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Broadcast area | Indianapolis metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 96.3 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | Hot 96.3 |
Programming | |
Format | Urban contemporary |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WNOW-FM, WTLC-AM, WTLC, WDNI-CD | |
History | |
First air date | October 28, 1991 |
Call sign meaning | Where Hot Hoosier Hits! (former slogan) |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 60207 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,300 watts |
HAAT | 87 meters (285 ft) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | IndyHipHop.com |
WHHH (96.3 FM) is a commercial radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana, known as Hot 96.3. It airs an urban contemporary format and is owned by Urban One, along with WTLC (AM), WTLC-FM, WNOW-FM and WDNI-CD. The radio and TV stations share studios and offices on Meridian Street in Downtown Indianapolis.
WHHH has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 3,300 watts, making it a Class A FM station. The transmitter tower is atop the residential high-rise Riley Towers II on North Alabama Street.[1] WHHH broadcasts in the HD Radio hybrid format.
Programming
Weekdays begin with the syndicated Angie Ange and The Morning Hustle Morning Show based at co-owned WHTA in Atlanta. The rest of the line up is made up of local DJs. Middays by Ash Mac, afternoons by B Swift and nights by Incognito syndicated out of Cleveland.[2]
History
On October 28, 1991, WHHH signed on the air.[3] It was owned by a company known as Shirk Inc., with Bill Shirk as the station manager and on air jock, and William Poorman serving as president and general manager. WHHH was known as "Hoosier Hot 96.3 WHHH" or "Hoosier 96" for short. It was the market's first "CHUrban" station (the forerunner to the modern rhythmic contemporary format) that played hip-hop, R&B, freestyle, new jack swing, and house, as well as some dance hits from the Top 40 charts. By the late 1990s, WHHH became a full-fledged rhythmic station as "Hot 96.3."
In 2001, WHHH was acquired by Radio One, a large black-owned media company.[4] Radio One had also acquired Indianapolis' two stations serving the local African-American community for decades, Urban AC WTLC-FM and Urban Gospel WTLC (AM).
WHHH was formerly the Indianapolis affiliate for Russ Parr in the Morning. In 2016, WHHH replaced Russ Parr with The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, which is syndicated by Urban One. In 2018, parent company Radio One was renamed Urban One.
On June 13, 2022, it was announced that Urban One would purchase Emmis Communications' Indianapolis cluster for $22.5 million, with the WHHH facility but not the call sign and brand to be divested. Ten days later, it was announced that the station would be sold to the Bible Broadcasting Network as part of the acquisition. WHHH's call sign and programming would be placed on WNOW-FM 100.9; while it was initially believed 96.3 would receive the WNOW-FM calls, on June 26, 2022, radio industry website RadioInsight disclosed that BBN has instead applied for new callsign WYHX upon the move.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHHH
- ^ "Morning radio is an evolving, funny business".
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1992 page A-118
- ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003-2004 page D-163
- ^ FCC Report 6/26: FCC Clarifies Class D FM Public File Obligations
- ^ Venta, Lance (June 13, 2022). "Emmis Sells Indianapolis Stations To Radio One". RadioInsight. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Form 380 - Transfer/Assignment Request (LMS #193913)". FCC Licensing and Management System. June 24, 2022.
External links
- WHHH in the FCC FM station database
- WHHH on Radio-Locator
- WHHH in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 39°46′34″N 86°09′11″W / 39.776°N 86.153°W