WEHC

WEHC
City of license Emory, Virginia
Broadcast area Abingdon, Virginia
Marion, Virginia
Branding "90.7 WEHC"
Slogan "Your College and Community Station"
Frequency 90.7 FM MHz
First air date November 15, 1994[1]
Format Public Radio[2]
Power 8,700 Watts
HAAT 114 meters (374 ft)
Class C3
Facility ID 19527
Transmitter coordinates 36°46′1.0″N 81°50′18.0″W / 36.766944°N 81.838333°W / 36.766944; -81.838333
Callsign meaning W Emory (and) Henry College
Former callsigns WEHC (1992-Present)[3]
Affiliations BBC World Service
National Public Radio
Radio IQ
Owner Emory and Henry College
Webcast WEHC Webstream
Website WEHC Online

WEHC is a Public Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Emory, Virginia, serving the Abingdon/Marion area.[2] WEHC is owned and operated by Emory and Henry College.[4]

New transmitter and tower

WEHC worked with US Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA) to raise the $187,932 needed to build a brand new 199 foot tower and increase the station's power from 500 watts to nearly 10,000.[5] On October 27, 2009, WEHC turned on their new transmitter, dramatically increasing their power from 500 to 8,700 watts.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "WEHC Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "E&H’s Radio Range To Get Boost". WJHL-TV/TriCities.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "WEHC FM powers up with 9,000 watts". WJHL-TV/TriCities.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-30. Retrieved July 10, 2015.

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