WHOS
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WBHP, WDRM, WQRV, WTAK-FM | |
History | |
First air date | October 1948 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 44023 |
Class | D |
Power | 1,000 watts day 215 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°35′55″N 87°00′24″W / 34.59861°N 87.00667°W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | wbhpam.iheart.com |
WHOS (800
Programming
WHOS broadcasts a
Notable local weekday programming includes The WBHP Morning Program with Gary Dobbs and Toni Lowery.[3] Notable syndicated weekday programming includes Coast to Coast AM with George Noory,[4] The Glenn Beck Program, The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, and The Sean Hannity Show. Weekend programming includes local news and sports, Somewhere In Time hosted by Art Bell,[4] Fox News Sunday, and select programming from Fox Sports Radio.
History
This station began licensed operation in October
In February 1987, the broadcast license for WHOS was transferred from Dixie Broadcasting, Inc., to Dixie Broadcasting, Inc. as Debtor-In-Possession. The transfer was approved by the FCC on February 26, 1987.[7] Dixie Broadcasting had filed bankruptcy in an effort to stave off an adverse civil lawsuit outcome regarding the contracted sale of WDRM to W.H. Pollard, Jr., the then-owner of WBHP (1230 AM) in Huntsville, Alabama.[8]
In October 1988, the station, which had been airing a
In January 1992, a deal was reached for the broadcast license for WHOS to be transferred from Dixie Broadcasting, Inc. as Debtor-In-Possession back to Dixie Broadcasting, Inc. The deal was approved by the FCC on March 26, 1992, and the transaction was consummated on September 15, 1992.[11]
In December 1991, Dixie Broadcasting, Inc., reached an agreement to merge ownership of this station with the ownership of WBHP to a new company named Mountain Lakes Broadcasting, Inc., pending the resolution of Dixie's legal difficulties.[12] In October 1993, with Dixie Broadcasting back in good financial standing and the legal issues settled by the appeals courts, the merger moved forward.[13] The deal was approved by the FCC on November 3, 1993, and the transaction was consummated on November 11, 1993.[14]
In November 1996, J. Mack Bramlett, W.H. Pollard Jr., and Trust B Under The Will Of W.H. Pollard Sr. reached an agreement to transfer control of Mountain Lakes Broadcasting, licensee of this station as well as WDRM and WBHP, to Osborn Communications Corporation.
In August 1998, Osborn-owned Mountain Lakes Broadcasting, LLC, reached an agreement to sell this station to AMFM Inc. a subsidiary of Ameron Broadcasting Corporation.[18] The deal was approved by the FCC on October 2, 1998, and the transaction was consummated on November 5, 1998.[19]
In February 1999, AMFM Inc.'s Ameron Broadcasting Corporation made a deal to sell this station to
Former on-air staff
Notable former WHOS on-air staff included George Rose, who, along with his alter-ego "Cousin Josh" character, hosted "The Cousin Josh Jam-O-Ree" on several North Alabama radio stations in a career that began in 1948 and ended with his death in 2006.[22]
Former programming
WHOS and sister station WBHP were the broadcast flagships for the 1999-2000 final season of the
References
- ^ Welch, Chris (August 29, 2004). "Critics blast Clear Channel; Superpower of radio, music dominates markets". The Huntsville Times. p. 3G.
- ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ "Dobbs, Lowery now on WBHP". The Huntsville Times. May 19, 2007. p. 2B.
Dobbs, the former WAAY-TV Channel 31 meteorologist, and radio and TV veteran Lowery are talk show hosts on WBHP-AM 1230 weekdays from 6 to 9 a.m.
- ^ a b "Alabama Affiliates". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook. Broadcasting Publications. 1952.
- ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19870217GF)". FCC Media Bureau. February 26, 1987.
- ^ "871 F.2d 1023 In re Dixie Broadcasting Inc". United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. April 28, 1989.
- ^ Voland, John (1988-10-05). "Radio". Los Angeles Times.
Straight from the gospel to the Pelvis . . . such is the overnight odyssey of radio station WHOS in Decatur, Ala., which switched formats overnight from gospel music and religious programming to an all-Elvis format Monday morning...
- ISBN 1-56024-910-2.
WHOS in Decatur, Alabama underwent a similar short-lived experiment, converting from gospel to an all-Elvis format, which for six months generated more media attention than listenership.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19920129HE)". FCC Media Bureau. September 15, 1992.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BTC-19911204HS)". FCC Media Bureau. November 11, 1993.
- ^ "Area radio stations merge". The Huntsville Times. November 20, 1993. p. A2.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19931008GE)". FCC Media Bureau. November 11, 1993.
- ^ Kaylor, Mike (November 21, 1996). "WDRM gets new owner; format to stay country". The Huntsville Times. p. B1.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BTC-19961205GJ)". FCC Media Bureau. January 29, 1997.
- ^ Smallwood, Dean. "AM stations switch to all news format". The Huntsville Times. p. G6.
- ^ "Five area stations involved in radio merger". The Huntsville Times. August 27, 1998. p. B6.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19980928GE)". FCC Media Bureau. November 5, 1998.
- ^ a b "Clear Channel buys AMFM for $16.6B". The Huntsville Times. October 5, 1999. p. B6.
- ^ "Application Search Details (BAL-19990203GK)". FCC Media Bureau. March 5, 1999.
- ^ Bishop, Kristen (2006-12-09). "George Rose, famous as radio's 'Cousin Josh,' dies at 78; funeral today". The Decatur Daily.
- ^ Ponder, Darrell (October 5, 2000). "City's 'new' CHL club hits ice for exhibition". The Huntsville Times. p. C3.
External links
- WHOS official website
- WHOS in the FCC AM station database
- WHOS in Nielsen Audio's AM station database