WHEB is a radio station

Radio station

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 licensed to Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...

, USA, the station serves the Portsmouth, New Hampshire area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications

Clear Channel Communications

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In the 1970s, WHEB was one of the only options for rock music

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 in the New Hampshire seacoast area. It is best remembered by baby-boomers and gen-xers

Generation X

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 for its delivery of top 40 hits every Saturday morning, marked by Casey Casem's three hour radio show.