WHLS
WHLS (1450 AM) is an alternative rock radio station licensed to Port Huron, Michigan, with a power output of 1,000 watts, covering much of St. Clair County, Michigan. It is the oldest continuously operating radio station serving St. Clair County. The station is owned by Radio First and broadcasts from studios on Huron Avenue in Downtown Port Huron. Its programming is also simulcasted on FM Translator W288BT, licensed to St. Clair, Michigan at 105.5 MHz, with an effective radiated power of 49 watts.
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| Broadcast area | AM 1450 FM 105.5 |
| Frequency | 1450 kHz |
| Branding | Rock 105.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative rock |
| Affiliations | Michigan IMG Sports Network Detroit Lions Radio Network |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Radio First |
| History | |
First air date | August 8, 1938 |
Call sign meaning | Herman Leroy Stevens |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 73075 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Translator(s) | 105.5 W288BT (St. Clair) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | rock1055.com |
The station currently broadcasts an alternative format branded as Port Huron's Alternative - Rock 105.5. Between 2000 and 2019, WHLS simulcasted its programming on sister station WHLX in Marine City, Michigan. That station is now known as 92.7 WHLX The Hills and has an Americana format. Until July 2020, WHLS competed with CHKS-FM 106.3 MHz in Sarnia, Ontario. The station flipped to Classic Hits, leaving WHLS as the standalone active rock station in the market.