WHIE
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| Ownership | |
| Owner | Chappell Communications, LLC |
| History | |
First air date | 1952 |
Last air date | April 1, 2020 |
Former call signs | WRHT (1952–1954) |
Call sign meaning | We're Helpful... Informative... and Entertaining! |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 65005 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 5,000 watts (day) 83 watts (night) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°14′30.00″N 84°18′17.00″W / 33.2416667°N 84.3047222°W |
WHIE (1320
History
Robert H. Thompson Sr., trading as Griffin Broadcasting System, obtained a construction permit for a 1,000-watt, daytime-only radio station in Griffin on August 13, 1952.[1] The station began broadcasting that December. In 1954, Thompson sold the station to Virginia Price Bowen; the transfer was part of a transaction by which Thompson became full owner of WWNS in Statesboro, which the two had jointly owned.[2] Price Bowen changed the call letters to WHIE on April 19, 1954.[1] WHIE was sold twice in the ensuing three years, to Gateway Broadcasters in 1956 and Telerad, Inc., in 1957; the Williams family acquired control of the station the next year and retained it until Fred L. Watkins became majority owner in 1975.[1]
Watkins sold the station to its last owner, Chappell Communications, in 1998 for $240,000.[3] The station ceased operations on April 1, 2020, in the wake of the death of owner Robert Chappell the year before.[4] Its license was cancelled on June 21, 2021.[5]
References
- ^ a b c FCC History Cards for WHIE (covering 1951-1979 as WRHT / WHIE)
- ^ "Ga. Radio Stations' Transfer Okay Asked". The Atlanta Constitution. January 20, 1954. p. 15. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions" (PDF). Radio & Records. May 29, 1998. pp. 6, 8. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 27, 2021). "FCC Report 6/27: FCC Proposes Revisions To Seven Technical Rules". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ FCC Station Search Details: DWHIE (Facility ID: 65005)
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