WHEO

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WHEO
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Broadcast area Stuart, Virginia
Patrick County, Virginia
Frequency 1270 kHz
BrandingWHEO Radio
pronounced as
"Whee-O Radio"
Programming
Format Classic hits
Oldies [1]
Affiliations Compass Media Networks
Premiere Networks
Townhall Radio News
United Stations Radio Networks
Virginia News Network
Ownership
OwnerPatrick Community Media, Inc.
History
First air date
October 12, 1959 [2]
Technical information [3]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 46335
Class D
Power 5,000 watts day
Transmitter coordinates
 36°37′25.0″N80°15′50.0″W / 36.623611°N 80.263889°W / 36.623611; -80.263889
Translator(s) 92.7 W224DV (Stuart)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website wheoradio.com

WHEO (1270 AM) is a classic hits and oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Stuart, Virginia, serving Stuart and Patrick County, Virginia. [1] WHEO is owned and operated by Patrick Community Media, Inc. [4]

Contents

WHEO runs 24/7 on 92.7FM, the AM transmitter (1270) goes silent after dark.

The station is an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip.", BIG JIM'S BIG JAMZ, Dead Til Midnight, MG Kelly programs (Classic Hit List, Live From The 60s, & American Hit List).

Signing off and back on

WHEO fell Silent on August 31, 2014 due to low advertising revenue. [5] [6] On September 1, 2015, less than one day before the station's license expired, WHEO returned to the air. [7] WHEO returned to the air with the help of financial support from "angel lenders in community". [7]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WHEO is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [8]

Broadcast translator for WHEO
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W224DV92.7 FM Stuart, Virginia 20134125044  m (144  ft)D LMS

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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-573. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WHEO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ↑ "WHEO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Patrick County radio station preparing to sign off the air". WDBJ/Schurz Communications. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Notification of Suspension of Operations/Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Staub, Danielle (September 5, 2015). "WHEO 1270 AM back on the air". WDBJ/Schurz Communications . Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ "W224DV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
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