WHAW

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WHAW
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City of license Weston, West Virginia
Broadcast area Weston, West Virginia
Lewis County, West Virginia
Branding "AM 980 WHAW"
Slogan "The True Oldies Channel"
Frequency 980 kHz
First air date 1948
Format Oldies/Classic Rock
Power 1,000 Watts daytime
50 Watts nighttime
Class D
Callsign meaning W Harold A. McWhorter (see note)
W Harold And Wilda
Affiliations The True Oldies Channel (ABC Radio)
Owner Stephen R. Peters
Website WHAW Online

WHAW is a Oldies and Classic Rock formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Weston, West Virginia, serving Weston and Lewis County, West Virginia. WHAW is owned and operated by Stephen R. Peters.

[edit] Origin of the WHAW Call Letters

The original owner was the Lewis Service Corporation, whose principal was Harold A. McWhorter. Harold established WPAR Parkersburg in 1935, and WHAW Weston in 1948. Harold wanted his inititals as the call letters, WHAM, but Stromberg Carlson had those on 1180 in Rochester. He chose WHAW, telling some they stood for "Harold and (his wife) Wilda," others that he had just turned over the "M" in McWhorter.

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