WIHM (AM)
Catholic radio station in Taylorville, Illinois, United States
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WIHM (1410 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Catholic format. Licensed to Taylorville, Illinois, United States, the station is currently owned by the Covenant Network. Programming of WIHM can also be heard on WOLG (95.9 FM) in Carlinville.[3]
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| Frequency | 1410 kHz |
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| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic |
| Affiliations | EWTN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Covenant Network |
| History | |
First air date | 1952 |
Former call signs | WTIM (1952–1998) |
Call sign meaning | Immaculate Heart of Mary[1] |
| Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 42644 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 1,000 watts day 63 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°32′38.00″N 89°16′30.00″W |
| Translator | 102.9 MHz (W275CB - Mt. Vernon) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | ourcatholicradio |
1410 AM was the original frequency of Taylorville's primary local station, WTIM, which broadcast at that frequency from its sign-on in 1952 until 1997 when it moved to 97.3 FM (now WRAN; WTIM is now heard on 870 AM). In 1998, 1410 was acquired by Covenant Network as its second station and received new WIHM call letters.[1]
