WHEW

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WHEW
WHEW-AM Bonita 1380 radio logo.png
City Franklin, Tennessee
Broadcast area Nashville, Tennessee
Frequency 1380 kHz
BrandingBonita 1380
Programming
Language(s) Spanish
Format Spanish Variety
Ownership
OwnerSG Communications, Inc.
History
Former call signs
WIZO (1969-1996) [1]
Technical information
Facility ID 681
Class D
Power 2,800 watts (day only)
Transmitter coordinates
35°54′22″N86°54′21″W / 35.90611°N 86.90583°W / 35.90611; -86.90583
Links
Website bonita1380amradio.com

WHEW (1380 AM, "Bonita 1380") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Franklin, Tennessee. The station's broadcast license is held by SG Communications, Inc.

Contents

Programming

WHEW broadcasts a Spanish Variety format branded as "Bonita 1380". [2]

History

It used to be licensed to an earlier ownership group as WIZO, and was assigned the call sign "WHEW" by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on October 1, 1996. [3] Following a series of missteps by the licensee, WHEW's call sign was deleted from the FCC database and the broadcast license cancelled in August 2012. After a lengthy appeal, the station was fully reinstated in September 2013. [3]

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References

  1. FCC History Cards for WHEW
  2. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron . Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau. September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2013.