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| Broadcast area | Madison County, North Carolina Northern Buncombe County, North Carolina |
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| Frequency | 1460 AM kHz |
| Branding | "Solid Gospel WHBK" |
| Programming | |
| Format | Southern Gospel |
| Affiliations | Solid Gospel (Salem) SRN Radio News (Salem) Tar Heel Sports Network WYFF |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
| First air date | 1954 |
| Former call signs | WMMH (1954–1988) |
| Call sign meaning | Hurley and Karen Buff former owners |
| Technical information | |
| Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 61264 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 Watts daytime 139 Watts nighttime |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°48′4.0″N 82°40′48.0″W / 35.801111°N 82.680000°W / 35.801111; -82.680000 |
| Translator(s) | 95.9 W240DS (Marshall) |
| Links | |
| Public license information | |
| Webcast | WHBK Webstream |
| Website | WHBK Online |
WHBK is a Southern Gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Marshall, North Carolina, serving Madison County, North Carolina and Northern Buncombe County, North Carolina. WHBK is owned and operated by Seay Broadcasting Company.
History/Programming
WHBK began broadcasting in 1954 as WMMH.
WHBK currently carries a Southern Gospel format fed from Salem Radio Networks Solid Gospel network. The station also carries SRN Radio News, also from Salem, along with weather forecasts from Greenville, South Carolina NBC-affiliate WYFF. Local programming consists of area farm reports, a Trading Post program, a Community Bulletin Board (featuring local events) and other programming. Local sports from Madison High School and college sports from the North Carolina Tar Heels are also heard.
References
- ^ "About WHBK Radio". Seay Broadcasting Company. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- "Facility Technical Data for WHBK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- "WHBK Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- "Tar Heel Sports Network - Play-By-Play Network Affiliates" (PDF). University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
External links
- Solid Gospel WHBK Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 61264 (WHBK) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHBK in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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