WWHN

Infobox Radio station
name = WWHN


city = Joliet, Illinois
area = Chicago market
branding = "WWHN 1510 AM"
slogan = "The Gospel Station"
frequency = 1510 kHz
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airdate = September 14, 1987
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format = Urban Contemporary Gospel
power = 1,000 Watts (Daytime)
600 Watts (Critical hours)
Off the air (Nighttime)
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class = D
facility_id = 26465
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callsign_meaning = HawkiNs (Owners)
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owner = Hawkins Broadcasting Company
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website = [http://www.wwhn1510am.com wwhn1510am.com]

WWHN is a radio station licensed in Joliet, Illinois serving the Chicago metropolitan area with an urban contemporary gospel format. It operates on AM frequency 1510 kHz and is under ownership of Hawkins Broadcasting Company.

Because it shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee, WWHN operates only during the Daytime hours only.

History

WWHN began its broadcasting activities on September 14, 1987 as a community radio station serving just the southwestern Chicago suburbs. On November 30, 1989, Raymond and Tornelia Hawkins acquired ownership of WWHN and a year later has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to increase wattage to 1,000 in order to compete in a large market. Since 1990, it has maintained its current gospel format. The Hawkins' petitioned again with the FCC to increase its wattage to 1,500; giving WWHN a denser signal in the area, however according to the FCC database, the application did not go through. WWHN proclaims that their signal coverage is the best of any urban station in the Chicago market.

External links

* [http://www.wwhn1510am.com/ WWHN 1510 AM - Official Website]
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