Radio station in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
WHHW
(1130
AM
) is a
radio station
broadcasting a
Regional Mexican
radio format
. It is
licensed
to
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
. The station is currently owned by Dick Broadcasting, through licensee Dick Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Tennessee.
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WHHW broadcasts at 1,000
watts
by day. But because
AM 1130
is a
clear channel
frequency, it must reduce power to 500 watts at night to avoid interference. WHHW
simulcasts
its programming on an
FM
translator
,
W241CV
at 96.1
MHz
, broadcasting at a power level of 99 watts.
History
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On February 14, 1983, the station went on the air as WHHR with the
call sign
referring to
H
ilton
H
ead
R
adio. It was a
sister station
to 106.1
WFXH-FM
. WHHR changed its call sign on June 11, 1987, to WHHQ. On December 23, 1994, it changed its call sign back to WHHR, only to change the call sign again on New Year's Day 1995 to WFXH. On February 28, 2011, the call sign was changed to WHHW.
[1]
Prior to March 6, 2011, the station was an
ESPN Radio
Network affiliate
, WFXH.
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It previously featured programming from
CNN Radio
.
Monty Jett, formerly morning host on co-owned
WLOW
, moved to WHHW with its change to "1130 the Island", a
soft AC
/
adult standards
format.
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In 2015, WHHW changed to
Adult Album Alternative
with the slogan "True. Music. Variety."
In September 2017, Dick Broadcasting announced the purchase of Alpha Media stations in three markets, including Savannah.
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In 2018, WHHW switched to oldies as "The Island".
On October 4, 2021, WHHW changed its format from oldies to Regional Mexican, branded as "La Pantera 96.1".
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Previous logos
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References
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External links
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