WHAP
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Broadcast area | Petersburg, Virginia |
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| [[Frequency|FrequencTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | 1340 kHz |
| Branding | The Point |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music[1] |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
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Call sign meaning | Hopewell And Petersburg |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| 33900 | |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
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| [[Broadcast relay station|TranslatorTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Template:Radio Relay |
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Public license information | Template:FCC Licensing and Management System facility |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | whapradio |
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WHAP (1340 AM) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hopewell, Virginia, serving Petersburg, Virginia.[1] WHAP is owned by Bruce D. Gee and Davie E. Gee, through licensee Gee Communications, Inc.[4]
Frequencies
WHAP broadcasts on 1340 kHz at 1000 watts 24 hours/day.[5] The station has authorization for an FM Translator at 96.9 MHz at 250 watts with callsign W245CU.[6]
History
The station first signed on the air on January 16, 1949, as WHAP.[7] It was originally licensed to the Hopewell Broadcasting Company and served as the primary local radio outlet for Hopewell and surrounding Prince George County.[8] The call letters were chosen to represent "Hopewell And Petersburg".[9]
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, WHAP maintained a full-service middle-of-the-road (MOR) and adult contemporary format, often emphasizing local news and high school sports.[10] In 1988, the station was acquired by Gee Communications, Inc., owned by Bruce and David Gee, who transitioned the station to a country music format branded as "The Point".[11]
In the early 2010s, the station briefly shifted to a sports talk format as an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio, branded as "Fox Sports 1340," before eventually returning to its country roots.[12] As of 2025, the station continues to operate from its studio location in Hopewell, simulcasting its programming on FM translator W245CU at 96.9 MHz .[13]
Status
As of May 9th, 2026 the 1340 kHz AM signal is silent and the FM translator signal is present.
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-565. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Facility Technical Data for WHAP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WHAP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCC WHAP Hopewell AM". Federal Communications Commission -- AM Query Results. FCC. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FCC W245CU VA Hopewell FX". Federal Communications Commission -- AM Query Results. FCC. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WHAP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Broadcasting Yearbook 1950. Broadcasting Publications Inc. 1950. p. 302.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of WHAP Radio". D.C. Radio History. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Virginia Radio History: The Tri-Cities". Virginia Radio History. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Call Sign History: WHAP (Facility ID 33900)". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Venta, Lance (August 12, 2022). "WHAP Returns To Country". RadioInsight. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."WHAP 1340 AM/96.9 FM Radio Station". Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
External links
- WHAP The Point
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- WHAP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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- W245CU at FCCdata.org
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