WTHI-FM (99.9
MHz
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; "HI-99") is a
radio station
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running a
country music
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format in
Terre Haute, Indiana
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. The station's studios and broadcast tower are located along Ohio Street in downtown Terre Haute. The station is owned by
Midwest Communications
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.
WTHI-FM has led the Terre Haute market ratings for over twenty years. In 2007, the station celebrated 25 years in the country format.
Over the years, WTHI has raised more than $1,000,000 for the kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
WTHI-FM's former studio building, which was shared with sister station
WWVR
WWVR (98.5 FM, "The River") is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Paris, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Champaign, Illinois, and Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county ...
and former sister station
WTHI-TV
WTHI-TV (channel 10) is a television station in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States, affiliated with CBS, Fox, MyNetworkTV and The CW Plus. Owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, the station has studios on 8th and Ohio Streets in downtown Terre Hau ...
(which was co-owned with WTHI-FM from 1954 to 2005), is being demolished in December 2012 to accommodate parking for a new office building constructed behind the former WTHI building and facing Wabash Avenue.
The old building was constructed as a garment factory in 1906, but housed WTHI-FM and WTHI-TV from 1954 to 2012.
WTHI-FM and WWVR, which were later joined by new acquisitions
WFNF/1130 AM and
WFNB
WFNB is an FM radio station licensed to the city of Brazil, Indiana. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 92.7 MHz, FM channel 22 The studios were located at 1301 Ohio Street in Terre Haute, Indiana. but were moved to 925 Waba ...
/92.7 FM, moved into their new office building in August 2012;
this separated the stations from WTHI-TV,
which moved to its own new building (at 800 Ohio Street) in October 2012.
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Country radio stations in the United States
Radio stations established in 1948
Midwest Communications radio stations
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