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| Broadcast area | Dayton metropolitan area |
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| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO |
| Programming | |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Network | CBS News Radio |
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| History | |
First air date | February 9, 1935 |
Call sign meaning | Ohio[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 14244 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 5,000 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°40′44″N 84°7′49″W / 39.67889°N 84.13028°W |
| Repeater(s) | 95.7 WHIO-FM (Pleasant Hill) |
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| Website | www |
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WHIO (1290 kHz) – branded AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO – is a commercial radio station in Dayton, Ohio. It simulcasts a news/talk radio format with sister station WHIO-FM 95.7. They are owned by the Cox Media Group.[3] The studios are at the Cox Media Center on South Main Street (Ohio State Route 48) in Dayton.
WHIO is powered at 5,000 watts. By day, the signal is non-directional. But at night, to protect other stations from interference, WHIO uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on East David Road in Kettering.[4]
- ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHIO". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WHIO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ FCC.gov/WHIO