WHOT (AM)

WHOT (1590 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station that broadcasts a Haitian Creole-language talk and music radio format. Licensed to Palm River-Clair Mel, Florida, it serves the Tampa Bay area as Radio Nouvelle Lumiere. The station is owned by Gulf Coast Broadcasting with the license held by Tampa Radio, Inc. The radio studios and offices are in St. Petersburg.

WHOT
Broadcast areaTampa Bay
Frequency1590 kHz
BrandingRadio Nouvelle Lumiere
Programming
Language(s)Haitian Creole
FormatTalk
Ownership
Owner
  • Gulf Coast Broadcasting
  • (Tampa Radio, Inc.)
History
First air date
December 4, 1957 (1957-12-04)
Former call signs
  • WILZ (1957–1976)
  • WRXB (1976–2019)
  • WTPA (2019–2021)
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID57478
ClassB
Power9,800 watts day
160 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
27°44′3.00″N 82°41′8.00″W
Translator(s)96.1 W241DH (Bradenton)
Links
Public license information
Websitetampa.sakpase.fm

By day, WHOT is powered at 9,800 watts. But at night, to protect other stations on 1590 AM, it reduces power to 160 watts. The transmitter is on East Washington Street in Tampa, near McKay Bay. An FM translator, 96.1 W241DH, will simulcast WHOT when it is moved from Bradenton, Florida, into the Tampa radio market.

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