WBHP

WBHP
Broadcast areaMadison County, Alabama
Frequency1230 kHz
BrandingThe Big Talker 800/1230
Programming
FormatNews/Talk
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Fox News Radio
Ownership
Owner
WDRM, WHOS, WQRV, WTAK-FM
History
FoundedMay 1931
First air date
April 22, 1932 (as WBHS)
May 23, 1937 (as WBHP)
Last air date
1935 (as WBHS)
Former call signs
WBHS (1931–1935)[1]
Former frequencies
1200 AM (1932–1941)
Call sign meaning
Wilton "Buster" H. Pollard (former owner)[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID44025
ClassC
Power1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
34°43′09″N 86°35′42″W / 34.71917°N 86.59500°W / 34.71917; -86.59500
Translator(s)102.5 W273CX (Huntsville)
Repeater(s)102.1 WDRM-HD2 (Decatur)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewbhpam.iheart.com

WBHP (1230 kHz, "The Big Talker") is a commercial AM radio station in Huntsville, Alabama, and serves Madison County.[4] The station is owned by San Antonio-based iHeartMedia and airs a news/talk format. WBHP programming is simulcast on AM 800 WHOS in nearby Decatur, FM translator at 102.5 FM and on 102.1 WDRM-HD2 (HD Radio). Its studios are located in Madison, Alabama, and its transmitter is located southwest of downtown Huntsville.

  1. ^ "Huntsville Rewound". Retrieved 2024-06-29.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference bob was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WBHP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.