WNOP (AM)

WNOP
Broadcast area	Cincinnati, Ohio
Frequency	740(kHz)
Branding	Sacred Heart Radio 740
Programming
Format	Catholic talk/services
Ownership
Owner	Sacred Heart Radio, Inc.
History
First air date	1948 (As WNOP)
Call sign meaning	NOP if for Newport, the city of license
Technical information
Power	2,500 watts during the day, 37 watts at night
Links
Website	WNOP

WNOP is a radio station located in Newport, Kentucky that can be heard in/around the Cincinnati area. It now broadcasts EWTN radio for most (if not all) of its programming. Before switching to Catholic programming lately, WNOP was a jazz station for 39 years, except for a run as a CNN Headline News affiliate in the late 80s and early 90s.

Despite its relatively weak signal (not to mention almost bumping right into AM powerhouse WLW), WNOP had a core audience of loyal listeners during the years when its musical programming was mostly jazz. The station's facility was a tiny floating facility on the Ohio River, called "the jazz ark." It wasn't all jazz, however--sometimes, breaks between songs were filled with recordings of stand-up comedians. Likewise, it had an on-air irreverence that could jolt you without warning. For instance, it sometimes identified itself as being "just a little to the right of WLW," while at other times, it claimed to be "Radio Free Newport." On winter days when Cincinnati was hit with large amounts of snow and most stations announced school and workplace closings, morning on-air personality Leo Underhill instead would inform listeners which bars were closed due to bad weather.