WHOC is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station.[3] The station is licensed to Philadelphia, Mississippi and serves Philadelphia and Neshoba County in Mississippi.[1][2] WHOC is owned and operated by WHOC, Inc.[1]

WHOC
Broadcast areaPhiladelphia, Mississippi
Neshoba County, Mississippi[2]
Frequency1490 kHz
Branding"1490AM and 93.7FM WHOC"
Programming
FormatNews/Talk/Sports[3]
Ownership
OwnerWHOC, Inc.[1]
WWSL
History
First air date
July 31, 1948; 75 years ago (1948-07-31)[4]
Former call signs
WHOC (1948–Present)[5][6]
Technical information
Facility ID72308
ClassC
Power1,000 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
32°45′52.0″N 89°7′48.0″W / 32.764444°N 89.130000°W / 32.764444; -89.130000[1]
Links
WebcastWHOC Webstream
WebsiteWHOC Online

Translator edit

In addition to WHOC's primary frequency, its programming is simulcast on the following translator station, on the FM band, to widen WHOC's broadcast area.[7][8]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W229CW 93.7 MHz FM Philadelphia, Mississippi 139546 250 watts 42 m (138 ft) D 32°46′2.80″N 89°7′47.20″W / 32.7674444°N 89.1297778°W / 32.7674444; -89.1297778 LMS

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "WHOC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "WHOC-AM 1490 kHz - Philadelphia, Mississippi - Daytime Coverage". Theodric Technologies, LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-319. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - WHOC-AM". REC Networks. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "W229CW Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "FCCdata.org - powered by REC - W250BG-FM". REC Networks. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

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