WHIN

WHIN

Gallatin, Tennessee
Frequency	1010 kHz
Programming
Format	Country
Ownership
Owner	Whin, Inc.
History
First air date	August 1948
Technical information
Facility ID	72178
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts day 47 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	36°26′0.00″N 86°28′0.00″W

WHIN (1010 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country format. Licensed to Gallatin, Tennessee, USA. The station is currently owned by Whin, Inc..

History

Gallatin received its first radio station in August 1948 when WHIN went on the air. Owned at one time by record mogul Randy Wood, the station still serves Sumner County with country music, local sports, and coverage of NASCAR racing. WHIN was joined by an FM station in December 1960 when 104.5 came on the air. The FM station has broadcast under many call letters, but probably its most famous days were in the late 1970s and 1980s when it was known as KX (pronounced Kicks) 104, a popular music station that battled with Nashville stations for top listenership. During that time the station was owned by Ron Bledsoe, who for years had commanded CBS Records in Nashville, and was a former employee of the station in his younger years.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID WHIN ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database