WWHN is a radio station licensed in Joliet, Illinois, serving the Chicago metropolitan area with an urban adult contemporary format. It operates on AM frequency 1510 kHz and is under ownership of Hawkins Broadcasting Company.AM Query Results: WWHN, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2019. Because it shares the same frequency as "clear channel" station WLAC in Nashville, Tennessee, WWHN operates during daytime hours only.
History WJRC The station first began broadcasting on April 10, 1964, as WJRC. Its call sign stood for "Joliet Radio Corporation", the station's owner at the time.Ghrist, John R. (1996). Valley Voices: A Radio History. Crossroads Communications. p. 166-167. The station ran 500 watts, during daytime hours only.
WJRC aired an easy listening format in the early 1970s. Later in the decade and into the 1980s, the station aired a full service format, programming a variety of music along with news and talk programming.1974 Broadcasting Yearbook, Broadcasting, 1974. p. B-65. Retrieved January 7, 2019."Stations, everywhere: a listeners' guide to the AM and FM bands", Chicago Tribune Magazine. March 4, 1979. Retrieved January 7, 2019.Broadcasting/Cablecasting Yearbook 1982, Broadcasting/Cablecasting, 1982. p. C-72. Retrieved January 7, 2019.Chicago Radio Guide, Vol. 1, Issue 1. May 1985. Retrieved January 7, 2019. William G. Barr hosted a twice-weekly radio program on WJRC from November 11, 1986, until his death in February 1987.Schumann, George. "Bill Barr Finally Finds an Audience", Chicago Tribune. January 18, 1987. Retrieved January 7, 2019.Heise, Kenan. "'Lawmaker, Real Estate Developer William Barr'", Chicago Tribune. February 27, 1983. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
WWHN The station's callsign was changed to WWHN on September 14, 1987. The station briefly aired an all-news format, before adopting an oldies format with the slogan "Remember When".Chicagoland Radio Waves, MediaTies. Summer 1988/Spring-Summer 1989. Retrieved January 8, 2019."Chicagoland Radio Stations", Dialog Magazine. October 1989. p. 3. Retrieved August 9, 2018.Unmacht, Robert (1989). The M Street Radio Directory. p. S-99. Retrieved January 8, 2019. In 1989, WWHN was purchased by Hawkins Broadcasting Corporation for $250,000."Transactions", Radio & Records. July 21, 1989. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2019.Public Notice Comment - BAL-19890707EB, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
In 1990, the station's power was increased to 1,000 watts.Public Notice Comment - BL-19900605AF, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2019."Facilities Changes", Broadcasting. June 4, 1990. p. 84. Retrieved January 8, 2019. In 1991, the station's format was changed from urban oldies to black gospel."Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 8, No. 23. June 10, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2019.Weaver, Maurice. "Radio From The `Bank`", Chicago Tribune. September 15, 1992. Retrieved January 8, 2019. In 1992, the station was simulcast on 102.3 WTAS in Crete, Illinois, as well as 105.5 KWHN-FM and 1580 KLVU in Haynesville, Louisiana."Format Changes", The M Street Journal. Vol. 9, No. 32. August 12, 1992. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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