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WPHM
WPHM (1450 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Port Huron, Michigan. The station broadcasts an Americana radio station format. It is owned by Radio First with studios on Huron Avenue in Downtown Port Huron.
WPHM is powered at 1,000 watts. It's 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.
Programming includes a local morning talk show with music the rest of the day. Local newscasts are branded as coming from the Blue Water News Network. Most hours begin with an update from ABC News Radio. Play by play sports coverage includes the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions.
On April 6, 2026, WPHM swapped call signs with sister station WHLS. The station ceased broadcasting on AM 1380 on April 6, and moved to AM 1450 and it's translator at 105.5 FM, the longtime former home of WHLS.
The station signed on the air on December 6, 1947. Its original call sign was WTTH, which stood for the owner, The Times Herald, Port Huron's only daily newspaper. It was originally powered at 1,000 watts.
The newspaper operated the station from its debut until 1970, when it was sold to Enterform, Inc. That name derived from the words ENTERtainment and inFORMation. The station continued to operate from the original WTTH studio location in the newspaper building after the sale to Enterform, which boasted a large front area originally used for performing live radio programs. It also once hosted Paul Harvey doing his national news program at this remote location.
WTTH originated the "Jail and Bail" fundraiser for the March of Dimes. Morning show host Lee Van Dam is credited with the concept, in which notable local residents would be "locked up" and would have to raise funds in order to post bail. Van Dam would later own stations in Newberry, Michigan including WIHC, and helped the March of Dimes create similar fundraisers in other communities. A telethon-style fundraiser, Jail and Bail would be broadcast over WTTH and later WPHM's airwaves for a total of 61 consecutive years. The final Jail and Bail on WPHM was held in 2017.
Following its acquisition by Enterform in 1970, WTTH's call letters were changed to WPHM, to more accurately reflect the station's commitment to community service. In 1978, Enterform moved the studio to the newly remodeled and outfitted location at 2379 Military Street, and updated the studio-transmitter audio link from the old telephone line to a microwave system. In 1986, Enterform sold WPHM to Hanson Communications.
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WPHM
WPHM (1450 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station in Port Huron, Michigan. The station broadcasts an Americana radio station format. It is owned by Radio First with studios on Huron Avenue in Downtown Port Huron.
WPHM is powered at 1,000 watts. It's 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.
Programming includes a local morning talk show with music the rest of the day. Local newscasts are branded as coming from the Blue Water News Network. Most hours begin with an update from ABC News Radio. Play by play sports coverage includes the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Lions.
On April 6, 2026, WPHM swapped call signs with sister station WHLS. The station ceased broadcasting on AM 1380 on April 6, and moved to AM 1450 and it's translator at 105.5 FM, the longtime former home of WHLS.
The station signed on the air on December 6, 1947. Its original call sign was WTTH, which stood for the owner, The Times Herald, Port Huron's only daily newspaper. It was originally powered at 1,000 watts.
The newspaper operated the station from its debut until 1970, when it was sold to Enterform, Inc. That name derived from the words ENTERtainment and inFORMation. The station continued to operate from the original WTTH studio location in the newspaper building after the sale to Enterform, which boasted a large front area originally used for performing live radio programs. It also once hosted Paul Harvey doing his national news program at this remote location.
WTTH originated the "Jail and Bail" fundraiser for the March of Dimes. Morning show host Lee Van Dam is credited with the concept, in which notable local residents would be "locked up" and would have to raise funds in order to post bail. Van Dam would later own stations in Newberry, Michigan including WIHC, and helped the March of Dimes create similar fundraisers in other communities. A telethon-style fundraiser, Jail and Bail would be broadcast over WTTH and later WPHM's airwaves for a total of 61 consecutive years. The final Jail and Bail on WPHM was held in 2017.
Following its acquisition by Enterform in 1970, WTTH's call letters were changed to WPHM, to more accurately reflect the station's commitment to community service. In 1978, Enterform moved the studio to the newly remodeled and outfitted location at 2379 Military Street, and updated the studio-transmitter audio link from the old telephone line to a microwave system. In 1986, Enterform sold WPHM to Hanson Communications.