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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHUC
| name = WHUC
| above = Simulcast of [[WRWD-FM]], [[Highland, Ulster County, New York|Highland]]
| logo = WHUC Country 106.9 WRWD logo.png
| logo = WHUC Country 106.9 WRWD logo.png
| city = [[Hudson, New York]]
| city = [[Hudson, New York]]

Revision as of 06:41, 5 June 2022

WHUC
Simulcast of WRWD-FM, Highland
Broadcast areaUpper Hudson Valley
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingCountry 106.9 WRWD
Programming
FormatCountry
Ownership
Owner
WCTW, WZCR
History
First air date
October 21, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-10-21)[1][2]
Former call signs
WAIP (March–April 2012)[3]
Call sign meaning
Hudson–Catskill
Technical information
Facility ID63531
ClassC
Power1,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
42°15′13″N 73°45′45″W / 42.25361°N 73.76250°W / 42.25361; -73.76250
Translator(s)106.9 W295BN (Catskill)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitewrwdcountry.iheart.com

WHUC (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting the country music format of WRWD-FM (107.3). Licensed to Hudson, New York, the station serves the Upper Hudson Valley. The station is owned by iHeartMedia (as iHM Licenses, LLC).[4] WHUC's radio studios are in Arlington, New York, and its transmitter is in Lorenz Park, New York.

WHUC is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. In August 2013, programming began being simulcast on FM translator W296AT at 106.9 MHz.

History

Logo as an adult standards station

WHUC began broadcasting October 21, 1947, with 250 watts of power. It was owned by Colgren Broadcasting Company.[1]

It previously featured adult standards programming from the America's Best Music network from Dial Global, as well as news from NBC News Radio. As of January 2013, the station began simulcasting 107.3 WRWD-FM in Poughkeepsie, New York.

References

  1. ^ a b "3 Stations Represented By M & S Take the Air" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 27, 1947. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-302. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "WHUC Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.