WHOS
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| Broadcast area | Huntsville metropolitan area |
| Frequency | 800 kHz |
| Branding | The Big Talker 800 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Network | Fox News Radio |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | October 1948 |
| Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 44023 |
| Class | D |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 34°35′55.3″N 87°0′24″W / 34.598694°N 87.00667°W |
| Repeater(s) | 102.1 WDRM-HD2 (Decatur) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | wbhpam |
WHOS (800 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Decatur, Alabama, with studios in Madison, Alabama. WHOS is part of the group of stations in the Huntsville radio market owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The station is simulcast on an FM translator at 106.5 MHz in Huntsville, and on the second HD Radio channel of WDRM (102.1 FM).
WHOS broadcasts a talk radio format and serves northwest Alabama and south-central Tennessee. By day, the station is powered at 1,000 watts. As 800 AM is a Mexican clear channel frequency, WHOS it reduces power at night to 215 watts to prevent interference. The transmitter is off 2nd Street SW at 14th Avenue SW in Decatur.