City Joliet, Illinois Branding WWHN 1510 AM Frequency 1510 kHz | Broadcast area Chicago market Slogan "The Gospel Station" | |
Format Urban Contemporary Gospel | ||
WWHN is a radio station licensed in Joliet, Illinois serving the Chicago metropolitan area with an urban contemporary gospel format. It operates on AM frequency 1510 kHz and is under ownership of Hawkins Broadcasting Company.
Because it shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee, WWHN operates during the Daytime hours only.
History
The station first began broadcasting in 1964 as WJRC. As WJRC the station aired a number of formats including Adult contemporary. The station's callsign was changed to WWHN on September 14, 1987. In April 1988, WWHN was purchased by Raymond and Tornelia Hawkins. The station then aired a Oldies format, before adopting its current Gospel format in 1990.
References
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