WTHI-FM
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WTHI-FM is a radio station running a country music
format in Terre Haute, Indiana
. The station's studios and broadcast tower are located along Ohio Street in downtown Terre Haute. The station is owned by Emmis Communications
.
WTHI-FM has led the Terre Haute market ratings for over twenty years. In 2007, the station celebrated 25 years in the country format.
Over the years, WTHI has raised more than $1,000,000 for the kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
WTHI-FM's current studio building, which is shared with sister station WWVR
and former sister station WTHI-TV
(which was co-owned with WTHI-FM from 1954 to 2005), will be demolished in 2012 to accommodate parking for a new office building to be constructed nearby. The building was constructed as a garment factory in 1906, but has housed WTHI-FM and WTHI-TV since 1954. WTHI-FM and WWVR will move into the new office building; this will completely separate the station from WTHI-TV, which will move to another location.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
format in Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute, Indiana
Terre Haute is a city and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and...
. The station's studios and broadcast tower are located along Ohio Street in downtown Terre Haute. The station is owned by Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications is a media conglomerate based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company owns radio stations and magazines in the United States, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria.-History:...
.
WTHI-FM has led the Terre Haute market ratings for over twenty years. In 2007, the station celebrated 25 years in the country format.
Over the years, WTHI has raised more than $1,000,000 for the kids at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
WTHI-FM's current studio building, which is shared with sister station WWVR
WWVR
WWVR is a radio station broadcasting a Classic rock music format. Licensed to West Terre Haute, Indiana, USA, the station serves the Terre Haute area. The station is currently owned by Emmis Radio License, LLC.-External links:...
and former sister station WTHI-TV
WTHI-TV
WTHI-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station in Terre Haute, Indiana. Owned by LIN TV Corporation, it operates on VHF digital channel 10. Its transmitter is located in Farmersburg, Indiana...
(which was co-owned with WTHI-FM from 1954 to 2005), will be demolished in 2012 to accommodate parking for a new office building to be constructed nearby. The building was constructed as a garment factory in 1906, but has housed WTHI-FM and WTHI-TV since 1954. WTHI-FM and WWVR will move into the new office building; this will completely separate the station from WTHI-TV, which will move to another location.