Virginia: Landmark Media Enterprises. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. "W250BG Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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