WNHW (93.3

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) is a

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broadcasting a

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, it serves the

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and Lakes Region areas of

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. The station is owned by Binnie Media and licensed to WBIN Media Co. Inc.

History

The station was assigned the call letters WCNH on September 19, 1989. On March 15, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WNHI then on February 4, 2005 to the current WNHW. WNHI, which went on the air May 8, 1994, was originally known as I-93 (referring to

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) with a

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, which moved to co-owned WWHK/ WWHQ in 2005 and is currently heard on

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. Prior to the format swap, the country music format originated on WWHK as WOTX-FM ("Outlaw 102.3"). Its signature voice is John Willyard, voice of the

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since 1996, whose voice work is heard on many country music stations across North America. WNHW, along with 16 other stations in northern New England formerly owned by

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, was purchased at bankruptcy auction by WBIN Media Company, a company controlled by

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, on May 22, 2012. Binnie already owned WBIN-TV in

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and WYCN-LP in

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. The deal was completed on November 30, 2012.

References

External links

* * NHW Country radio stations in the United States Radio stations established in 1994 Belknap County, New Hampshire 1994 establishments in New Hampshire {{NewHampshire-radio-station-stub