WWHP
| City of license | Farmer City, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Farmer City, Champaign, Bloomington |
| Branding | NewsTalk 98.3 - THE political authority in Central Illinois |
| Frequency | 98.3 MHz |
| First air date | 1983 |
| Format | News/Talk |
| ERP | 5,200 watts |
| HAAT | 107 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 14962 |
| Transmitter coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Former callsigns | WEZO (1995-1996) |
| Owner | Smash Hit Media, Inc. (Smash Hit Media, Inc.) |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www.983talk.com |
WWHP (98.3 FM) is a news/talk formatted radio station in Farmer City, Illinois. [1]The station began operations in 1983 as WEZO, and was known from its inception until August 11, 2014 as "The Whip". It played a variety of music genres, primarily Americana roots, classic country, blues, and bluegrass. The station claimed to be located, "somewhere between Memphis and Chicago." [2]
After a change in ownership in early 2014, the station changed formats to classic hits. [3]
On November 23rd, 2015, WWHP became NewsTalk 98.3 with a local morning and afternoon drive.
Former Cities 92.9 morning host Ian Bayne is on from 6-9am and national Breitbart editor Mike Flynn from 3-6pm. Other programming includes Laura Ingraham, Dana Loesch, Jerry Doyle, and Lars Larson. [4]
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/2014-08-12/radio-station-wwhp-sold-format-change.html
- ↑ WWHP Bloomington/Champaign IL Flipping To News/Talk
External links
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WWHP
- Radio-Locator information on WWHP
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for WWHP
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