WHSX
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| Broadcast area | Bowling Green |
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| Frequency | 99.1 MHz |
| Branding | The Hoss |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
Former call signs | WSRG (1989–1990) WKNK (1990–2005) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 48707 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 100.0 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°01′33″N 85°33′14″W / 37.02583°N 85.55389°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | listen live (Requires Windows Media Player or VLC) |
| Website | thehoss.com |
WHSX (99.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Edmonton, Kentucky, the station serves the Bowling Green metropolitan area. The station is owned by Vikki Froggett and David Ray Froggett Jr. through licensee South 65 Communications, LLC.[2]
History
The station's construction permit was issued on September 29, 1989, with the call sign WSRG. On January 30, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WKNK, with the station airing its inaugural broadcast in April 1990.[3] The station has been airing a country format from its beginning.
On September 1, 2005, the station changed its callsign to the current WHSX.[4]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHSX". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WHSX Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State. Host Communications Incorporated. p. 148. ISBN 9781879688933.
- ^ "WHSX Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID 48707 (WHSX) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHSX in Nielsen Audio's FM station database