WSON

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WSON
City of license	Henderson, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Evansville
Branding	"The 500 Watt Purple Blowtorch of Western Kentucky"
Slogan	"860 WSON"
Frequency	860 kHz
First air date	December 17, 1941
Format	Classic hits
Power	500 watts day and night
Class	B
Facility ID	26946
Transmitter coordinates	37°51′11.00″N 87°32′12.00″W / 37.85306°N 87.53667°W / 37.85306; -87.53667
Callsign meaning	Henderson^[1]
Affiliations	ABC Radio News Westwood One
Owner	Henson Media of Henderson County
Website	wsonradio.com

WSON (860 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. It services the Henderson, Kentucky, USA, listening area. The station is currently owned by Henson Media and features news, sports, weather and music features programing from ABC Radio News and Westwood One, as well as locally produced programming.^[2] The station can be heard during daylight hours in neighboring Evansville, Indiana, and Owensboro, Kentucky.

[edit] Recent Developments

In July 2010, Henry Lackey announced that he had agreed to sell WSON to Henson Media, which owns WMSK-AM and FM in Morganfield and Sturgis, Ky. The deal received FCC approval and was consummated soon thereafter. ^[3]

In September 2011, WSON began simulcasting on an FM translator, W243CU (96.5 FM), which is licensed to Sebree, Kentucky. W243CU, which has an effective radiated power of 250 watts, can be heard up to 30 miles in any direction from its transmitter site in the Wolf Hills north of Henderson.

W243CU allows listeners in Evansville and surrounding communities to listen to WSON's programming after nightfall, when the AM station has to reduce its power.

[edit] References

^ "Call Letter Origins". Radio History on the Web. http://www.oldradio.com/archives/nelson/origins.call-list.html.
^ "WSON Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WSON.
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