WHAW explained

WHAW
City:Lost Creek, West Virginia
Area:Weston, West Virginia
Lewis County, West Virginia
Branding:WHAW 980 AM
Airdate:1948
Frequency:980 kHz
Format:Classic Country
Power:25,000 watts daytime
47 watts nighttime
Class:D
Facility Id:63489
Coordinates:39.0403°N -80.4544°W
Callsign Meaning:W Harold A. McWhorter (see note)
W Harold And Wilda
Former Frequencies:1450 kHz (1948–1959)
Affiliations:Real Country
(Cumulus Media)
Owner:Della Jane Woofter
Sister Stations:WOTR, WVRW
Website:WHAW Online
Licensing Authority:FCC

WHAW is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lost Creek, West Virginia, serving Weston and Lewis County, West Virginia. WHAW is owned and operated by Della Jane Woofter.

Programming

The station derives its programming from Real Country from Cumulus Media.

History

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 initials 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.[1]

On February 14, 2008, WHAW changed their format from oldies to bluegrass.

On April 1, 2010, WHAW changed their format from bluegrass to classic country.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://jeff560.tripod.com/wvcalls.html Origins of Broadcast Call Letters in West Virginia