WHGH
WHGH (AM 840) is a radio station broadcasting an Urban Contemporary format., and licensed for Thomasville, Georgia, United States, in the Tallahassee, Florida area. The station is owned by Moses L. Gross, a black Thomas County Commissioner, through his HGH Investments Corporation.[1]
City | Thomasville, Georgia |
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Broadcast area | Tallahassee, Florida |
Frequency | 840 kHz |
Branding | Hot 840 Jams |
Programming | |
Format | Urban Contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner | Moses L. Gross[1] (HGH Investments Corp.[1]) |
History | |
First air date | 1980 |
Former call signs | DWHGH (2012-2013) |
Call sign meaning | HGH Investments Corp. |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 25773 |
Class | D |
Power | 10,000 watts day |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°47′54.7″N 83°56′21.6″W |
The station's license was cancelled and its callsign deleted from the Federal Communications Commission's database on April 6, 2012 for failure to renew.[2] The licensee submitted a petition for waiver and reinstatement, claiming that "the loss of WHGH was represents a severe blow to the people it serves" and "The Commission should not let a rigid adherence to its rules result in the loss of yet another minority-owned voice in our Nation's media landscape."[1] The FCC granted a waiver in June 2013, restoring the callsign and accepting a late renewal application, and granting special temporary authority to resume operations pending renewal.[3][4]
References
- Oxenford, David (February 11, 2013). "Petition for Waiver and Reinstatement of License (Attachment 12 to BR-20130208ABM)". Letter to Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- "Broadcast Actions, April 11, 2012" (PDF). United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "Public Notice Comment: BR-20130208ABM". CDBS Public Access. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- Doyle, Peter H. (June 7, 2013). "WHGH(AM), Thomasville, Georgia, Facility ID No. 25733, Request for Special Temporary Authorization" (typescript). Letter to David D. Oxenford. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
External links
- WHGH in the FCC's AM station database
- WHGH on Radio-Locator
- WHGH in Nielsen Audio's AM station database