What is "whio"

WHIO may refer to:

• WHIO-TV, a television station (channel 7 analog/41 digital) licensed to Dayton, Ohio, United States
• WHIO (AM), a radio station (1290 AM) licensed to Dayton, Ohio, United States
• WHIO-FM, a radio station (95.7 FM) licensed to Pleasant Hill, Ohio, United States

WHIO (1290 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Dayton, Ohio. The station is owned by Cox Radio, and airs a News/Talk radio format with nationally syndicated programming from Fox News Radio, the Westwood One Network and Premiere Networks. Its studios are co-located at 1611 South Main Street in Dayton with its partners: 95.7 WHIO-FM, Channel 7 WHIO-TV, the Dayton Daily News and two more radio stations in the Cox Media Center building.

WHIO broadcasts with a power of 5,000 watts 24 hours a day from a transmitter near East David Road in Kettering, Ohio. The antenna is non-directional in the daytime, but it operates with a directional antenna at night using a three-tower array, to avoid interfering with other stations at 1290 kHz.