WHAP
Radio station in Hopewell, Virginia, United States
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WHAP (1340 AM) is a country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Hopewell, Virginia, serving Petersburg, Virginia.[1] WHAP is owned by Bruce D. Gee and Davie E. Gee, through licensee Gee Communications, Inc.[4]
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| Broadcast area | Petersburg, Virginia |
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| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Branding | The Point |
| Programming | |
| Format | Country music[1] |
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| History | |
First air date | January 16, 1949[2] |
Call sign meaning | Hopewell And Petersburg |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 33900 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts (unlimited) |
Transmitter coordinates | 37°17′46.0″N 77°18′50.0″W |
| Translator | 96.9 W245CU (Hopewell) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | whapradio |
The station first signed on the air on January 16, 1949, as WHAP.[5] It was originally licensed to the Hopewell Broadcasting Company and served as the primary local radio outlet for Hopewell and surrounding Prince George County.[6] The call letters were chosen to represent "Hopewell And Petersburg".[7]
Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, WHAP maintained a full-service middle-of-the-road (MOR) and adult contemporary format, often emphasizing local news and high school sports.[8] In 1988, the station was acquired by Gee Communications, Inc., owned by Bruce and David Gee, who transitioned the station to a country music format branded as "The Point".[9]
In the early 2010s, the station briefly shifted to a sports talk format as an affiliate of Fox Sports Radio, branded as "Fox Sports 1340," before eventually returning to its country roots.[10] As of 2025, the station continues to operate from its studio location in Hopewell, simulcasting its programming on FM translator W245CU at 96.9 MHz .[11]
