WHAN (AM)
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| City of license | Ashland, Virginia |
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| Broadcast area | Ashland, Virginia Hanover County, Virginia |
| Branding | "91.1 WTJU" |
| Slogan | "The Sound Choice in Central Virginia" |
| Frequency | 1430 AM kHz |
| First air date | May 1, 1962[1] |
| Format | Variety[2] |
| Power | 1,000 Watts daytime 31 Watts nighttime |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 8438 |
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| Callsign meaning | W HANover (County) |
| Former callsigns | WIVE (1962-1977) WKDH (1977-1981) WIVE (1981-1987) WMMM (1987-1989) WPES (1989-1998) WHAN (1998-Present)[3] |
| Owner | Fifth Estate Broadcasting, LLC |
| Sister stations | WTJU |
| Webcast | WHAN Webstream |
| Website | WHAN Online |
WHAN is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Ashland and Hanover County, Virginia.[2] WHAN is owned by Fifth Estate Broadcasting, LLC and operated by the University of Virginia.[4]
New Programming
On February 1, 2015, Charlottesville-based public broadcaster WTJU began simulcasting it's programming on WHAN.[5] WTJU, owned by the University of Virginia, will operate the station as part of a three-year local marketing agreement.[6] WTJU will have the option to buy the WHAN and translator W275BQ in the future.[5] WTJU is in negotiations with Virginia Commonwealth University webcaster WVCW to broadcast on WHAN from 6pm to 1am daily.[7]
Translator
In addition to the main station, WHAN is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[8]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP W |
Height m (ft) |
Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W275BQ | 102.9 FM | Ashland, Virginia | 155027 | 250 watts | 96.9 m (318 ft) | D | FCC |
References
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