WBHP (AM)

WBHP (1230 AM, "The Big Talker") is a news/talk formatted radio station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama. The station is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. and serves all of Madison County, Alabama. WBHP programming is simulcast on WHOS (800 AM), 106.5 FM (translator), and WQRV-HD2 (HD Radio).

Programming

The 1230 AM frequency serves the greater Huntsville area, while the 800 AM frequency serves nearby Decatur. The Decatur station was formerly known as WHOS and programmed, like WBHP, a country format for many years before becoming a repeater station of its sister FM station (then owned by Mack Bramlett) WDRM, also a country-formatted station. WBHP currently airs a news and talk format with a mix of local and syndicated programs.

Notable local weekday programming includes The WBHP Morning Program with Gary Dobbs and Toni Lowery plus the late-morning The Will Anderson Show. Notable syndicated weekday programming includes Coast to Coast AM with George Noory,The Dave Ramsey Show, Paul Finebaum of the The Paul Finebaum Radio Network, and The Glenn Beck Program. Weekend programming includes local news and sports, Somewhere In Time hosted by Art Bell,Fox News Sunday, and select programming from Fox Sports Radio.

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WBHP (defunct)

WBHP (1610 AM) was a short-lived low-power radio station that operated in Honea Path, South Carolina. Broadcasting began on December 25, 2000, and ended in Honea Path on August 18, 2001, when the station relocated. The station played urban and hip-hop music with religious music on Sundays.

WBHP then moved its location to Anderson, South Carolina. It began broadcasting from Anderson on September 1, 2001, and changed its call letters from WBHP to WJIA. WJIA provided constant coverage on September 11, 2001 during the time of the September 11, 2001 attacks. WJIA stayed on the air until May 2002.

Operation schedule

Monday through Friday: 3:30 P.M. - 10:45 P.M.

Saturday: 11:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.; 5:00 P.M. - 12:00 A.M.

Sunday: 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (religious); 3:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.

WJIA on 9/11

September 11, 2001 started out as an ordinary day at the station. The station was not due to go on air until later that afternoon. The station manager was in the studio doing routine checks on equipment when disaster struck. Upon seeing the devastation on TV, the station manager immediately put the station on the air with live news coverage of the September 11, 2001 attacks. In the days that followed 9/11, WJIA stayed on the air for about 20 hours each day providing coverage and condolences.