WHBN
Broadcast areaLexington Metro Area
Frequency1420 kHz
BrandingThe Rooster
Programming
FormatCountry music
AffiliationsMercer County High School
Burgin Independent Schools[1]
Ownership
OwnerHometown Broadcasting of Harrodsburg Inc
WHIR, WRNZ
History
First air date
June 25, 1955 (1955-06-25) [2]
Call sign meaning
Hometown Broadcasting Network (owners)
Technical information
Facility ID22084
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
46 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
37°44′3″N 84°48′50″W / 37.73417°N 84.81389°W / 37.73417; -84.81389
Translator(s)99.5 W258DH (Harrodsburg)
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteOfficial Website

WHBN (1420 AM) is a country music–formatted radio station licensed to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Hometown Broadcasting as part of a triopoly with Danville–licensed news/talk station WHIR (1230 AM) and Lancaster–licensed hot adult contemporary station WRNZ (105.1 FM)..[3] All three stations share studios on Shakertown Road (KY 33) north of Danville, while its transmitter is located along Bellow Mills Road southeast of Harrodsburg.

Logo before translator sign on

History

WHBN launched in 1955 under the auspices of Pete Hulse and Chuck Shuffett. In 1960, the station was purchased by longtime owner Bob Martin and later his wife Jo Ann. The station initially focused on a variety format, before eventually settling on country music.[4]

Programming

WHBN features the longtime on-air personality "Radio Rick" Schoebel from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. Monday to Friday and "The WildMan" Jason Wilder on Saturdays and Sundays from 7a:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. WHBN also broadcasts live coverage of local high school sports from Mercer County Senior High School and Burgin Independent Schools.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "About WHBN Radio - DJ Schedule". Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada", Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 2010. p. D-240..
  3. ↑ "WHBN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. ↑ Nash, Francis M. (1995). Towers over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State (PDF). Lexington, KY: Host Communciations. p. 179-181. ISBN 1-879688-93-X.


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