| Broadcast area | Tri-Cities,VA/TN |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1090kHz |
| Branding | Love Radio FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Contemporary Christian |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Kenneth Clyde Hill |
| WABN,WETB,WPWT | |
| History | |
First air date | 1967 |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 64508 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 10,000watts day 1,800 wattscritical hours |
| Translator(s) | 97.3 W247CH (Kingsport) 100.3 W262CG (Spurgeon) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | loveradio.fm |
WHGG (1090AM) is aContemporary Christian formattedbroadcastradio station licensed toKingsport, Tennessee, serving theTri-Cities,VA/TN area.[2][3]
This station signed on the air in 1967 with call lettersWGOC and a modern-Nashville-country music format. The original owner was insurance mogul J.T. Parker, and the first station manager was Phil Roberts, who was hired away from crosstown station WKIN where he had been a popular morning host.
The first song played on the air on the morning of sign-on wasI Washed My Face In The Morning Dew byTom T. Hall. The 45-RPM disc hung on the wall of the station's original lobby on West Center Street in Kingsport until the studios were moved elsewhere in the 1980s.
The original power was 1,000 watts and the station originally operated sunrise-to-sunset, with6am-to-sunrise power of 7.85 watts. The original transmitter location, which was abandoned in the 1970s, was at the intersection of West Stone Drive and Granby Road in western Kingsport.
WHGG shares the same management as sister stationsWHCB andWPWT.
36°27′40″N82°27′12″W / 36.46111°N 82.45333°W /36.46111; -82.45333
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