Branding "Talk Radio WHIS" First air date 1929 | Frequency 1440 kHz | |
City Bluefield, West Virginia Broadcast area Bluefield, West Virginia
Bluefield, Virginia Slogan "The Two Virginias Informative Radio" | ||
WHIS is a Talk formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Bluefield, West Virginia, serving Bluefield in West Virginia and Bluefield in Virginia. WHIS is owned and operated by Alpha Media.
History
Radio broadcasting began with 100 watts of power when the station signed on at 6:00 PM June 27, 1929 broadcasting from a tower on top of the twelve-story West Virginian Hotel in Bluefield. WHIS is the oldest radio station in Bluefield and the fifth-oldest radio station in West Virginia.
WHIS simulcasts at 1470 AM as WTZE serving Tazewell, Virginia.
References
WHIS Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA