- WHAW
Infobox Radio station
name = WHAW
city =Weston, West Virginia
area =Weston, West Virginia Lewis County, West Virginia
branding = "AM 980 WHAW"
slogan = "The True Oldies Channel"
airdate = 1948
frequency = 980 kHz
format =Oldies /Classic rock
power = 1,000Watt s daytime 50 Watts nighttime
erp =
class = D
callsign_meaning = W Harold A. McWhorter (see note) W Harold And Wilda
former_callsigns =
owner = Stephen R. Peters
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = [http://www.whawradio.com/ WHAW Online]
affiliations =The True Oldies Channel (ABC Radio )WHAW is a
Oldies andClassic rock formatted broadcastradio station licensed toWeston, West Virginia , serving Weston andLewis County, West Virginia . WHAW is owned and operated by Stephen R. Peters.Origin of the WHAW Call Letters
The original owner was the Lewis Service Corporation, whose principal was Harold A. McWhorter. Harold established WPAR Parkersburg in 1935, and WHAW Weston in 1948. Harold wanted his inititals as the call letters, WHAM, but Stromberg Carlson had those on 1180 in Rochester. He chose WHAW, telling some they stood for "Harold and (his wife) Wilda," others that he had just turned over the "M" in McWhorter.
External links
* [http://www.whawradio.com/ AM 980 WHAW Online]
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