WHBN

WHBN (1420 AM) is a country music–formatted radio station licensed to Harrodsburg, Kentucky, United States. The station is owned by Hometown Broadcasting as part of a triopoly with Danville–licensed news/talk station WHIR (1230 AM) and Lancaster–licensed hot adult contemporary station WRNZ (105.1 FM).^[4] All three stations share studios on Shakertown Road (KY 33) north of Danville, while its transmitter is located along Bellow Mills Road southeast of Harrodsburg.

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WHBN

Harrodsburg, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Lexington Metro Area
Frequency	1420 kHz
Branding	The Rooster
Programming
Format	Country music
Affiliations	NBC News Radio Mercer County High School Burgin Independent Schools[1]
Ownership
Owner	Hometown Broadcasting of Harrodsburg Inc
Sister stations	WHIR, WRNZ
History
First air date	June 25, 1955; 70 years ago (1955-06-25) [2]
Call sign meaning	Hometown Broadcasting Network (owners)
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	22084
Class	D
Power	1,000 watts day 46 watts night
Transmitter coordinates	37°44′3″N 84°48′50″W
Translator(s)	99.5 W258DH (Harrodsburg)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	Official Website

History

WHBN launched in 1955 under the auspices of Pete Hulse and Chuck Shuffett. In 1960, the station was purchased by longtime owner Bob Martin and later his wife Jo Ann. The station initially focused on a variety format, before eventually settling on country music.^[5]

Programming

WHBN features the longtime on-air personality "Radio Rick" Schoebel from 6:00 to 10:00 a.m. Monday to Friday and "The WildMan" Jason Wilder on Saturdays and Sundays from 7a:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. WHBN also broadcasts live coverage of local high school sports from Mercer County Senior High School and Burgin Independent Schools.^[1]