WHNM
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHNM
| logo =
| logo_size =
| city = Laconia, New Hampshire
| country = US
| area = Lakes Region
| branding = The Moose 103.3
| airdate = August 22, 1922 (as WKAV)
| frequency = 1350 kHz
| translator = {{Radio Relay|103.3|W277DJ|Laconia}}
| format = Classic hits
| power = {{ubl|5,000 watts day|112 watts night}}
| class = D
| facility_id = 23321
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|43|30|27|N|71|31|00|W|type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning = "Moose New Hampshire" (backwards)
| former_callsigns = {{ubl|WKAV (1922–1932)|WLNH (1934–1983)|WKZU (1983–1985)|WMRS (1985–1987)|WLNH (1987–1994)|WEZS (1994–2023)}}
| former_frequencies = {{ubl|1310 kHz (1934–1941)|1340 kHz (1941–1954)}}
| affiliations =
| operator =
| owner = Patrick Costa
| licensee = Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures Limited Partnership
| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://live.mystreamplayer.com/whnm Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.themoose1033.com/ themoose1033.com]
}}
WHNM (1350 AM) is a broadcast radio station licensed to Laconia, New Hampshire, serving the Lakes Region, including Laconia and Franklin. The station's programming is also carried on FM translator W277DJ (103.3). WHNM is owned by Patrick Costa, through license Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures Limited Partnership.
History
WHNM traces its origins to New Hampshire's first broadcast radio station, WKAV, an experimental station run by a local radio club, which went on the air in 1922 but went dark about a decade later after a myriad of financial problems. In 1934, the station was reborn under a new license as WLNH at 1310 kHz on the AM dial, moving to 1340 in 1941 and to the current 1350 frequency in 1954.
The call letters changed to WKZU in 1983{{cite news |title=WVOJ & WQIK Make Major Programming Changes |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1980s/1983/RR-1983-02-04.pdf#page=30 |access-date=February 5, 2023 |work=Radio & Records |date=February 4, 1983 |page=30}} and WMRS in 1985,{{cite news |title=Call Letters |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1985/BC-1985-02-25.pdf#page=82 |access-date=February 5, 2023 |work=Broadcasting |date=February 25, 1985 |page=82}} before returning to WLNH in 1987 and becoming WEZS in June 1994.{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=23321&Callsign=WHNM|title=Call Sign History|work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Database}} As WEZS, the station featured a beautiful music/easy listening format, then smooth jazz. WEZS was a rare AM station to play smooth jazz, along with WCIN in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The station's format changed in March 2008 to "Good Times and Great Oldies", then in December 2012 to full-time news and talk. The programming included syndicated shows hosted by Mark Levin, Tom Sullivan, Dennis Prager, and Dave Ramsey; and hourly news by Fox News Radio.
WEZS began an FM simulcast on translator W277DJ 103.3 in June 2018.
On January 14, 2023, the station changed its call letters to WHNM and its nickname to "The Moose 103.3", with a classic hits format,{{Cite web |date=January 16, 2023 |title=Moose Launches In Laconia - RadioInsight |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/247420/moose-launches-in-laconia/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |language=en-US}} and on January 25, Gary W. Hammond completed the sale of the station and its translator to Patrick Costa's Costa-Eagle Radio Ventures Limited Partnership for $225,000.
References
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External links
- [https://www.themoose1033.com/ WHNM website]
- {{AM station data|23321|WHNM}}
- {{FCC-LMS-Facility|200128|W277DJ}}
- {{FXL|W277DJ}}
{{Concord (Lakes Region) Radio}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1934
Category:Laconia, New Hampshire
Category:Belknap County, New Hampshire