WHAP

Last updated
WHAP
Broadcast area Petersburg, Virginia
Frequency 1340 AM kHz
BrandingThe Point
Programming
Format Country music [1]
Ownership
Owner
  • Bruce D. Gee and David E. Gee
  • (Gee Communications, Inc.)
History
First air date
January 16, 1949 [2]
Call sign meaning
WHopewell And Petersburg
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 33900
Class C
Power 1,000 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
 37°17′46.0″N77°18′50.0″W / 37.296111°N 77.313889°W / 37.296111; -77.313889
Translator(s) 96.9 W245CU (Hopewell)
Links
Public license information
Webcast WHAP Webstream
Website WHAP The Point

WHAP (1340 AM) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hopewell, Virginia, serving Petersburg, Virginia. [1] WHAP is owned by Bruce D. Gee and Davie E. Gee, through licensee Gee Communications, Inc. [4]

Former Fox Sports Radio 1340 logo WHAP FoxSports96.9-1340 logo.png
Former Fox Sports Radio 1340 logo

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-565. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WHAP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "WHAP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.


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