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WHOT (AM)

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WHOT (1590 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station that broadcasts a Haitian Creole-language talk and music radio format. Licensed to Palm River-Clair Mel, Florida, it serves the Tampa Bay area as Radio Nouvelle Lumiere. The station is owned by Gulf Coast Broadcasting with the license held by Tampa Radio, Inc. The studios and offices are in St. Petersburg. By day, WHOT is powered at 9,800 watts. At night, to protect other stations on 1590 AM, it reduces power to 160 watts. The transmitter is on East Washington Street in Tampa, near McKay Bay. An FM translator, 96.1 W241DH, will simulcast WHOT when it is moved from Bradenton, Florida, into the Tampa radio market.

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WHOT (AM)
East Washington Street, Tampa

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