First air date May 1, 1962 Facility ID 8438 Frequency 1430 kHz Format Full service Branding WHAN | Class D Callsign meaning W HANover (County) City of license Ashland Owner Fifth Estate Broadcasting Slogan Your Hometown Voice | |
Broadcast area Ashland, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia Power 1,000 Watts daytime
31 Watts nighttime Area Ashland, Hanover County, Virginia | ||
WHAN is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Ashland and Hanover County, Virginia. WHAN is owned by Fifth Estate Broadcasting, LLC and operated by the University of Virginia.
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New Programming
On February 1, 2015, Charlottesville-based public broadcaster WTJU began simulcasting its programming on WHAN. WTJU, owned by the University of Virginia, will operate the station as part of a three-year local marketing agreement. WTJU will have the option to buy the WHAN and translator W275BQ in the future. WTJU is in negotiations with Virginia Commonwealth University webcaster WVCW to broadcast on WHAN from 6pm to 1am daily.
Translator
In addition to the main station, WHAN is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.
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