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WHLS: History, Programming & Technical

WHLS (1380 kHz) was a commercial AM radio station in Port Huron, Michigan. The station broadcast an alternative rock format branded as Port Huron's Alternative - Rock 105.5, airing on 1450 AM and 105.5 FM. On April 6, 2026, owner Radio First swapped call signs and frequencies with sister station WPHM. The license was subsequently cancelled on April 13, 2026.

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WHLS topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Programming and Technical as prominent areas in the source structure around WHLS.

Related topics
47
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
51
Extracted relationships
161
Concept neighborhoods
21
Bridge connections
51

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

History · 31 topics
Overview · 7 topics
Programming · 6 topics
Technical · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Owner
Radio First
Affiliations
Michigan IMG Sports Network Detroit Lions Radio Network
Branding
News, Talk, and Sports 1380 WPHM (from former call sign)
Call sign meaning
Herman Leroy Stevens
Class
B
Facility ID
25988

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Programming

History

Technical

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How WHLS connects Entity context

The extracted context around WHLS shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, WHLS → Angus Pfaff, August, Bad Axe, Blue Water Bridge, Clair County, Detroit, Detroit Tigers, Emrick, Fall, Fred, Grand Rapids, Hillsdale, In, It, Its, Jackson, John, Knorr, Larry Smith, Legendary NHL Another extracted example is WHLS → After, Christian, Clair, Downtown Port Huron, Edgewater, Edgewater Broadcasting, FM, Fort Gratiot, Liggett Communications, Marysville, Michigan, Port Huron, Port Huron Township, Radio Assist Ministry, Radio First, Rock, St, Street, The, The Cruise. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

WHLS

Top relations

related to history · 39
WHLS → Angus Pfaff, August, Bad Axe, Blue Water Bridge, Clair County, Detroit, Detroit Tigers, Emrick, Fall, Fred, Grand Rapids, Hillsdale, In, It, Its, Jackson, John, Knorr, Larry Smith, Legendary NHL
related to FM Translator · 22
WHLS → After, Christian, Clair, Downtown Port Huron, Edgewater, Edgewater Broadcasting, FM, Fort Gratiot, Liggett Communications, Marysville, Michigan, Port Huron, Port Huron Township, Radio Assist Ministry, Radio First, Rock, St, Street, The, The Cruise
related to New Format "Rock 105.5" · 19
WHLS → AM, April, Christmas, Detroit Lions, FM, Following, Hometown Christmas, However, Michigan, Michigan IMG Sports Network, Nirvana, Rock, Smells Like Teen Spirit, The, The Cruise, The Detroit Pistons, University, WHLS's, WPHM
related to "The Cruise" · 18
WHLS → AC, American Standards By The, April, As, Classic Hits, Dial Global Kool Gold, Don McLean's American Pie, July, Katy Perry, Maroon, Radio First, Saturday, Sea Saturday, Sunday Mornings, The, The Cruise, WHLS/WHLX, WHLS/WHLX's
related to Programming · 13
WHLS → Between, CHKS-FM, Classic Hits, Marine City, MHz, Michigan, Ontario, Port Huron's Alternative, Rock, Sarnia, The, Until July, WHLX
related to Signal consolidation · 10
WHLS → AM, April, Detroit Tigers, Lions, On March, Radio First, Sunday, The WPHM, WHLX, WPHM
related to External links · 8
WHLS → Facility, Facility ID, FCC Licensing, FCCdata, Management SystemW288BT, Management SystemWHLS, Nielsen Audio's AM, W288BT
related to Technical · 8
WHLS → Clair County, Michigan, Port Huron Township, Sanilac County, St, Street, The, WSAQ
Public license information · 2
WHLS → LMS, Public file
Affiliations · 1
WHLS → Michigan IMG Sports Network Detroit Lions Radio Network

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

station format wphm 105 first radio port rock fm huron whlx april translator sister detroit michigan broadcasting also broadcast khz

WHLS relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 161 structured relationships around WHLS. Examples in this analysis include WHLS → Affiliations → Michigan IMG Sports Network Detroit Lions Radio Network and WHLS → Branding → News, Talk, and Sports 1380 WPHM (from former call sign). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WHLSAffiliationsMichigan IMG Sports Network Detroit Lions Radio Network1.00infobox
WHLSBrandingNews, Talk, and Sports 1380 WPHM (from former call sign)1.00infobox
WHLSCall sign meaningHerman Leroy Stevens1.00infobox
WHLSClassB1.00infobox
WHLSFacility ID259881.00infobox
WHLSFirst air dateAugust 8, 19381.00infobox
WHLSFormatNews/talk1.00infobox
WHLSFormer call signsWPHM (1938-2026)1.00infobox
WHLSFormer frequencies1370 kHz (1938-1941)1.00infobox
WHLSFrequency1380 kHz1.00infobox
WHLSLast air dateApril 6, 20261.00infobox
WHLSLicensing authorityFCC1.00infobox
WHLSOwnerRadio First1.00infobox
WHLSPower5,000 watts unlimited1.00infobox
WHLSPublic license informationPublic file1.00infobox
WHLSPublic license informationLMS1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around WHLS bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Wphm, Whlx and Would. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • radio station
    • First
    • Sister
    • Huron
    • Station
    • Port
    • Whls
    • Michigan
    • Music
    • Broadcasting
    • Wphm
    • Broadcast
    • Also
  • port huron, michigan
    • Huron
    • Port
    • Tower
    • Watts
    • Fm
    • Branded
    • Radio
    • First
    • Sports
    • Translator
    • Station
    • Rock
  • radio first
    • First
    • Radio
    • Huron
    • Station
    • Port
    • Michigan
    • Music
    • Broadcasting
    • Fm
    • Signs
    • Whls
    • Call
  • wphm
    • Call
    • Detroit
    • Would
    • April
    • Sister
    • Signs
    • Whlx
    • Sports
    • New
    • Station
    • Also
    • Format
  • marine city, michigan
    • Sports
    • Watts
    • Radio
    • Station
    • Whls
    • Port
    • License
    • Signs
    • Call
    • Owner
    • Branded
    • Cruise
  • university of michigan
    • Sports
    • Watts
    • Radio
    • Station
    • Whls
    • Port
    • License
    • Signs
    • Call
    • Owner
    • Branded
    • Cruise
  • michigan img sports network
    • Sports
    • Watts
    • Would
    • Radio
    • Wphm
    • Whls
    • Station
    • Port
    • License
    • Signs
    • Call
    • Owner
  • st. clair county, michigan
    • Sports
    • Watts
    • Radio
    • Station
    • Whls
    • Port
    • License
    • Signs
    • Call
    • Owner
    • Branded
    • Cruise

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For WHLS, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects WHLS with History. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
WHLS — History · splits 20 ⟂ 32
WHLS — Overview · splits 44 ⟂ 8
WHLS — Programming · splits 45 ⟂ 7
WHLS — Technical · splits 48 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

WHLS

Nodes52
Edges51
Triples161
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.038462
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around WHLS to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Programming & Technical, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — WHLS · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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