WHAW

WHAW

Lost Creek, West Virginia United States
Broadcast area	Weston, West Virginia Lewis County, West Virginia
Frequency	980 kHz
Branding	WHAW 980 AM
Programming
Format	Classic Country
Affiliations	Real Country (Cumulus Media)
Ownership
Owner	Della Jane Woofter
Sister stations	WOTR, WVRW
History
First air date	1948
Former frequencies	1450 kHz (1948–1959)
Call sign meaning	W Harold A. McWhorter (see note) W Harold And Wilda
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	63489
Class	D
Power	25,000 watts daytime 47 watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates	39°02′25″N 80°27′16″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	WHAW Online

WHAW is a Classic Country formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Lost Creek, West Virginia, serving Weston and Lewis County, West Virginia. WHAW is owned and operated by Della Jane Woofter.

Programming

The station derives its programming from Real Country from Cumulus Media.

History

The original owner was the Lewis Service Corporation, whose principal was Harold A. McWhorter. Harold established WPAR Parkersburg in 1935, and WHAW Weston in 1948. Harold wanted his initials as the call letters, WHAM, but Stromberg Carlson had those on 1180 in Rochester. He chose WHAW, telling some they stood for "Harold and (his wife) Wilda," others that he had just turned over the "M" in McWhorter.

On February 14, 2008, WHAW changed their format from oldies to bluegrass.

On April 1, 2010, WHAW changed their format from bluegrass to classic country.

External links

• WHAW 980 AM Online
• Facility details for Facility ID 63489 (WHAW) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WHAW in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• "History Cards for WHAW". Federal Communications Commission. (Guide to reading History Cards)