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WHAN (AM)
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WHAN is a Full Service
formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Ashland, Virginia
, serving Ashland
and Hanover County, Virginia
. WHAN (1430) is owned and operated by Fifth Estate Broadcasting. WHAN's signal is also carried via an FM translator at 102.9 FM.
In 1977, WIVE-AM changed to an adult contemporary format as WKDH, the calls meant to latch on to the popularity of local Hanover County theme park, Kings Dominion.
By 1981, the station abandoned the format and returned to religion as WIVE-AM on May 12. WIVE-FM was also sold off around this time and became WYFJ-FM, owned by Bible Broadcasting Network. WIVE-AM continued broadcasting alone from Ashcake Rd, while WYFJ-FM moved to a new facility on Washington Highway.
On October 1, 1987, the station changed its call sign to WMMM (these calls are now on an FM station in Madison, Wisconsin), broadcasting the "Stardust" Adult Standards format. On July 1, 1989, the calls were changed to WPES by new owner Calvary Pentecostal Campground and a religious format returned to the signal. The station calls were changed to WHAN-AM on August 28, 1998.
On May 26, 2011, WHAN signed on an FM Translator, W275BQ, at 102.9 FM at 250 watts from its Ashcake Road facilities. WHAN is now simulcasted on 1430 AM and 102.9 FM.
Full service (radio format)
The full service radio format consists of a wide range of programming. Mostly found on the AM band, the format can be found on a handful of FM stations...
formatted broadcast
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Ashland, Virginia
Ashland, Virginia
Originally known as Slash Cottage, Ashland is located on the Old Washington Highway U.S. Route One and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a busy north-south route now owned by CSX Transportation...
, serving Ashland
Ashland, Virginia
Originally known as Slash Cottage, Ashland is located on the Old Washington Highway U.S. Route One and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a busy north-south route now owned by CSX Transportation...
and Hanover County, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 86,320 people, 31,121 households, and 24,461 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile . There were 32,196 housing units at an average density of 68 per square mile...
. WHAN (1430) is owned and operated by Fifth Estate Broadcasting. WHAN's signal is also carried via an FM translator at 102.9 FM.
History
The station signed on the air around 1965 as WIVE. In 1970, an FM was signed on at 100.1 as WIVE-FM. During the 1970s, the stations broadcast a religious format and also operated a Christian Bookstore out of their studios on Ashcake Road in Hanover County.In 1977, WIVE-AM changed to an adult contemporary format as WKDH, the calls meant to latch on to the popularity of local Hanover County theme park, Kings Dominion.
By 1981, the station abandoned the format and returned to religion as WIVE-AM on May 12. WIVE-FM was also sold off around this time and became WYFJ-FM, owned by Bible Broadcasting Network. WIVE-AM continued broadcasting alone from Ashcake Rd, while WYFJ-FM moved to a new facility on Washington Highway.
On October 1, 1987, the station changed its call sign to WMMM (these calls are now on an FM station in Madison, Wisconsin), broadcasting the "Stardust" Adult Standards format. On July 1, 1989, the calls were changed to WPES by new owner Calvary Pentecostal Campground and a religious format returned to the signal. The station calls were changed to WHAN-AM on August 28, 1998.
On May 26, 2011, WHAN signed on an FM Translator, W275BQ, at 102.9 FM at 250 watts from its Ashcake Road facilities. WHAN is now simulcasted on 1430 AM and 102.9 FM.