WWHN

WWHN
City	Joliet, Illinois
Broadcast area	Chicago market
Branding	WWHN 1510 AM
Slogan	"The Gospel Station"
Frequency	1510 kHz
Format	Urban Contemporary Gospel
Power	1,000 Watts (Daytime) 600 Watts (Critical hours) Off the air (Nighttime)
Class	D
Facility ID	26465
Former callsigns	WJRC^[1]
Owner	Hawkins Broadcasting Company

WWHN is a radio station licensed in Joliet, Illinois serving the Chicago metropolitan area with an urban contemporary gospel format. It operates on AM frequency 1510 kHz and is under ownership of Hawkins Broadcasting Company.^[2]

Because it shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee, WWHN operates during the Daytime hours only.

History

The station first began broadcasting in 1964 as WJRC. As WJRC the station aired a number of formats including Adult contemporary.^[3] The station's callsign was changed to WWHN on September 14, 1987.^[1] In April 1988, WWHN was purchased by Raymond and Tornelia Hawkins.^[4] The station then aired a Oldies format, before adopting its current Gospel format in 1990.^[5]^[4]

References

1 2 Call Sign History fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
↑ WWHN fcc.gov. Accessed January 1, 2014
↑ Stations, everywhere: a listeners' guide to the AM and FM bands Chicago Tribune Magazine. March 4, 1979. Accessed January 1, 2014
1 2 Radio From The `Bank` Weaver, Maurice. Chicago Tribune. September 15, 1992. Accessed January 1, 2014
↑ Chicagoland Radio Stations Dialog Magazine. October 1989. (p. 3) Accessed January 7, 2014.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WWHN

Radio-Locator Information on WWHN

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WWHN

Radio stations in the Chicago market

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NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.400 162.425 162.500 162.550

Digital radio	780 1300 1390 1690 89.3-1 89.3-2 89.5-1 89.5-2 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.1-3 90.7-1 90.7-1 90.9-1 90.9-2 90.9-3 91.5-1 91.5-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.1-3 93.9-1 93.9-2 94.7-1 94.7-2 95.5-1 95.5-2 95.9-1 95.9-2 96.3-1 96.3-2 96.7-1 97.1-1 97.1-2 97.9-1 97.9-2 97.9-3 98.7-1 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.3-1 100.3-2 101.1-1 101.1-2 101.9-1 101.9-2 102.3-1 102.7-1 102.7-2 103.5-1 103.5-2 104.3-1 104.3-2 105.1-1 105.1-2 105.1-3 105.5-1 105.9-1 105.9-2 106.3-1 106.7-1 106.7-2 107.5-1 107.5-2

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Daytime-Only radio stations in Illinois

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Defunct	WPOK - Pontiac

See also: Clear channel radio stations and Why AM Radio Stations Must Reduce Power, Change Operations, or Cease Operations at Night

Coordinates: 41°30′50″N 88°03′10″W / 41.51389°N 88.05278°W / 41.51389; -88.05278

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