WHIO-FM

WHIO-FM
Simulcast of WHIO, Dayton
Broadcast areaDayton metropolitan area
Frequency95.7 MHz
BrandingAM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
November 30, 1960 (1960-11-30)
Former call signs
  • WPTW-FM (1960–89)
  • WCLR (1989–2000)
  • WDPT (2000–06)
Call sign meaning
Ohio[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID73908
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT145 meters (476 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°13′3.20″N 84°17′36.80″W / 40.2175556°N 84.2935556°W / 40.2175556; -84.2935556
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Websitewww.whio.com

WHIO-FM (95.7 MHz) – branded AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO – is a commercial news/talk radio station licensed to serve Pleasant Hill, Ohio, covering Dayton and the Dayton metropolitan area. Owned by Cox Media Group, WHIO-FM acts as a full-time simulcast of WHIO. The WHIO-FM studios are located at Cox Media Center building in Dayton, while the transmitter is located in nearby Piqua. In addition to a standard analog transmission, WHIO-FM streams online.

  1. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHIO-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.