WHHT
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHHT
| logo =
| city = Cave City, Kentucky
| country = US
| area = Bowling Green, Kentucky
| branding = 103.7 WHHT
| frequency = 103.7 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| translator = {{Radio Relay|95.7|W239BT|Glasgow|HD2}}
| airdate = {{start date and age|1988|07|05}}
| format = Country
| subchannels = HD2: WLLI simulcast (adult hits)
| erp = 13,500 watts
| haat = {{convert|137|meters}}
| class = C3
| facility_id = 48704
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|36|57|34.1|N|86|0|7.9|W|region:US-KY_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WHHT (1988–1998)|WPTQ (1998–2012)}}
| former_frequencies = 106.7 MHz (1988–1991)
| affiliations =
| owner = Commonwealth Broadcasting
| licensee = Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.
| sister_stations = W239BT, WCLU, WCDS, WKLX
| webcast = {{listenlive|https://player.listenlive.co/54361}}
| website = {{URL|https://1037whht.com/}}
}}
WHHT (103.7 FM) is a country music–formatted radio station licensed to Cave City, Kentucky, United States, and serving the Bowling Green area. The station is owned by Commonwealth Broadcasting through licensee Newberry Broadcasting, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WHHT |title=WHHT Facility Record |work=United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}
The station studios, which are shared with Fox Sports Radio affiliate WCDS (1230 AM) are located on the Public Square in downtown Glasgow. WHHT's transmitter is located near Haywood, Kentucky.
History
=Early years at 106.7 MHz (1988–1991)=
The station signed on the air for the first time on July 5, 1988, at 106.7 MHz, as a Top-40 contemporary music station, with the on-air identity as "Hottest Hits".{{Cite book|last=Nash|first=Francis M.|date=1995|title=Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State|publisher=HOST Communications|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/History/Towers-Over-Kentucky-Nash-1995.pdf|via=World Radio History|isbn=9781879688933|page=148}} The station's studios were located on Happy Valley Road in Glasgow, Kentucky. Steve Newberry was General Manager and part owner of the station, whose first air staff included Duke Ryan, Scott Jackson, Bobby Rambo, Jonathan "Tunes" Taylor, and Jim "The Captain" Kirk, the latter of which was later known as Scotty Matthews on sister station WKNK-FM (99.1 MHz licensed to Edmonton, now WHSX). WHHT was an immediate ratings success, allowing Newberry to expand his radio ownership holdings. He is now among the premier small-market radio station owners in the U.S.,{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} and is an active member of the board of the National Association of Broadcasters, having testified before the U.S. Congress on the issue of royalties and performance rights.
===Move to 103.7 MHz (1991–1998)===
In August 1991, WHHT's frequency was changed to 103.7{{r|Nash}} under the FCC's orders, to facilitate a signal power increase by Smiths Grove–licensed WBLG-FM (107.1 MHz, now WUHU), based in nearby Bowling Green.{{cite news|title=FM radio stations making changes|work=Park City Daily News|date=August 4, 1991|page=3A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H90hAAAAIBAJ&dq=WQXE&pg=PA15&article_id=6687,310894|via=Google Books}}
In 1997, WHHT, along with WOVO, WXPC, WCDS, and four other stations in Kentucky, were acquired by a new business venture named Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation, formed by Steve Newberry and former Kentucky governor Brereton C. Jones.{{cite news|title=Former governor buys radio stations|work=Park City Daily News|date=January 19, 1997|page=11A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nssaAAAAIBAJ&dq=WOVO+Glasgow+KY&pg=PA6&article_id=4500,1573370|via=Google Books|access-date=June 9, 2024}} The following year, WHHT and its adult contemporary format replaced WXPC on 106.7 MHz, which had returned to the air from Horse Cave under a new license in 1994. The 103.7 facility then switched to a classic rock format under the call sign of WPTQ.
=Three-way frequency swap=
On October 22, 2012, WPTQ and sister stations WHHT and WOVO were involved in a three-station format shift that included a trade of frequencies and FCC licenses. WHHT, now a country music station, moved back to 103.7 MHz. WPTQ, which was previously occupying the 103.7 FM frequency, moved to 105.3 FM, while WOVO and its adult contemporary format moved to the newly-upgraded 106.3 FM facility in Horse Cave.{{Cite web|date=October 22, 2012|title=Stations On The Move In Glasgow, KY|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/79382/stations-on-the-move-in-glasgow-ky/|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US|access-date=June 8, 2024}}
=Recent history=
Image:WHHT 103.7NashIcon logo.png
On February 20, 2015, the station made the transition to becoming another Nash Icon station, that is not owned and operated by Cumulus Media. For a time, the station also kept its "Howdy" branding, and was branded as "103.7 Nash Icon Howdy FM".{{Cite web|date=February 20, 2015|title=Nash Icon Brand Spreads Through Kentucky|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/92040/nash-icon-brand-spreads-through-kentucky/|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}
On August 6, 2020, WHHT dropped the Nash Icon branding, and became known as "Nash 103.7".
On April 18, 2024, WHHT rebranded simply as "103.7 WHHT".
References
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External links
{{FM station data|48704|WHHT}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|143295|W239BT}}
- {{FXL|W239BT}}
{{Bowling Green Radio}}
{{Country Radio Stations in Kentucky}}
{{Glasgow, Kentucky}}
Category:Barren County, Kentucky