WHLS

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WHLS

City of license	Port Huron, Michigan
Broadcast area	[1]
Slogan	America's Best Music: Playing the Bluewater Area's Original Hits
First air date	August 8, 1938
Frequency	1450 kHz
Format	Adult Standards
Power	1,000 watts
Class	C
Owner	Radio First / Liggett Communications
Website	http://www.whls.net/

WHLS is an Adult Standards radio station in Port Huron, Michigan on AM 1450. This station broadcasts from the same tower as Q Country 107 with 1,000 watts of power and is also heard on 1590 WHLX Marine City. All three stations are owned by RadioFirst along with 1380 WPHM, and 96.9 WBTI.

WHLS signed on in August of 1938 and was for a time the principal Top 40 music station in the Port Huron/Blue Water area, as well as the very first radio station serving St. Clair County. The station was found by the late John Wismer, who founded and operated the station and FM sister WSAQ until his death in the late 90's. The station was sold to Liggett Commuications (now RadioFirst) in 2000 by Wismer's estate. Liggett had also acquired Wismer's crosstown competitor, WPHM and WBTI that same year from Hanson Communications.

WHLX Marine City, which also had been under Hanson's ownership since 1997, has simulcast WHLS since September 2000. In June 2001, WHLS/WHLX switched from satellite-fed Oldies (from Jones Radio Networks) to Westwood One's Adult Standards format. The station airs the popular syndicated program "American Standards By The Sea" Saturday mornings and Sunday evenings.