WHUC (1230 AM) is a radio station simulcasting the

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format of

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(107.3). Licensed to

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. The station is owned by

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(as iHM Licenses, LLC). WHUC's studios are in Arlington, New York, and its transmitter is in Lorenz Park, New York. WHUC is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. In August 2013, programming began being

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W296AT at 106.9

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History

WHUC began broadcasting October 21, 1947, with 250 watts of power. It was owned by Colgren Broadcasting Company. It previously featured

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programming from the America's Best Music network from

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, as well as news from

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. As of January 2013, the station began simulcasting 107.3

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