WSON

WSON
Broadcast areaEvansville, Indiana
Frequency860 kHz
Branding860-AM & 96.5-FM, WSON
Programming
FormatClassic hits
AffiliationsNBC Radio News
Tennessee Titans Radio Network
Westwood One Sports
Ownership
Owner
  • Henson Media/Ed Henson
  • (Henson Media of Henderson County)
History
First air date
December 17, 1941; 82 years ago (1941-12-17)[1]
Call sign meaning
W HenderSON[2]
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID26946
ClassB
Power500 watts
Transmitter coordinates
37°51′11″N 87°32′12″W / 37.85306°N 87.53667°W / 37.85306; -87.53667
Translator(s)96.5 W243CU (Sebree)
107.9 W300ED (Henderson)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewsonradio.com

WSON (860 AM) is a radio station in Henderson, Kentucky broadcasting a classic hits format. The station is currently owned by Henson Media and features news, sports, weather and music features programming from NBC Radio News and Westwood One, as well as locally produced programming.[4] The station can be heard during daylight hours in neighboring Evansville, Indiana and Owensboro, Kentucky.

  1. ^ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). HOST Communications. ISBN 9781879688933 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSON". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  4. ^ "WSON Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.