WHVN
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| City | Charlotte, North Carolina |
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| Broadcast area | Charlotte |
| Slogan | Heaven Radio |
| Frequency | 1240 kHz |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Power | 1,000 Watts |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 72331 WHVN 27218 WCGC |
| Transmitter coordinates | 35°12′00″N 80°48′39″W / 35.20000°N 80.81083°W |
| Callsign meaning | HeaVeN |
| Owner | WHVN Inc. |
| Sister stations | WCGC, WAVO, WOLS |
| Website | www.heavenradio.org |
WHVN (1240 AM) is an American radio station that broadcasts a Christian radio format. It is licensed to Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The station is owned by WHVN Inc. The station is simulcast onto WCGC at 1270 AM and is also heard on 104.3 FM.
WHVN and WCGC are licensed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for digital HD operation.
The station that would become WHVN on the 1240 frequency in Charlotte began operations in 1929 in Gastonia, North Carolina on 1210 kHz with the call letters WRBU. According to a 1930 Federal Radio Commission listing, the station had a power of 100 watts and was licensed to the "A. J. Kirby Music Company". Sometime in the 1930s the station's city of license was changed to Charlotte and the call sign was changed to WSOC, supposedly meaning "We Serve Our City". The 1941 North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA) mandated a change in frequency to 1240 kHz. In the late 1950s, most stations on "Class IV" (local) frequencies were allowed to increase their daytime power to 1,000 watts, and WSOC increased their daytime power as well. Also in the 1950s the owners of WSOC brought to the air WSOC-FM at 103.7 MHz, and WSOC-TV on VHF channel 9.
In the early 1960s, Cox Broadcasting Company, then-owners of WSOC, traded frequencies with WIST at 930 kHz. Under the ownership of Cosmos Broadcasting and later Henderson Belk the station gained the WIST legacy of the first true Top 40 station in Charlotte, and by the end of the decade had pioneered the Progressive rock format in Charlotte as "The Amazing AM", but changes were in the works. In 1972, the Progressive Rock format was shifted to WIST-FM at 95.1 MHz, and their calls were changed to WRNA. Belk then sold WIST(AM) to Statesville Broadcasting Company, which gained CBS Radio Network affiliation for the station and began Charlotte's first talk radio format on WIST. Charlotte radio legend Jack Knight was hired to do the morning show. Current John Boy and Billy sidekick Robert D. Raiford hosted one of the talk shows, and was notorious for screaming at callers. The format was unsuccessful, and Statesville Broadcasting sold the station by the middle of the 1970s.
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