WHIR

Last updated
WHIR
WHIR logo.jpg
Frequency 1230 kHz
BrandingNewstalk Sports 1230
Programming
Format News Talk Information
Affiliations NBC News Radio
SportsMap [1]
Motor Racing Network [2]
Performance Racing Network [3]
Ownership
OwnerHometown Broadcasting of Danville Inc
WHBN, WRNZ
History
First air date
October 27, 1947;75 years ago (1947-10-27) [4]
Technical information
Facility ID 52308
Class C
Power 1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
37°40′28″N84°46′6″W / 37.67444°N 84.76833°W / 37.67444; -84.76833
Translator(s) 103.9 MHz  W280FM (Danville)
Links
Webcast listen live
Website hometownlive.net

WHIR (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Danville, Kentucky, United States. The station is currently owned by Hometown Broadcastng of Danville Inc. [5] WHIR features The Joe Mathis Show which can be heard Monday through Friday from 6-9 am. Sean Hannity, Dave Ramsey, and other nationwide syndicated shows are also carried, along with area and local sporting events.

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References

  1. "Show Schedule on WHIR". Hometown Radio Network. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. "Radio Partners". Motor Racing Network . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. "NASCAR Cup Series Affiliates". 1 April 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 2010. p. D-238.
  5. "WHIR Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.