WHEO

Radio station in Stuart, Virginia
36°37′25.0″N 80°15′50.0″W / 36.623611°N 80.263889°W / 36.623611; -80.263889Translator(s)92.7 W224DV (Stuart)LinksWebcastListen LiveWebsitewheoradio.com

WHEO (1270 AM) is a classic hits and oldies formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Stuart, Virginia, serving Stuart and Patrick County, Virginia.[1] WHEO is owned and operated by Patrick Community Media, Inc.[3]

WHEO runs 24/7 on 92.7FM, the AM transmitter (1270) goes silent after dark.

The station is an affiliate of the syndicated Pink Floyd program "Floydian Slip.", BIG JIM'S BIG JAMZ, Dead Til Midnight, MG Kelly programs (Classic Hit List, Live From The 60s, & American Hit List).

Signing off and back on

WHEO fell Silent on August 31, 2014 due to low advertising revenue.[4][5] On September 1, 2015, less than one day before the station's license expired, WHEO returned to the air.[6] WHEO returned to the air with the help of financial support from "angel lenders in community".[6]

Translator

In addition to the main station, WHEO is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[7]

Broadcast translator for WHEO
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W224DV 92.7 FM Stuart, Virginia 201341 250 44 m (144 ft) D LMS

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-573. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "WHEO Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "Patrick County radio station preparing to sign off the air". WDBJ/Schurz Communications. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. ^ "Notification of Suspension of Operations/Request for Silent STA". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Staub, Danielle (September 5, 2015). "WHEO 1270 AM back on the air". WDBJ/Schurz Communications. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. ^ "W224DV Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

External links

  • WHEO Radio Online
  • WHEO in the FCC AM station database
  • WHEO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
  • W224DV in the FCC FM station database
  • W224DV at FCCdata.org
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