WHBC (AM)

WHBC

Canton, Ohio United States
Broadcast area	Canton metropolitan area
Frequency	1480 kHz
Branding	News/Talk 1480 WHBC
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Talk radio; sports radio
Affiliations	Compass Media Networks Fox News Radio Infinity Sports Network Westwood One Cavaliers AudioVerse Cleveland Browns Radio Network Cleveland Guardians Radio Network Ohio State Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	Alpha Media (Alpha Media Licensee LLC)
Sister stations	WHBC-FM
History
First air date	March 9, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-03-09)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4489
Class	B
Power	15,000 watts (day) 5,000 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	40°53′51″N 81°19′10″W / 40.89750°N 81.31944°W / 40.89750; -81.31944 (WHBC (day)) (day) 40°43′15″N 81°26′28″W / 40.72083°N 81.44111°W / 40.72083; -81.44111 (WHBC (night)) (night)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.whbc.com

WHBC (1480 kHz) is an AM radio station in Canton, Ohio, owned by Alpha Media. It has a mixed talk and sports radio format, supplemented with sports play-by-play.^[2] Its studios and offices are in the historic WHBC Building at 550 Market Avenue South in downtown Canton, the station's location for over 60 years.

WHBC is one of about 40 am stations in the U.S. with separate transmitter sites for daytime and nighttime broadcasting. It always uses directional antennas.^[3] The station's daytime transmitter is northeast of Canton, off Diamond Street near Middlebranch Road. It is powered at 15,000 watts, using a four-tower array. Its nighttime transmitter is southwest of Canton, off Gooding Street near the intersection of Sherman Church Avenue and Fohl Street. It is powered at 5,000 watts, using a five-tower array.