WHB
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| City | Kansas City, Missouri |
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| Broadcast area | Kansas City metropolitan area |
| Branding | Sports Radio 810 WHB |
| Slogan | "The Power of Sports" |
| Frequency | 810 kHz |
| First air date | May 10, 1922 |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | 50,000 watts (day) 5,000 watts (night) |
| Class | B |
| Facility ID | 6384 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 39°18′21″N 94°34′30″W / 39.30583°N 94.57500°W |
| Former frequencies | 710 kHz (1947-1998) |
| Affiliations |
ESPN Radio NBC Sports Radio Westwood One Sports |
| Owner | Union Broadcasting |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | www |
WHB (810 kHz, "Sports Radio 810 WHB") is a commercial AM radio station in Kansas City, Missouri. The station is owned by Union Broadcasting and it airs an all-sports radio format. For most of the 1960s and 70s, while it was broadcasting at 710 AM, WHB was one of the nation's most influential Top 40 outlets.
By day, WHB opeartes at 50,000 watts using an non-directional antenna. But because AM 810 is a clear-channel frequency reserved for Class A stations KGO San Francisco and WGY Schenectady, New York, at night WHB reduces power to 5000 watts, using five directional towers located off Northeast Cookingham Drive in the Nashua neighborhood of Northland, Kansas City, adjacent to Interstate 435. Its studios are located in the suburb of Overland Park, Kansas, also the headquarters of its owner, Union Broadcasting.
WHB is an affiliate of ESPN Radio and NBC Sports Radio. It also carries play-by-play games of the Kansas State Wildcats, UMKC Kangaroos athletics, and the Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League. Union Broadcasting also owns AM 1510 KCTE, another all-sports station in the Kansas City metropolitan area. KCTE primarily carries ESPN Radio and NBC Sports Radio programming while WHB mainly airs local sports shows during the day. KCTE also carries some sporting events that WHB is unable to air due to other commitments.
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