| Broadcast area | Petersburg, Virginia |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1340 AM kHz |
| Branding | The Point |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music[1] |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | January 16, 1949[2] |
Call sign meaning | W Hopewell And Petersburg |
| Technical information[3] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33900 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts day and night |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°17′46.0″N 77°18′50.0″W / 37.296111°N 77.313889°W |
| Translator | 96.9 W245CU (Hopewell) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | WHAP Webstream |
| Website | WHAP The Point |
WHAP (1340 AM) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hopewell, Virginia, serving Petersburg, Virginia.[1] WHAP is owned by Bruce D. Gee and Davie E. Gee, through licensee Gee Communications, Inc.[4]
The station first signed on the air on January 16, 1949, as WHAP.[5] It was originally licensed to the Hopewell Broadcasting Company and served as the primary local radio outlet for Hopewell and surrounding Prince George County.[6] The call letters were chosen to represent "Hopewell And Petersburg".[7]
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, WHAP maintained a full-service middle-of-the-road (MOR) and adult contemporary format, often emphasizing local news and high school sports.[8] In 1988, the station was acquired by Gee Communications, Inc., owned by Bruce and David Gee, who transitioned the station to a country music format branded as "The Point".[9]
In the early 2010s, the station briefly shifted to a sports talk format as an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio, branded as "Fox Sports 1340," before eventually returning to its country roots.[10] As of 2025, the station continues to operate from its studio location in Hopewell, simulcasting its programming on FM translator W245CU at 96.9 MHz .[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-565. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHAP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WHAP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "WHAP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1950. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1950. p. 302.
- ^ "History of WHAP Radio". D.C. Radio History. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "Virginia Radio History: The Tri-Cities". Virginia Radio History. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "Call Sign History: WHAP (Facility ID 33900)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Venta, Lance (August 12, 2022). "WHAP Returns To Country". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ "WHAP 1340 AM/96.9 FM Radio Station". Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
External links
[edit]- WHAP The Point
- Facility details for Facility ID 33900 (WHAP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHAP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 138712 (W245CU) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W245CU at FCCdata.org
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