WHBK
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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[1] |
Former call signs | WMMH (1954–1988)[2] |
Call sign meaning | Hurley and Karen Buff[1] former owners |
| Technical information[3] | |
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 |
| 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.[4] WHBK is owned and operated by Seay Broadcasting Company.[5]
History/Programming
[edit]WHBK began broadcasting in 1954 as WMMH.[1]
WHBK currently carries a Southern Gospel format fed from Salem Radio Networks Solid Gospel network.[1] The station also carries SRN Radio News, also from Salem, along with weather forecasts from Greenville, South Carolina NBC-affiliate WYFF.[1] Local programming consists of area farm reports, a Trading Post program, a Community Bulletin Board (featuring local events) and other programming.[1] Local sports from Madison High School and college sports from the North Carolina Tar Heels are also heard.[1][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "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
[edit]- 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