WHRP
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| City of license | Gurley, Alabama |
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| Broadcast area | Huntsville, Alabama |
| Slogan | "The Adult Mix" |
| Frequency | 94.1 FM (MHz) |
| First air date | 2003 |
| Format | Urban adult contemporary |
| ERP | 710 watts |
| HAAT | 288 meters (946 feet) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 22264 |
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| Former callsigns | WDJU, WXQW |
| Owner | Cumulus Media (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| Sister stations | WUMP, WVNN, WVNN-FM, WWFF-FM, WZYP |
| Website | http://www.whrpfm.com/ |
WHRP (94.1 FM) is an urban adult contemporary-formatted radio station serving the Huntsville, Alabama, market.[1] The station is owned by Cumulus Media.
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[edit] Programming
Notable personalities on WHRP include local weekday hosts Toni Terrell on mid-days[2], Mark Raymond on afternoons, and Ghost on late nights. Notable syndicated hosts include Tom Joyner of The Tom Joyner Morning Show and Keith Sweat of The Keith Sweat Hotel.[3]
Notable former on-air personnel include Nia Noelle[4] and Ronnie Rio[5].
[edit] History
The Federal Communications Commission assigned WDJU as call letters for this station on March 14, 1995. These would be short-lived as the station switched to WXQW on November 10, 1995. On December 21, 2007, WXQW switched to the WHRP call letters[6] of its sister station and the former WHRP was assigned WWFF-FM.[7]
Several other unrelated stations have held the WHRP call letters over the years, including the current WQKR (1270 AM, Portland, Tennessee) and WPMH (670 AM, Claremont, Virginia).[8]
[edit] Ownership
In December 2005, Cumulus Media purchased this station (then known as WXQW) and sister station WWXQ (now WVNN-FM) from Clear Channel Communications for a reported $3.3 million.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Station Information Profile. Arbitron.
- ^ In Brief - February 16, 2007. FMQB (2007-02-16). Retrieved on December 27, 2007.
- ^ Dunham, Darnella. "‘Sweat Hotel’ Reaches Milestone", Radio & Records, 2007-11-27. Retrieved on 2007-12-30. "Premiere Radio Network’s slow jams program "The Keith Sweat Hotel" will surpass the 20-affiliate mark on December 3, with the addition of Next Media rhythmic oldies WQSL & WQZL/Greenville, N.C., and Cumulus urban AC outlet WHRP/Huntsville, Ala."
- ^ "In Brief - April 27, 2006", FMQB, 2006-04-27. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
- ^ "In Brief - August 3, 2005", FMQB, 2005-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-12-28.
- ^ 22264 Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ 65223 Call Sign History. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ Search by Old Broadcast Call Sign. FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
- ^ BIA Financial Networks. "Deals", Broadcasting & Cable, 2005-12-19.
[edit] External links
- WHRP official website
- Query the FCC's FM station database for WHRP
- Radio Locator information on WHRP
- Query Arbitron's FM station database for WHRP
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