WHIN (1010 AM), licensed to Gallatin, Tennessee, is a radio station broadcasting an adult hits format. The station is owned by Brayden Madison Broadcasting L.L.C.[2]

WHIN
Broadcast areaHendersonville, Tennessee
Frequency1010 kHz
BrandingWHIN 100.7 FM - 1010 AM
Programming
FormatAdult hits
Ownership
Owner
  • Anthony G. Didier
  • (Brayden Madison Broadcasting L.L.C.)
History
First air date
August 8, 1948
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72188
ClassAM and FM: D
PowerAM: 5,000 watts day
47 watts night
ERPFM: 250 watts both directional
Transmitter coordinates
36°26′N 86°28′W / 36.433°N 86.467°W / 36.433; -86.467
Translator(s)100.7 W264CR (Gallatin)
107.9 W300EA (Gallatin)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewhinradio.com

History

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Gallatin received its first radio station August 2, 1948, when WHIN went on the air. The 1,000-watt (daytime) station was owned by Sumner County Broadcasting Company.[3]

Owned at one time by record mogul Randy Wood, the station still serves Sumner County. WHIN was joined by an FM station in December 1960 when 104.5 WFMG came on the air. The FM station has broadcast under many call letters, but probably its most famous days were in the late 1970s and 1980s when it was known as KX (pronounced Kicks) 104, a popular music station that battled with Nashville stations for top audience numbers. During that time, the station was owned by Ron Bledsoe, who for years had commanded CBS Records in Nashville, and who was a former employee of the station in his younger years. In 1984, the station was sold to Jack Williams and Seth (Skip) Sparkman as WHIN, Inc.

WHIN and its translator W264CR were sold in 2016 to Kensington Digital Media, which also owns WHPY-FM in the Nashville radio market, and in the following year it changed format from country music to adult hits. The sale, at a purchase price of $325,000, was consummated on March 30, 2017; both licenses were simultaneously reassigned to Brayden Madison Broadcasting L.L.C., an affiliate of Kensington Digital Media.

FM translator

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Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W264CR 100.7 FM Gallatin, Tennessee 145083 250 87 m (285 ft) D 36°21′22.2″N 86°34′29″W / 36.356167°N 86.57472°W / 36.356167; -86.57472 (W264CR) LMS
W300EA 107.9 FM Gallatin, Tennessee 202604 250 152 m (499 ft) D 36°28′5.2″N 86°28′41.0″W / 36.468111°N 86.478056°W / 36.468111; -86.478056 (W300EA) LMS
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References

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  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHIN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WHIN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WHIN, 1-KW Daytime Independent, Starts" (PDF). Broadcasting. August 23, 1948. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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