WHBC-FM
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| Broadcast area | Canton metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 94.1 MHz |
| Branding | Mix 94.1 Canton |
| Programming | |
| Format | Hot adult contemporary |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | February 2, 1948 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 4488 |
| Class | B |
| ERP | 45,000 watts |
| HAAT | 157 meters (515 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°53′53″N 81°19′05″W / 40.898°N 81.318°W |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via Audacy) |
| Website | mix941 |
WHBC-FM (94.1 MHz "Mix 94.1") is a commercial radio station in Canton, Ohio. It has a hot adult contemporary format and is owned by Alpha Media. The studios and offices are on Market Avenue South at 6th Street in Canton. WHBC-FM is a Primary Entry Point for the Emergency Alert System.
WHBC-FM is a Class B station. It has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 45,000 watts. The transmitter is off Diamond Street NE near Middlebranch Avenue NE in Canton.[2]
History
[edit]WHBC-FM signed on the air on February 2, 1947.[3] It has always had the WHBC-FM call sign and is the sister station of WHBC (1480 AM). It its early years, WHBC-FM largely simulcast the AM station. The two stations were network affiliates of ABC Radio.
In the 1960s and 70s, WHBC-FM aired a beautiful music format, using reel to reel tapes. It was mostly automated, playing quarter-hour sweeps of instrumental cover versions of popular adult hits, Broadway and Hollywood show tunes.
In the 1980s, the instrumentals were gradually dropped and WHBC-FM shifted to soft adult contemporary music. By 2007, the station gradually morphed from adult contemporary to modern adult contemporary and in later years moved to an Adult Top 40 sound. Mediabase reports the station as a hot adult contemporary.
On October 4, 2023, the station announced former midday host Matt Fantone would be returning to WHBC-FM. He would take over morning drive time with Mix Mornings. Previously WHBC-FM spent five years of running syndicated programming in the wake-up time slot.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHBC-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHBC-FM
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1951 page 236. Retrieved Aug. 12, 2024.
- ^ "Matt Fantone Returns To Morning Drive In Canton On Mix 94.1". Radio Ink. Streamline Publishing. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 4488 (WHBC-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHBC-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database