WHOP (AM)

WHOP
City	Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Clarksville, TN-Hopkinsville, KY
Frequency	1230 kHz
Branding	NewsTalk 1230 AM/95.3 FM
Programming
Format	News Talk Information
Affiliations	CBS News Radio; Cincinnati Reds Radio Network; Premiere Radio Networks; Nashville Predators Radio Network; UK Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	Forcht Group of Kentucky ; (Hop Broadcasting, Inc.)
Sister stations	WHOP-FM
History
First air date	January 6, 1940
Call sign meaning	HOPkinsville, Kentucky
Technical information
Facility ID	27634
Class	C
Power	1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates	36°52′54″N 87°30′44″W / 36.88167°N 87.51222°W
Repeater(s)	93.9 MHz W230DH (Hopkinsville); W237BV (95.3 FM) Hopkinsville
Links
Webcast	WHOP AM Listen Live
Website	whopam.com

WHOP (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to and serving Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States, the station serves the Clarksville-Hopkinsville area radio market. The station is currently owned by Forcht Broadcasting.

History[]

The station first began broadcasting on January 6, 1940. It is the Hopkinsville area's long-time home of CBS Radio, and that affiliation remains with the station to this day.^[4]

Programming[]

As a news-talk-information format radio station, WHOP's programming content includes local newscasts, and public affairs programs. Syndicated radio programs on WHOP include The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Dave Ramsey Show, Coast to Coast AM, and America in the Morning. Hourly national news updates are provided by CBS News Radio. WHOP also provides programming from Premiere Radio Networks.^[5]

Sports programming[]

Sports programming on WHOP-AM includes regionally syndicated sports packages of live coverage of games, including:

MLB Cincinnati Reds baseball from the Cincinnati Reds Radio Network (April–October)
University of Kentucky Wildcats football, men's, and women's basketball games from the UK Sports Network (September–March), and ^[6]
NHL's Nashville Predators hockey from the Predators Radio Network (October–May).

Translator[]

Call sign	Frequency (MHz)	City of license	ERP (W)	Class	FCC info
W230DH	93.9	Hopkinsville, Kentucky	100	D	FCC FM Query
W237BV	95.3	Hopkinsville, Kentucky	250	D	FCC FM Query

References[]

^ "WHOP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
^ 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, page D-241
^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.
^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1957). Official Kentucky Road Map. (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Editor's note: Look for AM station list on the upper left corner of the document.
^ WHOP-AM Broadcast Schedule
^ "Radio Network Information & Affiliates". University of Kentucky Athletics.

External links[]

WHOP-AM Website
WHOP in the FCC AM station database
WHOP on Radio-Locator
WHOP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

W230DH in the FCC FM station database
W230DH on Radio-Locator
W237BV in the FCC FM station database
W237BV on Radio-Locator

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[1] "WHOP Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.

[2] 2010 Broadcasting Yearbook, page D-241

[3] "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web.

[4] Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1957). Official Kentucky Road Map. (Map). Frankfort: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Editor's note: Look for AM station list on the upper left corner of the document.

[5] WHOP-AM Broadcast Schedule

[6] "Radio Network Information & Affiliates". University of Kentucky Athletics.

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