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Overview
Licensed to Danville, Kentucky, WHIR is a news/talk radio station broadcasting on 1230 AM. It brands itself as “Newstalk Sports 1230.” It first signed on in 1947.
Station details
- Call sign
- WHIR
- Frequency
- 1230 AM
- Format
- News Talk Information
- On-air name
- Newstalk Sports 1230
- City of license
- Danville, KY
- Market
- Lexington, KY
- Licensee
- Hometown Broadcastng of Danville Inc
- Power
- 1,000 watts day; 1,000 watts night
- Station class
- C
- First on air
- 1947
- FCC facility ID
- 52308
- Website
- hometownlive.net
- FCC public file
- publicfiles.fcc.gov
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
Its lineup draws on Premiere Networks. Hometown Broadcastng of Danville Inc holds the station’s FCC license.
Its website is hometownlive.net. Danville is in the Lexington, KY market, where local newspapers include The Advocate-Messenger. Sister stations include WHBN and WRNZ.
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WHIR at a glance
- Frequency
- 1230 AM
- On air as
- Newstalk Sports 1230
- Format
- News Talk Information
- Licensed to
- Danville, KY
- Market
- Lexington, KY
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