WHAN (AM)

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WHAN
Broadcast area Ashland, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia
Frequency 1430 kHz
Branding"WNRN"
Programming
Format Adult album alternative [1]
Ownership
OwnerStu-Comm, Inc.
WNRN, WNRN-FM, WNRS-FM
History
First air date
May 1, 1962 [2]
Former call signs
WDYL (1960 – 1962, CP )
WIVE (1962 – 1977)
WKDH (1977 – 1980)
WIVE (1980 – 1987)
WMMM (1987 – 1989)
WPES (1989 – 1998) [3] [4]
Call sign meaning
HANover
Technical information [5]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 8438
Class D
Power 1,000 Watts daytime
31 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates
 37°44′46.0″N77°29′44.0″W / 37.746111°N 77.495556°W / 37.746111; -77.495556
Translator(s) 102.9 MHz  W275BQ (Ashland)
Links
Public license information
Website WHAN Online

WHAN is an adult album alternative formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Ashland and Hanover County, Virginia as well as the northern half of the Metro Richmond, Virginia region. [1] WHAN is owned by Stu-Comm, Inc. [6] WHAN currently simulcasts WNRN-FM.

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History

On February 1, 2015, Charlottesville-based public broadcaster WTJU began simulcasting its programming on WHAN in an attempt to use its FM translator to reach the Richmond market. [7] WTJU operated the station daily from 1:00 am to 6:00 pm as part of a three-year local marketing agreement. [8] Through a separate agreement with WTJU, Virginia Commonwealth University webcaster WVCW broadcast on WHAN Monday through Thursday from 6:00 pm to 1:00 am and Friday from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am, with additional broadcasting time allowed for special events. Local programming filled the remaining timeslots 6:00 pm–9:00 pm on Friday evenings and 6:00 pm–1:00 am on weekends. [9]

WTJU terminated the local marketing agreement effective August 16, 2017, citing financial reasons. WHAN returned to a locally programmed music format, branded "102.9 The Mater", which it described as a mix of classic Southern rock and 1990s alternative rock but has transitioned since 2018 to "The RVA's Best Music Variety" featuring artists and genres from the past 65 years. [10] [11]

On August 10, 2020, Fifth Estate Broadcasting filed an agreement to donate WHAN and W275BQ to Stu-Comm, Inc., operator of Charlottesville-based adult album alternative station WNRN-FM, which complements its existing Richmond pair of WFTH (1590 AM) and W203CB (88.5 FM). This action came less than a week after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed a longstanding rule that prevented co-owned AM stations with overlapping signals from broadcasting the same programming. The sale was completed on October 9, 2020. [12] [13] WHAN and W275BQ now simulcast WNRN-FM.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WHAN is relayed by an FM translator to replicate the daytime signal of 1430 AM on the FM dial 24 hours a day. [14]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W275BQ102.9 FM FM Ashland, Virginia 155027250 watts96.9  m (318  ft)D LMS

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