WHMH-FM (101.7

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) is a

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Sauk Rapids, Minnesota Sauk Rapids is a city in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,862 at the 2020 census and is 13,896 according to 2021 census estimates, about a third of Benton County's population. It is on a set of rapids on the Missi ...

, broadcasting an

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. The station is owned by Tri-County Broadcasting, calling itself "Rockin' 101" and commonly referred to as "The Red House". Its main competitor is

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"93X". WHMH-FM has an

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(ERP) of 40,000

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s. The

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is on 2nd Street North at Summit Avenue South in Sauk Rapids, directly behind the studios.

HD Radio

, WHMH-FM broadcasts using

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technology. Its HD2

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carries its

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WXYG ("Album Rock 540"), while its HD3 subchannel carries an

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format known as "106point5." That signal feeds

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106.5 W293CS. The HD3 subchannel formerly carried its

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sister station WVAL ("800 WVAL"). The HD4 subchannel carries adult standards sister station WMIN ("Uptown 10-10").

History

In October 1975, the station first

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the air. Its tower was previously co-located with

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on the south side of St. Cloud, near the

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interchange.

Controversy

On November 24, 2020, WHMH morning host Aaron Imholte spent the majority of his show joking about

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morning host Heather Lee. On November 25, 2020, Aaron Imholte resigned, taking the trademarked Steel Toe Morning Show with him to

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. WHMH's current wake up program is The Johnny Rock Show.

References

External links

Rockin' 101 WHMH-FM official website
* Radio stations in St. Cloud, Minnesota Active rock radio stations in the United States {{Minnesota-radio-station-stub