WNOP (AM)

WNOP
Broadcast area	Cincinnati, Ohio
Branding	Sacred Heart Radio 740
Slogan	"Sacred Heart Radio 740"
Frequency	740(kHz)
First air date	1948 (As WNOP)
Format	Catholic talk/services
Power	2,500 watts day 30 watts night
Class	D
Callsign meaning	NOP for Newport, the city of license
Owner	Sacred Heart Radio, Inc.
Sister stations	WHSS 89.5 FM in Hamilton
Webcast	Listen live
Website	WNOP

Leo Underhill

WNOP is a radio station located in Newport, Kentucky that can be heard in/around the Cincinnati area. It now broadcasts for Cincinnati's Catholic community and archdiocesan base and is an affiliate of EWTN radio for most (if not all) of its programming.

WNOP was a jazz station for 38 years, except for a brief run as a CNN Headline News affiliate from 1992-1994.^[1] WNOP's current religious talk format started on December 31, 2000,

History

Startup

The station was first on the air with a combined Country Music and pre-recorded radio shows, receiving its Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license on May 29, 1947. The first broadcasts were on Aug. 21, 1948. Jimmie Skinner hosted a radio program, which featured singer Connie Hall.

Jazz era (1962-2000)

Despite its relatively weak signal (not to mention almost bumping right into AM powerhouse WLW), WNOP had a core audience of loyal listeners during the years when its musical programming was mostly jazz. The station's studios were a tiny floating facility on the Ohio River, called "the jazz ark." ^[1]

It wasn't all jazz, however—sometimes, breaks between songs were filled with recordings of stand-up comedians. Likewise, it had an on-air irreverence that could jolt you without warning. For instance, it sometimes identified itself as being "just a little to the right of WLW," while at other times, it claimed to be "Radio Free Newport." On winter days when Cincinnati was hit with large amounts of snow and most stations announced school and workplace closings, morning on-air personality Leo Underhill instead would inform listeners which bars were closed due to bad weather.^[2]

Sacred Heart Radio (2000-present)

Sacred Heart Radio assumed ownership of the station on January 1, 2001. The program format was changed from Jazz to religious talk radio....much of it coming from EWTN Global Catholic Radio. The last song played before the switch was "The Vatican Rag" by Tom Lehrer.

The Son Rise Morning Show with Brian Patrick which airs weekday mornings on EWTN Radio originates from WNOP's studios.

On August 24, 2010 WHSS, 89.5 mHz in Hamilton, was sold by the Hamilton City Schools to Sacred Heart Radio. It is now an FM repeater of WNOP reaching the northern Cincinnati region of Hamilton, Middletown, Mason and the surrounding area.

On-air talent

Talent prior to 1962 (country music era)

Bob Anderson, sportscaster^[3]
Jimmie Skinner

On-air staff (1962-2000)

Marc T. Bolin
"Downtown" Scott Brown
The Darksoldier (Phil Tucker)
Jim Edwards
Robyn Carey (Allgeyer)
Angelo Catanzaro
Jack Clements
Val Coleman
Dee Felice
Gary Keegan
Wilbert Longmire
Dennis "The Ironman" Michaels
Bob Nave
Geoff Nimmo
Dick Pike
Jim Planky
Mike Roberts
Brian Schwab
Ray Scott
Jean Shepherd
Mark Stevens (Mark Schlachter)
Bunky Tadwell (Walt Harrell)
Oscar Treadwell
Leo (Old Undies) Underhill
Chris Wagner
Max Warner
Christopher Geisen
Stew Williams
Ty Williams
Dave Worford
Carmen "Catman" Catanzaro
Candy McGinnis

• Scott McKay (Scott Marinoff)

On-air talent (after 2001)

Brian Patrick

References

1 2 Cincinnati.com July 28, 2008 - "WNOP has seen it all" http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/20080728/NEWS0103/111110002/WNOP-has-seen-it-all accessed March 26, 2010
↑ "Dick Pike jazzed up radio's small, but legendary, WNOP"
↑ Sies, Luther F. (2014). Encyclopedia of American Radio, 1920-1960, 2nd Edition, Volume 1. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-5149-4. P. 9.

External links

Radio stations in the Cincinnati, Ohio market

By AM frequency	550 700¹ 740 910 1050 1160 1230 1320 1360 1450 1480 1530¹ 1560

By FM frequency	88.3 88.5 88.7 88.9 89.3 89.5 89.7 89.9 90.9 91.1 91.7 92.5 93.3 93.7 94.1 94.5 94.9 95.7 95.9 96.5 97.3 97.7 98.5 99.1 99.3 99.5 100.3 101.1 101.9 102.7 103.5 103.9 103.9 105.1 105.9 106.7 107.1 107.5

By callsign	W233BG WAIF WAKW WAOL WCKY¹ WCNW WCVG WCVX WDBZ WDJO WEBN WFCJ WFTK WGRI WGRR WGUC WHKO WHSS WIOK WIZF WJVS WKFS WKID WKRC WKRQ WLHS WLW¹ WMKV WMOH WMUB WMWX WNKN WNKR WNKU WNNF WNOP WOBO WOFX-FM WOSL WOXY WPFB WRBI WREW WRRM WSAI WSCH WUBE-FM WVQC-LP WVXU WYGY WZDA

Defunct	WJVS (88.3 FM) WLMH (89.1 FM) WAQZ (97.3 FM)

Nearby radio markets Bloomington-Columbus, IN Columbus, OH Dayton Huntington-Ashland-Ironton Indianapolis Lexington Louisville Southern Ohio See also List of radio stations in Ohio List of radio stations in Kentucky List of radio stations in Indiana ¹ = Clear-channel stations with extended nighttime coverage.

Religious radio stations in the state of Ohio

Stations	WAKW – Cincinnati WAOM – Mowrystown WAUI – Shelby WBCJ – Spencerville WBCY – Archbold WBIE – Delphos WBJV – Steubenville WCBV-LP – Lima WCCD – Parma/Cleveland WCCR – Cleveland WCNW – Fairfield WCRF-FM – Cleveland WCUE – Cuyahoga Falls/Akron WCVJ – Jefferson WCVV – Belpre WEEC – Springfield WFCJ – Miamisburg WFCO – Lancaster WFOT – Lexington WGOJ – Conneaut WGRI – Cincinnati WHSS -Hamilton WHJM – Anna WHKW – Cleveland WHKZ – Warren/Youngstown WHRQ – Sandusky WHVT – Clyde WHVY – Coshocton WILB – Canton WJDD – Carrollton WJEE – Bolivar WJFY-LP – Newark WJHE – Heath WJIC – Zanesville WJJE – Delaware WJTA – Glandorf/Leipsic WJTB – North Ridgeville/Cleveland WJYM – Bowling Green/Toledo WKCD – Cedarville WKJA – Brunswick WLRU-LP – Hillsboro WNHC-LP – Lima WNKL – Wauseon/Toledo WNOC – Bowling Green/Toledo WNOP – Newport/Cincinnati WNWT – Rossford/Toledo WOFN – Beach City WOHC – Chillicothe WOTL – Toledo WQRP – Dayton WRFD – Columbus-Worthington WRRO – Edon/Bryan WSHB – Willard WSJG -Tiffin WTGN – Lima WTLL-LP – Zanesville WTPG – Whitehouse WTTP-LP – Lima WUKV – Portsmouth WULM – Springfield/Dayton WVML – Millersburg WVMS – Sandusky WVSG -Columbus WWOW – Conneaut WWTL-LP – Logan WWYC – Toledo WXMF – Marion WXML – Upper Sandusky WXMW – Sycamore WYFY – Cambridge WYTN – Youngstown WYWH-LP – Athens WZCP – Chillicothe WZLP – Loudonville WZWP – West Union WYLR – Hubbard/Youngstown

Defunct	WCER – Canton

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Ohio See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Religious radio stations in the state of Kentucky

Stations	WAPD – Campbellsville WAXG – Mount Sterling WAYK – Valley Station WBCE – Wickliffe WBFC – Stanton WBMK – Morehead WCBR – Richmond WDFB – Junction City WFIA – Louisville WHMR – Ledbetter WIMM-LP – Owensboro WIMV – Owingsville WITB-LP – Benton WJMM-FM – Keene WJSO – Pikeville WKCB – Hindman WLCR – Mount Washington WLCU – Campbellsville WLJC – Beattyville WMIK – Middlesboro WMIK-FM – Middlesboro WMJR – Nicholasville WMTC-FM – Vancleve WNKJ – Hopkinsville WNLW-LP – Williamsburg WNOP – Newport WPJI-LP – Hopkinsville WSGP – Glasgow WSOF-FM – Madisonville WSPP-LP – Hopkinsville WTHL – Somerset WTRT – Benton WVHM – Benton WYAH-LP – Winchester WYGE – London WYGH – Paris

Defunct	WBLG-LP – Bowling Green WMTC – Vancleve WWLK – Eddyville

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Kentucky See also Classical Jazz Religious Spanish Smooth Jazz Other

Coordinates: 39°05′41″N 84°34′59″W / 39.09472°N 84.58306°W / 39.09472; -84.58306

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