WHAN (AM)

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title: "WHAN (AM)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1962-establishments-in-virginia", "adult-album-alternative-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "community-radio-stations-in-the-united-states", "radio-stations-established-in-1962", "radio-stations-in-virginia"] description: "Radio station in Ashland, Virginia" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHAN_(AM)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Ashland, Virginia ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
name	WHAN
logo_size	200px
city	Ashland, Virginia
area	Ashland, Virginia
Hanover County, Virginia
branding	"WNRN"
airdate	May 1, 1962
frequency
translator
format	Adult album alternative
power	1,000 Watts daytime
31 Watts nighttime
class	D
facility_id	8438
coordinates
callsign_meaning	HANover
former_callsigns	WDYL (1960 1962, CP)
WIVE (1962 1977)
WKDH (1977 1980)
WIVE (1980 1987)
WMMM (1987 1989)
WPES (1989 1998)
owner	Stu-Comm, Inc.
licensing_authority	FCC
sister_stations	WNRN, WNRN-FM, WNRS-FM
website	WHAN Online
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| name = WHAN | logo = | logo_size = 200px | city = Ashland, Virginia | area = Ashland, Virginia Hanover County, Virginia | branding = "WNRN" | airdate = May 1, 1962 | frequency = | translator = | format = Adult album alternative | power = 1,000 Watts daytime 31 Watts nighttime | class = D | facility_id = 8438 | coordinates = | callsign_meaning = HANover | former_callsigns = WDYL (1960 1962, CP) WIVE (1962 1977) WKDH (1977 1980) WIVE (1980 1987) WMMM (1987 1989) WPES (1989 1998) | owner = Stu-Comm, Inc. | licensing_authority = FCC | sister_stations = WNRN, WNRN-FM, WNRS-FM | webcast = | website = WHAN Online | affiliations =

WHAN is an adult album alternative formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Ashland, Virginia, serving Ashland and Hanover County, Virginia as well as the northern half of the Metro Richmond, Virginia region. WHAN is owned by Stu-Comm, Inc. WHAN currently simulcasts WNRN-FM.

Main article: WNRN-FM

History

On February 1, 2015, Charlottesville-based public broadcaster WTJU began simulcasting its programming on WHAN in an attempt to use its FM translator to reach the Richmond market. WTJU operated the station daily from to as part of a three-year local marketing agreement. Through a separate agreement with WTJU, Virginia Commonwealth University webcaster WVCW broadcast on WHAN Monday through Thursday from to and Friday from to , with additional broadcasting time allowed for special events. Local programming filled the remaining timeslots on Fridays and on weekends.

WTJU terminated the local marketing agreement effective August 16, 2017, citing financial reasons. WHAN returned to a locally programmed music format, branded "102.9 The Mater", which it described as a mix of classic Southern rock and 1990s alternative rock but has transitioned since 2018 to "The RVA's Best Music Variety" featuring artists and genres from the past 65 years.

On August 10, 2020, Fifth Estate Broadcasting filed an agreement to donate WHAN and W275BQ to Stu-Comm, Inc., operator of Charlottesville-based adult album alternative station WNRN-FM, which complements its existing Richmond pair of WFTH (1590 AM) and W203CB (88.5 FM). This action came less than a week after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repealed a longstanding rule that prevented co-owned AM stations with overlapping signals from broadcasting the same programming. The sale was completed on October 9, 2020. WHAN and W275BQ now simulcast WNRN-FM.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WHAN is relayed by an FM translator to rebroadcast the daytime signal of 1430 AM on the FM band 24 hours a day. | call1 = W275BQ | freq1 = 102.9 FM | fid1 = 155027 | watts1 = 250 watts | haat1 = 96.9 | class1 = D | city1 = Ashland, Virginia | notes1 =

References

References

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