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{{Infobox radio station
| name               = WHAY
| logo               =
| city               = [[Whitley City, Kentucky]]
| area               =
| branding           = ''(Hay) 98 Free Range Radio!''
| frequency          = 98.3 [[Megahertz|MHz]]
| translator         =
| repeater           =
| airdate            = {{Start date and age|1990|12|01}} <ref name=bc10>"Directory of Radio Stations in the United States and Canada". ''Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2010''. Washington, DC: Broadcasting Publications, Inc. 2010. p. D-249. [http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D2-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf]</ref>
| last_airdate       =
| format             = Americana
| language           =
| power              =
| erp                = 5.1 [[Kilowatt|kW]] = 5,100 watts
| haat               = {{Convert|108.0|m}}
| class              = A
| facility_id        = 67124
| coordinates        = {{coord|36|39|40|N|84|26|53|W|type:landmark_scale:2000}}
| callsign_meaning   =
| former_callsigns   = DWHAY (June–September 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=67124&Callsign=WHAY |title=WHAY Call Sign History |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
| former_frequencies =
| affiliations       = Kentucky News Network
| owner              = H L COM, INC (Linda Lavender, Administrator)
| licensee           =
| sister_stations    =
| webcast            =
| website            = [http://www.hay98.com/ hay98.com]
| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
}}
'''WHAY''' (98.3 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] licensed to and located in [[Whitley City, Kentucky]] playing a full-service format. The station is owned by H L Com, Inc. (Linda Lavender, Administrator).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WHAY |title=WHAY Facility Record |work=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division }}</ref>
==History==
The [[Federal Communications Commission]] has granted the construction permit for WHAY on November 29, 1989. The station signed on the air one year and two days later, on December 1, 1990,<ref name=bc10/> initially operating at 105.9 [[megahertz]] with 3,000 watts of power.<ref name=nash>{{Cite book|last=Nash|first=Francis M.|date=1995|title=Towers Over Kentucky: A History of Radio and TV in the Bluegrass State|publisher=Host Communications Incorporated|page=197|isbn=9781879688933}}</ref>
WHAY is the successor station in McCreary County after WEQO (1220 kHz) permanently went off the air in 1992 after 17 years on the air as a country station. Ownership of the AM station's assets was purchased by the management of WHAY, but the WEQO license was already deleted from the FCC's records.{{r|nash}} On June 12, 1992, the station went off the air temporarily, but returned to the air three months later.
In 2000, in addition to a power increase, the station moved to its current frequency of 98.3 megahertz. Along with that, the station began broadcasting its Americana format, with a variety of music such as bluegrass, country, and rock oldies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Home|publisher=hay98.com|url=http://www.hay98.com/|access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>
==Programming==
The station consist of many shows. Some of which include Swap-n-Shop, Eclectic Circus, Americana Masters, Country Turnpike, Grateful Dead Hour and many others! The station plays an eclectic mix from Americana to classic country, bluegrass, blues and rock music.
The Kentucky News Network provides hourly news updates.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.hay98.com/ WHAY station website]
*{{FM station data|94798|WHAY}}
[[Category:Radio stations in Kentucky|HAY]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1990]]
[[Category:McCreary County, Kentucky]]