WHOT-FM
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| Broadcast area | Youngstown, Ohio |
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| Branding | HOT 101 |
| Slogan | "Today's Hottest Music" |
| Frequency | 101.1 (MHz) (also on HD Radio) |
| First air date | February 1, 1984 (at 101.1 MHz) October 16, 1955 (at 1570 kHz) |
| Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
| ERP | 24,500 watts |
| HAAT | 215 meters |
| Class | B |
| Callsign meaning | HOT Music |
| Owner |
Cumulus Broadcasting (Cumulus Licensing LLC) |
| Webcast | Listen Live! |
| Website | www.hot101.com |
WHOT-FM (101.1 FM, "Hot 101") is a commercial radio station in Youngstown, Ohio, United States, broadcasting at 101.1 MHz with a Top 40 (CHR) format. It is one of seven radio stations in the Youngstown market owned by Cumulus Broadcasting. Its transmitter is located in Youngstown. WHOT competes with 95.9 KISSFM/Youngstown, WLER/Butler, WDJQ/Alliance/Canton, WKDD/Akron/Monroe Falls, WAKS 96.5 KISS FM/Akron/Cleveland, WQAL/Cleveland and WKST 96.1 KISS FM/Pittsburgh.
On August 15, 2006 WHOT became the first station in Eastern Ohio to broadcast in HD
The connection between the WHOT callsign and the Top 40/CHR format is one of the longest running in modern radio history, dating back to 1955. WHOT is one of the first Top 40 stations in the country, as an daytime-only signal licensed to Campbell, Ohio on the 1570 kHz facility (currently home to the Warren, Ohio-licensed WHTX). Despite its technical limitations, the station attained high ratings in the Youngstown, Ohio market, which has lasted after frequency moves; first to 1330 kHz in 1963 (now WGFT), then to 1390 kHz (now WNIO) in 1990.
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