WHNK

WHNK is a broadcast radio station licensed to Parkersburg, West Virginia, serving Metro Parkersburg. WHNK is known as "FaithTalk 1450". The station was founded by Pastor Jon Lands who serves as President and General Manager of FBC Media of Fellowship Baptist Church of Vienna.

WHNK
CityParkersburg, West Virginia
Broadcast areaMetro Parkersburg
Branding"FaithTalk 1450"
Slogan"The Valley's Home for Inspiration and Information"
Frequency1450 kHz
Translator(s)W251CP (98.1 MHz, Parkersburg)
W300AQ (107.9 MHz, Williamstown)
First air dateJuly 11, 1935 (as WPAR at 1420)[1]
FormatChristian radio
Power1,000 watts day and night
ClassC
Facility ID73353
Transmitter coordinates39°17′23.0″N 81°31′36.0″W
Call sign meaningW HaNK (previous format)
Former call signsWPAR (1935–1983)
WIKS (1983–1986)
WLTP (1986–2004)
Former frequencies1420 kHz (1935–1941)
OwnerFBC Media
(Fellowship Baptist Church of Vienna, WV)
Sister stationsWNRJ
Webcastwww.faithtalk1450.com/listen-online/
Websitewww.faithtalk1450.com

History

The station signed on July 11, 1935 as WPAR, operating with 100 watts at 1420 kHz under the ownership of the Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corporation. It moved to 1450 in 1941; at the same time, WPAR boosted its power to 250 watts. The station was Parkersburg's first radio sstationand remained the only station in the area during its first decade of broadcasting.[1] On September 22, 1983, the station was renamed WIKS; on November 1, 1986, it became WLTP.[2] The WLTP call sign moved to its sister station at 910 AM on March 9, 2004; at that time, 1450 AM became WHNK.[1][2]

Clear Channel took WHNK off-the-air on April 28, 2014 after the station lost its lease with Walker Machinery, which owns WHNK's transmitter site and intends to use the property for expansion. At the time of the going silent, WHNK was broadcasting a classic country format.[1]

On November 1, 2016, WHNK returned to the air with a Christian radio format branded as "FaithTalk 1450" airing Christian teaching programs like In Touch with Charles Stanley, Grace to You with John MacArthur, Love Worth Finding with Adrian Rogers, and many more. Additionally WHNK airs Christian talk programs like Wallbuilders Live with David Barton, The Janet Medford Today Show, and Washington Watch with Tony Perkins.

References
  1. Risberg, Jillian; Schrader, Abbie (April 30, 2014). "AM 1450 Off the Air". TheNewsCenter. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  2. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved May 1, 2014.


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