WHOW
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| Radio station | |
| Program type | News & Talk |
| reception | analogue , terrestrial medium wave & web radio |
| Reception area |
Clinton, Illinois , United States
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| Start of transmission | 1947 |
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| Website | |
WHOW ("The Big 1520") is a US radio station based in Clinton , Illinois . The station transmits on the medium wave frequency 1520 k Hz . The clear channel stations WWKB and KOKC (AM) are dominant on this frequency .
The station transmits with 5 k W during the day and with 1 kW in the "critical hours". At night, the station stops broadcasting. WHOW is part of Kaskasia Media / Miller Media. The program is simulcasted by a converter to ultra-short wave (VHF) 92.3 MHz .
program
WHOW broadcasts a news and talk format under the brand "The Big 1520" . In addition to regional and national programs, the station also broadcasts programs in particular for agriculture and takeovers of the RFD Radio Network ( FarmWeek Now ). The radio station sees the farmers in Central Illinois as the target group. A farm show is broadcast in the morning and agricultural talk shows such as "Agri-Talk" in the evening. WHOW also broadcasts “The Horse Show” (RFD) and reports from cattle markets.
WHOW also sponsors annual farm machine shows, such as the Greater Preoria Farm Show.
history
WHOW started operations in 1947 with a 1 kW transmitter. A strong onset of winter in 2006 destroyed the transmitter mast and the station was “off-air” for days.
Web links
- Livestream from WHOW [1]
- Official website at whowradio.com