Radio-TV Broadcast History
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First station[]

  • Date: ...August 1, 1922-June 30, 1925...
  • Frequency:
    • 833 khz (...August 1, 1922-June 30, 1924...)
    • 1130 khz (...June 30, 1925...)
  • Location:
  • Owner of license:
    • Wilmington Electrical Specialty Co. (...August 1, 1922-June 30, 1924...)

Second station[]

  • Date: March 16, 1947-September 8 [or 23], 2002 (FCC gives September 23, 2002; Wikipedia gives Sept. 8, 2002.)
  • Frequency:
    • 1490 kHz (March 16, 1947-Sept. 8 [or 23], 2002)
  • Location:
  • Owner of license:
    • Haverhill Gazette (March 16, 1947-1954)
    • WHAV Broadcasting Co. (1954-1981)
    • Northeast Broadcasting (1981-August 14, 1995)
    • Eastern Media (August 14, 1995...)
    • Costa-Eagle Broadcasting (...2002) ( Note that this does not actually appear to represent a change in ownership; company was renamed (See also WCCM.)
  • Date: ...September 23, 2002
  • Subsequent call letters: WCCM

Affiliated with[]

(WHAV-FM)

Date: April 14, 1948-1953, 1959 (off air from 1953-1959)

  • Frequency:
    • 92.5 MHz (April 14, 1948-1953, 1959)
  • Owner of license:
    • Haverhill Gazette (March 16, 1947-1953)
    • WHAV Broadcasting Co. (1959-1981)
    • Northeast Broadcasting (1981-August 14, 1995)

Third station[]

  • Date: Jan. 4, 2004- ( NOTE: This date is not certain, as the station started as an Internet service and it is not licensed by the FCC, but broadcasts on low power to serve the Haverhill area under Part 15 rules)
  • Frequency:
    • 1640 kHz
  • Location:
  • Owner of license:
    • Xelocast

Affiliated with[]

(WHAV-LP)

  • Date: Construction permit granted Jan. 9, 2015; not yet on air as of March 2016
  • Frequency:
    • 97.9 MHz (Construction permit granted Jan. 9, 2015)
  • Location:
  • Owner of license:
    • Public Media of New England, Inc. (Jan. 9, 2015...)
  • Web Site:
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