WHNY (1000

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) is an American AM

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broadcasting a

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

format, simulcasting

WHNY-FM WHNY-FM (104.7 MHz) is a radio station licensed to serve Henry, Tennessee, United States. The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC. WHNY-FM broadcasts a country music format. The station was assigned ...

104.7 Henry, Tennessee. Licensed to Paris, Tennessee, United States, it serves the

Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population was 68,205 as of the 2020 United States ...

, area. The station is owned by Forever Media, through licensee Forever South Licenses, LLC, and features programming from

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. On March 2, 2020, WHNY changed their format from oldies to classic country, simulcasting

104.7, branded as "Big Henry".Big Henry Debuts in Northwest Tennessee
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FM translator

In addition to the main station at 1000

, WHNY is relayed by an

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to widen its broadcast area and, in this case, allow 24 hours broadcasting of the format. WHNY is a daytime-only station. The FM translator also gives the listener the advantage of

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in high fidelity

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sound.

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* * HNY (AM) Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1980 1980 establishments in Tennessee HNY {{Tennessee-radio-station-stub