WHWT

Infobox Radio station
name = WHWT


city = New Hope, Alabama
area = Huntsville, Alabama
branding = "Hot 103.5 FM"
slogan =
airdate =
frequency = 103.5 FM (MHz)
format = Rhythmic Contemporary
erp = 290 watts
haat = 449 meters
class = A
facility_id = 170944
coordinates = coord|34|38|11|N|86|30|42|W
callsign_meaning = "Hot"
former_callsigns =
owner = Stroh Communications Corp.
licensee =
sister_stations =
webcast =
website = http://www.hot1035fm.com
affiliations =

WHWT (103.5 FM, "Hot 103.5") is a Rhythmic Contemporary music formatted radio station licensed to New Hope, Alabama.cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/] The station serves the Huntsville, Alabama, area. The station is owned and operated by Stroh Communications Corp.

The station was assigned the WHWT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on November 7, 2007.cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=170944 |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database] WHWT officially went on the air on December 2, 2007. [cite news |date=2007-12-02 |work=WAFF 48 News |url=http://www.waff.com/global/story.asp?s=7305203&ClientType=Printable |title=New radio station in Huntsville |accessdate=2007-12-27] The transmitter is located on the old WZDX-TV tower on Green Mountain.

Programming

Although the station's musical direction favors R&B/Hip-Hop hits, WHWT is listed in Mediabase as a Rhythmic reporter because of its inclusion of Rhythmic Pop hits. [cite web |work=Mediabase |url=http://www.mediabase.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/stations.asp?c_let=WHWT-FM |title=WHWT-FM 7 Day Station Playlist]

Notable local personalities on WHWT include program director and afternoon host DJ Fresh [cite news |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/RRWebSite/NewsStoryPage.aspx?ContentID=trmZOThKC6c%3D& |title=Huntsville Gets Fresh |work=Radio and Records |date=2007-12-06 |last=Dunham |first=Darnella |accessdate= 2007-12-27] [cite news |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=527847 |title=In Brief - December 7, 2007 |work=FMQB |date=2007-12-07 |accessdate= 2007-12-27] and evening host Shady Nation. [cite web |url=http://www.urbanradionation.com/ |title=New Urban station in Huntsville, Alabama |work=Urban Radio Nation |accessdate= 2007-12-27] Notable syndicated programming includes the "Big Boy's Neighborhood" morning show. [cite news |title=News - November 19, 2007 |url=http://www.urbaninsite.com/asp/news.asp?mode=1519 |work=UrbanInsite |date=2007-11-19 |accessdate=2008-01-02 |quote=Huntsville Alabama's Hottest music Station Hot 103.5 with 10,000 songs in a row commercial free. Hot 103.5 will be adding the syndicated Big Boy's Neighborhood for mornings.]

References

External links

* [http://www.hot1035fm.com/ WHWT official website]

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Station personality sites
* [http://www.myspace.com/djfreshinc DJ Fresh on MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theshadynation The Shady Nation on MySpace]