WHHD
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| Broadcast area | Augusta, Georgia |
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| Frequency | 98.3MHz(HD Radio) |
| Branding | HD98.3 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| Subchannels | HD2:WCHZ-FMsimulcast |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks Westwood One |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WCHZ-FM,WDRR,WGAC,WGAC-FM,WGUS-FM,WKXC-FM, | |
| History | |
First air date | April 1987 (as WCNA) |
Former call signs | WCNA (1987–1993) WSLT (1993–2006) |
Call signmeaning | WHit music inHDradio |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24148 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 11,500watts |
| HAAT | 148 meters (486 feet) |
Transmitter coordinates | 33° 30' 44 "N, 82° 04' 48" W |
| Translator(s) | 95.5 W238AU (Augusta, relays HD2) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live Link (High) Listen Live Link (Low) Listen Live Player |
| Website | hd983.com |
WHHD(98.3FM) is aTop 40 (CHR)stationserving theAugusta, Georgiametro area. It is owned by Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., through licensee Beasley Media Group, LLC, and is licensed by theFederal Communications Commission(FCC) toClearwater, South Carolinato broadcast with aneffective radiated power(ERP) of 11.5 kW. Its studios are located just two blocks from the Augusta-Richmond County border in unincorporatedColumbia County, Georgiaand the transmitter is inMartinez, Georgia.It is the only Top 40 formatted station in the Augusta market.
History
[edit]98.3 signed on as WCNA in April 1987 with aneasy listeningformat. It became WSLT in 1993 with anadult contemporaryformat under the handle "Lite 98.3".
In February 2006, the station dropped the AC format and aired a loop of a brief snippet ofGorillaz's "Feel Good Inc."(the laughing heard in the beginning and end of the song) nonstop for 24 hours. When the stunt ended," HD98.3 "was born with a CHR format, filling the void left when the former WZNY flipped to country asWIBLa little more than a year previous.
Previous logo
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See also
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External links
[edit]- HD98.3— official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 24148 (WHHD)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WHHDinNielsen Audio's FM station database
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- ^"Facility Technical Data for WHHD".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.