What region serviced by WHNS had a population of 1,409,582 as of 2014?
WHNS WHNS, virtual and UHF digital channel 21, is the Fox-affiliated television station for Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina that is licensed to Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Owned by the Meredith Corporation, WHNS maintains studio facilities located on Interstate Court (just northwest of Interstate 85) in Greenville, and its transmitter is located atop Slick Rock Mountain in Transylvania County, North Carolina (5 mi southeast of Brevard).
Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area The Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area is the largest metropolitan statistical area in West Virginia and includes seven counties across three states: West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. New definitions from February 28, 2013 placed the population at 361,580. The MSA is nestled along the banks of the Ohio River within the Appalachian Plateau region. The area is referred to locally as the Tri-State area, though it also referred to as Kyova, an acronym adjusted from the abbreviations of the three states. In addition, the three largest cities (Huntington, West Virginia; Ashland, Kentucky; and Ironton, Ohio) are referred to as the River Cities.