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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 92.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | Norfolk’s BIN 92.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Black-oriented news |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| WMOV-FM,WNOH,WOWI | |
| History | |
First air date | October 17, 1974 (1974-10-17) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Hampton Roads Beat" (former branding) |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 70345 |
| Class | C3 |
| ERP | 14,500watts |
| HAAT | 131 meters (430 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°37′38.0″N76°13′7.0″W / 36.627222°N 76.218611°W /36.627222; -76.218611 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | norfolk |
WHBT-FM (92.1MHz) is aBlack-oriented news formattedbroadcastradio station licensed toMoyock, North Carolina, servingHampton Roads andNortheastern North Carolina.[2] WHBT-FM is owned and operated byiHeartMedia.[3] WHBT-FM broadcasts in theHD Radio (hybrid) format.[4]
The station originally signed on October 17, 1974, as WJLY, which played a variety of genres, but signed off in 1978 due to financial issues.[5] It signed back on asTop 40-formatted WQZQ in 1989.[6] It later changed tocountry,adult contemporary as WOFM andAAA formats. On July 16, 1990, it flipped to the satellite-fedZ-Rock network as WTZR.[7][8][9]
In June 1991, the station was sold to Willis Broadcasting who changed the calls to WMYK and instituted anurban AC format as "92.1 Kiss FM".[10] On August 9, 1996, after Clear Channel purchased the station, WMYK flipped to aCrossover format, which failed in the ratings; after this, the format shifted to a harder-edged urban as “K92". On July 3, 1997, WMYK flipped to a simulcast of sister stationWSVY, which aired aJammin' Oldies format, and was branded as "Vibe 107.7 and 92.1".[11] The format would later shift back to their urban AC roots. On February 1, 2001, 92.1 split from the simulcast and returned to urban as WBHH, "92.1 The Beat".[12] On March 1, 2003, the station dropped its hip hop format and started simulcasting asoft AC format with formersmooth jazz sister stationWJCD; the two stations together were known as "Lite FM", and WBHH adopted the call letters WCDG on March 9, 2004.[13][14]
On August 12, 2005, to fill the hole left when crosstown oldiesWFOG switched to adult contemporary the month prior, WCDG broke away from the simulcast and becameoldies-formatted "Cool 92.1". The first song played wasBill Deal and the Rhondels' "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)".[15]
On October 11, 2010, WCDG and WJCD became simulcasts again when WKUS moved from 105.3 to 107.7 and the 105.3 frequency became "Magic 105.3" with an AC-themedclassic hits format. The move meant the end for WCDG's oldies format and WJCD's smooth jazz format.[16][17] On October 27, 2010, WCDG changed their call letters to WKSA. On March 31, 2011, WKUS broke away from its simulcast of WKSA to becomerhythmic ACWMOV (MOViN' 107.7) after that station received a signal upgrade to cover the area.[18]
On December 26, 2014, at 10 a.m., WKSA beganstunting as "Missy FM," featuring music recorded byPortsmouth-born artistMissy Elliott, who also did imaging and voice overs, as well asTimbaland andAaliyah. On January 5, 2015, at 9 a.m., WKSA flipped toclassic hip hop and returned to the "Beat" branding.[19][20][21] On January 22, 2015, WKSA changed their call letters to WHBT-FM to match the "Beat" branding.
On July 25, 2025, WHBT-FM flipped toall-news as "BIN 92.1". The format moved fromWNOH, which began stunting with Christmas music en route to a flip tosoft adult contemporary as "The Breeze".[22][23]