WHIO (AM)

WHIO
Dayton, Ohio;
Broadcast area	Dayton metropolitan area
Frequency	1290 kHz
Branding	AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO
Programming
Format	News/Talk
Network	CBS News Radio
Affiliations	Fox News Radio; Compass Media Networks; Premiere Networks; Radio America; Dayton Flyers; Cleveland Browns Radio Network;
Ownership
Owner	Cox Media Group; (CMG Radio Operating Company, LLC);
Sister stations	WHIO-FM; WHIO-TV; WHKO; WZLR;
History
First air date	February 9, 1935
Call sign meaning	Ohio
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	14244
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	39°40′44″N 84°7′49″W / 39.67889°N 84.13028°W
Repeater(s)	95.7 WHIO-FM (Pleasant Hill)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live; Listen live (via Audacy);
Website	www.whio.com

WHIO (1290 kHz) – branded AM 1290 and News 95.7 WHIO – is a commercial radio station in Dayton, Ohio. It simulcasts a news/talk radio format with sister station WHIO-FM 95.7. They are owned by the Cox Media Group. The studios are at the Cox Media Center on South Main Street (Ohio State Route 48) in Dayton.

WHIO is powered at 5,000 watts. By day, the signal is non-directional. But at night, to protect other stations from interference, WHIO uses a directional antenna with a three-tower array. The transmitter is on East David Road in Kettering.