Technical Information for WHA 970 (AM) - Madison
This is the mathematically-predicted coverage area of the station. Your results may vary depending on your particular radio receiver performance, antenna characteristics, terrain, interference from other electronic devices, weather conditions, etc. (Blue=Daytime, Red=Nighttime)
| Station: |
WHA AM |
| Frequency: |
970 KHz Daytime circle in light blue. (Night Restricted coverage circle in red - See schedule below) |
| City of License: |
Madison, Wisconsin |
| Some Cities Covered |
Madison, Middleton, DeForest, Evansville, Columbus, Stoughton |
| Station Licensee: |
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System |
| Power: |
4.3 kW (Day) 435W (PSRA) 44W (Night) |
| Antenna Height: |
258' (78.7m) Guyed Tower |
| Tower Registration#: |
1034881 |
| WPR Network Service: |
(HD & Main) The Ideas Network |
| Regional Studio: |
821 University Ave, Madison, Wisconsin |
| FCC Public Inspection File: |
https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/am-profile/wha |
WHA-AM 970 POWER CHANGE SCHEDULE
The FCC rules require WHA-AM to transmit full-power (4340 Watts) only during daylight hours. Lower night-time and Pre-Sunrise power levels are authorized - see below. All times shown are local standard (CST) or advanced (CDT) time.
"(n/a)" in the Pre-Sunrise column indicates that the Full-Power start time is the same or earlier than the Low-Power Pre-Sunrise start time allowed by law (6am at 500 Watts), therefore we transmit at full power.
At sunset, WHA-AM is allowed to gradually reduce its power to lower levels ranging from 265 Watts for 30 minutes after sunset, 97 Watts until 60 minutes after sunset, and 44 Watts for the remainder of the night until sunrise.
POWER OUTPUT -->
MONTH |
PRE-SUNRISE
434 WATTS |
FULL POWER
4,340 WATTS |
POST-SUNSET
265->97->44 WATTS |
| January |
6:00am |
7:30am |
4:45pm |
| February |
6:00am |
7:00am |
5:30pm |
| March (CST) |
6:00am |
6:15am |
6:00pm |
| March (CDT) |
6:00am |
7:15am |
7:00pm |
| April |
6:00am |
6:15am |
7:45pm |
| May |
(n/a) |
5:30am |
8:15pm |
| June |
(n/a) |
5:15am |
8:45pm |
| July |
(n/a) |
5:30am |
8:30pm |
| August |
(n/a) |
6:00am |
8:00pm |
| September |
6:00am |
6:30am |
7:15pm |
| October |
6:00am |
7:15am |
6:15pm |
| November (CDT) |
6:00am |
7:45am |
5:30pm |
| November (CST) |
6:00am |
6:45am |
4:30pm |
| December |
6:00am |
7:15am |
4:30pm |