WHIS
WHIS (1440 AM) is a talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia, serving Bluefield in West Virginia and Bluefield in Virginia. WHIS is owned and operated by Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert, through licensee First Media Services, LLC.
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| City | Bluefield, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Bluefield, West Virginia Bluefield, Virginia |
| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| Branding | News Talk 1440 AM |
| Slogan | The Two Virginias Informative Radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk |
| Affiliations | Fox News Radio West Virginia MetroNews |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Charles Spencer and Rick Lambert (First Media Services, LLC) |
| WHAJ, WHQX, WHKX, WKOY, WKQY | |
| History | |
First air date | 1929 |
Former frequencies | 1420 kHz (1929–1931) 1410 kHz (1931–1941)[1] |
Call sign meaning | Hugh Ike Shott original owner |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 502 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts daytime 500 Watts nighttime |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°16′33.0″N 81°15′6.0″W |
| Translator(s) | 97.3 W247BO (Bluefield) |
| Links | |
| Website | WHIS Online |
History
Radio broadcasting began with 100 watts of power when the station signed on at 6:00 PM June 27, 1929 broadcasting from a tower on top of the twelve-story West Virginian Hotel in Bluefield.[2] WHIS is the oldest radio station in Bluefield and the fifth-oldest radio station in West Virginia.
References
- "FCC History Cards for WHIS".
- Arcane Radio Trivia, September 21, 2006, retrieved on November 2, 2007.
External links
- WHIS in the FCC's AM station database
- WHIS on Radio-Locator
- WHIS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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