# WHHH

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Radio station in Speedway–Indianapolis, Indiana

WHHH Speedway, Indiana United States Broadcast area Indianapolis metropolitan area Frequency 100.9 MHz (HD Radio) Branding Hot 100.9 Programming Format Mainstream urban Subchannels HD2: Regional Mexican "La Grande 105.1" Ownership Owner Urban One (Radio One of Indiana, LLC) Sister stations WFNI, WIBC, WLHK, WTLC, WTLC-FM, WYXB, WDNI-CD History First air date May 28, 1967; 59 years ago (1967-05-28) (as WNON-FM)[1] Former call signs WNON-FM (1967–1985) WBCI (1985–1990) WIRE (1990–1998) WYJZ (1998–2007) WNOU (2007–2014) WNOW-FM (2014–2022) Call sign meaning Former calls of 96.3, standing for Hot Hoosier Hits Technical information[2] Licensing authority FCC Facility ID 6420 Class A ERP 6,000 watts HAAT 100 metres (330 ft) Transmitter coordinates 39°48′1.0″N 86°4′39.0″W / 39.800278°N 86.077500°W / 39.800278; -86.077500 Translators 105.1 W286CM (Indianapolis, relays HD2) Links Public license information Public file LMS Webcast Listen Live Listen Live (HD2) Website hot1009.com lagrandeindy.com (HD2)

**WHHH** (100.9 [FM](/source/FM_broadcasting), "Hot 100.9") is a radio station [licensed](/source/City_of_license) to [Speedway, Indiana](/source/Speedway%2C_Indiana). Owned by [Urban One](/source/Urban_One), it broadcasts an [mainstream urban](/source/Mainstream_urban) format serving the [Indianapolis metropolitan area](/source/Indianapolis_metropolitan_area). Its studios are co-located with its sister stations at [Meridian Street](/source/Meridian_Street_(Indianapolis)) in [downtown Indianapolis](/source/Downtown_Indianapolis), with its transmitter located on the city's east side. WHHH is licensed to broadcast in the [HD Radio](/source/HD_Radio) format.[3][4]

## History

### Smooth Jazz 100.9

Prior to October [2007](/source/2007_in_radio), the 100.9 FM frequency was home to WYJZ, a [smooth jazz](/source/Smooth_jazz) format that began broadcasting on June 15, 1998.[5]

### RadioNOW 100.9

On October 5, 2007, [Emmis Communications](/source/Emmis_Communications) announced that it would re-locate [1070 WIBC](/source/WFNI)'s talk radio format to the signal of [93.1 WNOU-FM](/source/WIBC_(FM))—which had been broadcasting a [Top 40/CHR](/source/Contemporary_hit_radio) format as *93.1 RadioNOW*- in January 2008, so it could launch a new [sports radio](/source/Sports_radio) format on the AM signal. Concurrently, Emmis announced that Radio One had purchased the [intellectual property](/source/Intellectual_property) of the *RadioNOW* format, and would re-launch it on WYJZ; Emmis considered the CHR format to have been unprofitable on WNOU, while Radio One believed that the smooth jazz format was not as profitable as a CHR format. Barry Mayo, the company's president of radio, stated that, "We loved the format, we loved that station and we loved those people". WNOU had begun [stunting](/source/Stunting_(broadcasting)) with [Christmas music](/source/Christmas_music).[6]

On October 8, 2007, at 4:30 p.m., after playing "Anthem for a New America" by [Jeff Lorber](/source/Jeff_Lorber), WYJZ dropped its smooth jazz format and began stunting with a loop of an announcer saying "*RadioNOW*, now at 100.9". At the top of the hour, the station flipped to Top 40/CHR as *RadioNOW 100.9*; the station launched with no on-air personalities, but Mayo stated that they were "in conversation" with former WNOU personalities. The first song as "RadioNOW" was "[Bartender](/source/Bartender_(T-Pain_song))" by [T-Pain](/source/T-Pain) featuring [Akon](/source/Akon).[6][7] The WNOU call letters were moved to WYJZ on October 31, 2007.

By [2009](/source/2009_in_radio), when [Cumulus Media](/source/Cumulus_Media)'s [WRWM](/source/WNDX) picked up the CHR format, WNOU started to lean more [rhythmic](/source/Rhythmic_contemporary), while sister station WHHH moved to [urban](/source/Urban_contemporary). The rhythmic lean was reduced when WRWM switched to [hot adult contemporary](/source/Hot_adult_contemporary). (WRWM has since changed formats.)

On June 30, 2014, WNOU changed its call letters to WNOW-FM, after [the previous station carrying those call letters](/source/WINS-FM) dropped the call sign and rebranded to AMP Radio.[8]

WNOW-FM carried The Joe & Alex Show from 2015 to 2020; from 2018 to 2020, the show was syndicated to sister station [KROI-FM](/source/KROI-FM) in [Houston](/source/Houston). It was then canceled on February 28, 2020, and WNOW-FM became an affiliate of [The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show](/source/The_Kidd_Kraddick_Morning_Show) on March 20.

### Hot 100.9

On June 13, 2022, Radio One announced that it would acquire Emmis Communications' Indianapolis stations for $22.5 million. To comply with FCC ownership limits, Radio One would divest WHHH (96.3 FM) to the [Bible Broadcasting Network](/source/Bible_Broadcasting_Network), and announced plans to move WHHH's *Hot* urban contemporary format and call letters to 100.9 FM.[9][10] On August 13, 2022, at midnight, after playing "[Where Are You Now](/source/Where_Are_You_Now_(Lost_Frequencies_song))" by [Lost Frequencies](/source/Lost_Frequencies), WNOW-FM flipped to urban as *Hot 100.9*; the station temporarily simulcast on 96.3 to redirect listeners to the new signal.[11] The move left [WZPL](/source/WZPL) as the only Top 40/CHR station in the market. The transition was completed at midnight on August 30, as the former WHHH switched to religious programming, and changed call letters to [WYHX](/source/WYHX).

### HD Radio

On December 14, 2015, at 3 p.m., WNOW-FM launched an HD2 sub-channel carrying a [classic hip hop](/source/Classic_hip_hop) format, branded as "Boom 102.9" (in reference to translator 102.9 W275BD). The first song on "Boom" was "[Straight Outta Compton](/source/Straight_Outta_Compton_(song))" by [N.W.A](/source/N.W.A).[12] Around July 2018, W275BD was shut down (likely due to interference with nearby [WXCH](/source/WXCH) in [Columbus, Indiana](/source/Columbus%2C_Indiana)), with "Boom" going HD-only at that point.[13]

On December 8, 2017, WNOW-FM launched an HD3 sub-channel carrying a [regional Mexican](/source/Regional_Mexican) format, branded as "La Grande 105.1".[14] Before the launch, the 105.1 translator, W286CM, had been carrying a 1990s-oriented rock format from September until December 2017.[15][16]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Indiana_Radio_1-0)** [WNOW-FM - The Indiana Radio Archive](http://indianaradio.net/stations/6420.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC-LMS-6420_2-0)** ["Facility Technical Data for WHHH"](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityTechDetails.html?facilityId=6420). *Licensing and Management System*. [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Station Search Details"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=6420). *licensing.fcc.gov*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Radio Guide for Indianapolis"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160917081414/http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=41). *hdradio.com*. Archived from [the original](http://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=41) on September 17, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["RR-1998-06-19"](https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-06-19.pdf) (PDF). *americanradiohistory.com*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_6-1) Smith, Erika D. (October 11, 2007). ["WNOU revived; Radio One buys site"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071012180439/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20071011%2FENTERTAINMENT05%2F710110448%2F1005%2FENTERTAINMENT). *Indianapolis Star*. Archived from [the original](http://www.indystar.com/article/20071011/ENTERTAINMENT05/710110448/WNOU-revived-Radio-One-buys-site) on October 12, 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["RadioNOW Returns to Indianapolis"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/91/radionow-returns-to-indianapolis/). *radioinsight.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FCC_Call_Sign_8-0)** ["WHHH Call Sign History"](https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=6420&Callsign=WHHH). *United States [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission), audio division*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["FCC Report 6/26: FCC Clarifies Class D FM Public File Obligations"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/230078/fcc-report-6-26-fcc-clarifies-class-d-fm-public-file-obligations/). *RadioInsight*. June 26, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Venta, Lance (June 13, 2022). ["Emmis Sells Indianapolis Stations To Radio One"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/228515/emmis-sells-indianapolis-stations-to-radio-one/). *RadioInsight*. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Hot 96.3 Indianapolis Makes Its Move To 100.9"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/237797/hot-96-3-indianapolis-makes-its-move-to-100-9/). *RadioInsight*. August 13, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Radio-One Launches Boom 102.9 Indianapolis"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/95517/radio-one-launches-boom-102-9-indianapolis/). *radioinsight.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Interference Complaints"](https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=70636). *Federal Communications Commission*. December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Urban One Launches 'La Grande 105.1' Indianapolis"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121661/urban-one-launches-la-grande-105-1-indianapolis/). *radioinsight.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Venta, Lance (December 11, 2017). ["URBAN ONE LAUNCHES LA GRANDE 105.1 INDIANAPOLIS"](https://radioinsight.com/headlines/121661/urban-one-launches-la-grande-105-1-indianapolis/). *RadioInsight*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["What happened to radio station 105.1? : indianapolis"](https://www.reddit.com/r/indianapolis/comments/7jq4se/what_happened_to_radio_station_1051/). *Reddit*. December 14, 2017.

## External links

- [Hot 100.9](https://www.hot1009.com/)

- [La Grande 105.1](https://lagrandeindy.com/)

- [Indiana Radio Archive, WNOW-FM](http://indianaradio.net/stations/6420.html)

- [Facility details for Facility ID 6420 (WHHH)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=6420) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [WHHH](https://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SP26&band=fm&callLetter=WHHH) in [Nielsen Audio](/source/Nielsen_Audio)'s FM station database

- [Facility details for Facility ID 143744 (W275BD)](https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/publicFacilityDetails.html?facilityId=143744) in the [FCC](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) Licensing and Management System

- [W275BD](https://fccdata.org/?facid=&call=W275BD&ccode=1&city=&state=&country=US&zip=&arn=&party=&lmspf=&lmspl=&party_type=LICEN&latd=&lond=&lang=en) at FCCdata.org

v t e Radio stations in the Indianapolis, Indiana, metropolitan area By AM frequency 810 950 10701 1260 1310 1430 1500 1590 By FM frequency 88.3 88.7 90.1 90.5 90.9 91.3 WWDL WWQI 91.5 91.9 92.3 93.1 93.9 94.7 95.5 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.3 98.7 99.5 100.9 101.9 102.3 103.3 104.5 105.7 106.7 107.1 107.9 Translators 93.5 97.5 105.1 107.5 NOAA Weather Radio frequency 162.525 162.55 Digital radio by frequency & subchannel 88.7-1 88.7-2 88.7-3 90.1-1 90.1-2 90.9-1 90.9-2 91.5-1 91.5-2 92.3-1 92.3-2 93.1-1 93.1-2 93.1-3 93.9-1 94.7-1 94.7-2 97.1-1 97.1-2 98.3-1 99.5-1 99.5-2 100.9-1 100.9-2 103.3-1 103.3-2 107.9-1 By call sign KEC74 W228CX W248AW W286CM W298BB WBDG HD2 WBRI WCBK-FM WEDJ WFBQ HD2 WFDM-FM WFMS WFNI1 WFYI-FM HD2 WGNR-FM WHHH HD2 WHZN WIBC HD2 HD3 WICR WITT WJJK WKLU WLHK HD2 WNDE WNDX WNTR WNTS WOLT HD2 WQME WQRA WRFT HD2 WSYW WTLC WTLC-FM WTTS HD2 WWDL WWQI WWG73 WXLW WXNT WYHX WYXB WZPL HD2 WZRL Defunct WLK (833 AM) WYIC (1110 AM) WIFE-FM (107.9 FM) Nearby regions Bloomington Cincinnati Dayton Fort Wayne Lafayette Louisville Muncie–Marion Terre Haute See also List of radio stations in Indiana Notes 1. Station is silent.

v t e Urban Contemporary Radio Stations in the state of Indiana Stations WEOA - Evansville WGZB - Lanesville WHHH - Speedway WPWX - Hammond WTLC-FM - Greenwood WTFX - Clarksville WUBU - New Carlisle WZRL - Plainfield/Indianapolis See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Indiana

v t e Urban One Key people Cathy Hughes (Chairman and CEO) Radio shows The Tom Joyner Morning Show (via Reach Media under contract) Russ Parr Morning Show (via AURN) The Yolanda Adams Morning Show The Donnie Simpson Show Radio stations (under the Radio One division) Mainstream urban KBFB KBXX WCDX WCKX WENZ WERQ-FM WFNZ WGPR1 WHTA WIZF WKYS WQOK WRNB Urban adult contemporary KMJQ KZMJ WAMJ WDCJ WFXC WFXK WKJM WKJS WMMJ WOSF WOSL WTLC-FM WUMJ WWIN-FM WXMG WZAK Urban gospel WJYD WNNL WPRS-FM WPZE WPZS WPZZ WTLC WWIN WYCB News/talk radio WBT WBT-FM WDBZ WERE WIBC WOL WOLB Rhythmic CHR WHHH Urban oldies W275BK WPPZ-FM Sports WFNZ-FM Hot AC WLNK Classic hip hop WTPS WXGI Country KKBQ WLHK Adult contemporary WYXB Classic rock KGLK KHPT Spanish WJMO WWLG Other WDNI-CD WQMC-LD TV One Networks TV One Cleo TV Interactive One Reach Media BlackPlanet 1 Owned by International Free and Accepted Modern Masons and operated by Radio One under an LMA.

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