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WHUC
Broadcast areaUpper Hudson Valley
Frequency1230 kHz
Branding1230 WHUC
Programming
FormatAdult Standards/MOR
AffiliationsNBC News Radio
America's Best Music (Dial Global)
Ownership
Owner
WCTW, WZCR
History
First air date
1947 (1947)[1]
Former call signs
WAIP (March–April 2012)[2]
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
Links
Website1230whuc.com

WHUC (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an Adult Standards/MOR format. Located near Hudson, New York, USA, the station serves the upper Hudson Valley. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. (as CC Licenses LLC)[3] and features programming from the America's Best Music network from Dial Global, as well as NBC News Radio. As of January 2013, the station ended its Adult Standards programming and began simulcasting Country station WRWD-FM which originates in Poughkeepsie, NY. The 1230 signal, as of August 2013, began being carried on translator W296AT at 106.9 FM.

History

WHUC began broadcasting October 21, 1947, with 250 W power. It was owned by Colgren Broadcasting Company.[4]

References

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