WHAS (AM)

WHAS

Louisville, Kentucky United States
Broadcast area	Louisville metropolitan area
Frequency	840 kHz
Branding	Newsradio 840 WHAS
Programming
Languages	English
Format	News/talk
Affiliations	ABC News Radio CBS News Radio Compass Media Networks Premiere Networks Westwood One UK Sports Network
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WAMZ WKJK WKRD WSDF WNRW WQMF WTFX-FM
History
First air date	July 18, 1922 (102 years ago) (1922-07-18)
Former frequencies	833 & 619 kHz (1922) 750 & 619 kHz (1922–1923) 750 kHz (1923–1927) 650 kHz (1927) 930 kHz (1927–1928) 820 kHz (1928–1941)
Call sign meaning	"We Have A Signal" (a backronym, as the call was randomly assigned by the government)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	11934
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	38°15′40″N 85°25′43″W / 38.26111°N 85.42861°W / 38.26111; -85.42861 (main antenna) 38°15′40″N 85°25′37″W / 38.26111°N 85.42694°W / 38.26111; -85.42694 (auxiliary antenna)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	whas.iheart.com

WHAS (840 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Louisville, Kentucky, airing a news/talk radio format. It is owned by iHeartMedia, with studios in Fourth Street Live!, an entertainment complex in downtown Louisville. First licensed in July 1922, it is the oldest radio station in Kentucky.

WHAS is a Class A clear-channel station, powered at 50,000 watts non-directional, the maximum for commercial AM stations. Its daytime signal can be heard in most of central Kentucky, as well as parts of Indiana and Ohio. Its nighttime signal can be heard in most of the Eastern and Central United States, and much of Canada.