Technical Profile: WERH

FM Technical Profile: WERH

Station Name:: Your Home For Real Country
Frequency:: 90.1
Format:: Country
Transmitter Location:: [map] [street view] — Located on a fire watchtower, approximately 2.8 miles southwest of Hamilton, along I-22, not far from where Marion County Road 22 crosses over the interstate.
Power (ERP):: 6.5 kW
Antenna:: Omnidirectional
Antenna HAAT:: 246 feet
Other Information:: 60 dBu protected contour map, from the FCC.
More Information:: [FCC]
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Owner:: Big South Community Broadcasting
History:: This station dates back to an original construction permit issued to Big South Community Broadcasting for a noncommercial station on 90.1 MHz, licensed to Hamilton. The permit was originally granted in early February 2022 for 3.5 kW from 302 feet HAAT (Height Above Average Terrain) from a fire watch tower just off I-22 southwest of the city of Hamilton. At the end of February, the station received a modification permit for 6.5 kW at 246 feet HAAT from the same watchtower. In mid-July 2024, a license to cover was filed for this facility.

The station has been reported on air with a Country Music format. It has also been reported that they are soliciting on-air for advertising partners despite being a noncommercial operation. The station was reported to be off the air by the fall of 2024.

In October 2024, one of the main organizers of Big South Community Broadcasting, Brett Elmore, died suddenly of a heart attack. He had gained notoriety for allegations of his station in Jasper, WJLX, having its tower stolen earlier in the year.