WHSN

WHSN
City Bangor, Maine
Broadcast area Penobscot County, Maine
Slogan Bangor's Rock Alternative
Frequency 89.3 MHz
First air date 1974
Format Alternative Rock
ERP 3,000 watts
HAAT 25.8 meters
Class A
Facility ID 28151
Transmitter coordinates 44°49′46″N 68°47′39″W / 44.82944°N 68.79417°W / 44.82944; -68.79417
Callsign meaning HusSoN University
Owner Husson University
Webcast Listen Live
Website whsn-fm.com

WHSN (89.3 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an alternative rock format. Licensed to Bangor, Maine, USA, the station serves the Bangor area. The station is currently owned by Husson University.[1] The station is run by the students of the New England School of Communications, which is located on the campus of Husson University. The station was run by Husson from its sign on until the mid-1980s when NESCom moved from its Broadway campus to the Husson campus. In 2006 the station upgraded its signal from 140 watts to 3,000 watts and moved its transmitter to behind the NESCom building. In July 2016 WHSN was named a finalist for a Marconi Award for Non-Commercial Station Of The Year.[2]

References

  1. "WHSN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. 2016 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced All Access Music Group, July 26, 2016


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