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, broadcasting an

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frequency; KYW and XEEP are the dominant stations on this frequency. It broadcasts from its studios on Fairplain Avenue located in

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, an unincorporated area south of Benton Harbor. The station's transmitter and broadcast tower are also at this location. WHFB is also heard on 102.5 FM, through a translator in Benton Harbor.

History

WHFB began broadcasting September 22, 1947. It ran 1,000 watts, during daytime hours only, and was owned by the Palladium Publishing Company.History Cards for WHFB
fcc.gov. Retrieved March 24, 2020. Its power was increased to 5,000 watts in 1963, while continuing to run 1,000 watts during

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. Its power during critical hours was increased to 2,500 watts in 1976. In 1985, the station was sold to WHFB Broadcast Associates Ltd. Partnership, along with sister station 99.9 WHFB-FM, for $1.5 million. Former sister station WHFB-FM is now separately owned and has since changed call letters to WQLQ. WHFB aired an

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format in the 1980s.
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', Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1983. p. B-119. Retrieved March 25, 2020. By 1989, the station had adopted a

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format, and by 1991, it was airing an adult standards format. In 1996, the station adopted a 1970s based oldies format, with programming from

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. Nighttime service was added in 1997. In 1999, it adopted an

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. In 2000, the station adopted a syndicated

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format. It was branded "All Talk - AM 1060" and later "Fox News Radio AM 1060". Over the years, hosts heard on the station have included

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, Bill O'Reilly,

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, and

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. The station went off the air on June 1, 2012, and the station was sold by WHFB Broadcast Associates to

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owner Gerard Media, LLC for $175,000. The station returned to the air on September 2, 2013. The station aired

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format, with a wide variety of music, along with talk shows,

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sports, and other programming. By 2020, it had adopted an

format, branded "Motown and More".

References

Michiguide.com - WHFB History

External links

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