WHOP Radio & Digital in Hopkinsville begins a new era in their local sports coverage in 2023. The WHOP family of stations includes 98.7 Lite FM HD1, 98.7 WHOP-HD2, 98.7 WHOP-HD3, NewsRadio 99.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP, and 95.3 The Farm. Since 1940, WHOP has broadcast local high school sporting events on their radio stations. Now, with the addition of their new station 95.3 The Farm, WHOP will broadcast Christian County High School sports events exclusively on 95.3 The Farm, 953thefarm.com and 98.7 WHOP-HD2. Hopkinsville High School sporting events will air exclusively on NewsRadio 99.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP, whopam.com, and 98.7 WHOP-HD3.
WHOP will continue to broadcast University Heights Academy and Heritage Christian Academy Girls’ and Boys’ basketball games in the winter. University Heights games will air on NewsRadio 99.3 FM/1230 AM, whopam.com, and 98.7 WHOP-HD3. Heritage Christian Academy games will be broadcast on 95.3 The Farm, 953thefarm.com and 98.7 WHOP-HD2.
“WHOP takes seriously its tradition of commitment in broadcasting our local high school sports events. We support our schools and players, and we are excited to now dedicate each high school’s games to a particular WHOP radio station. We hope this will make following our teams easier for listeners, “said WHOP Radio general manager Jeff Sisk.
WHOP’s first broadcasts of the new football season are on August 18th, as Hopkinsville plays Greenwood at Allen County-Scottsville in the “Backyard Brawl Bowl,” and Christian County plays Franklin-Simpson at Warren East in the “Allen Builders Bowl.”
You can listen to WHOP Radio online at whopam.com, lite987whop.com, and 953thefarm.com. You can also download the stations’ free mobile Apps and enable their Alexa Skills. WHOP broadcasts high school football, girls’ and boys’ basketball, baseball, and softball games for their respective high schools.