WHIS
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| WHIS | |
| City of license | Bluefield, West Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Bluefield WV - VA |
| Slogan | "The two Virginias' informative radio" |
| Frequency | 1440 kHz |
| First air date | 1929 |
| Format | Talk Radio |
| ERP | 5,000 watts (day) 500 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | Hugh Ike Shott - Founder of the station |
| Owner | Triad Broadcasting (Monterey Licenses, LLC) |
| Website | WHIS Online |
WHIS (1440 AM) is a radio station in Bluefield, West Virginia. The call letters contain the initials of Hugh Ike Shott, who started the station. 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.[1] WHIS is the oldest radio station in Bluefield and the fifth-oldest radio station in West Virginia.
The station is licensed to Monterey Licenses, LLC, which is wholly owned by Triad Broadcasting.[2]
The radio station operates on 1440 kHz with a daytime power of 5KW and nighttime power of .5 KW. It operates a non-directional transmitter on Harry Heights Road, less than one mile north of the city limits of Bluefield. Its studios are located at 900 Bluefield Avenue in Bluefield, WV.
WHIS simulcasts at 1470 AM as WTZE serving Tazewell, Virginia.
[edit] References
- History of Radio Station WHIS, Bluefield retrieved on November 2, 2007.
- ^ Arcane Radio Trivia, September 21, 2006, retrieved on November 2, 2007.
- ^ Ownership Interests FCC Form 323, Exhibit 3, Page 1 of 5, retrieved on November 2, 2007.
[edit] External links
- WHIS/WTZE Online
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WHIS
- Radio Locator Information on WHIS
- Query Arbitron's AM station database for WHIS
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