WHP (AM)
WHP (580 AM) – branded NewsRadio WHP 580 – is a commercial talk radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Owned by iHeartMedia, Inc., the station's broadcast area covers the Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon region. The station's transmitter is located in East Pennsboro Township near Enola, Pennsylvania. WHP's signal is non-directional during daytime hours and is directed southeastward toward Harrisburg and Lancaster at night.
City | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Broadcast area | Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon metro area |
Branding | NewsRadio WHP 580 |
Slogan | Harrisburg's News, Traffic and Weather |
Frequency | 580 kHz |
Translator(s) | See § Translator |
Repeater(s) | (HD Radio via WRVV-HD2) |
First air date | February 10, 1925 |
Format | Talk radio |
Power | 5,000 Watts |
Class | B |
Facility ID | 15322 |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°18′11.00″N 76°57′7.0″W (NAD27) |
Call sign meaning | Harrisburg Pennsylvania |
Former call signs | WHBG (1925–26) WMBS (1926–29) |
Former frequencies | 1300 kHz (1925–26) 820 kHz (1926–27) 1280 kHz (1927–28) 1430 kHz (1928–41) 1460 kHz (1941–51) |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio |
Owner | iHeartMedia, Inc. (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.) |
Sister stations | WTKT, WRVV, WRBT, WHKF |
Webcast | Listen Live (via iHeartRadio) |
Website | whp580 |
WHP programming is simulcast on translator W279EC and on the HD2 subchannel of sister station WRVV.[1]
History
The Department of Commerce granted John S. Skane a license for a new station on 1300 kHz on February 20, 1925, with the sequentially assigned call letters WHBG.[2] In late 1926 ownership was transferred to Macks Battery Service, and the call letters changed to WMBS.[3] The station later operated on 820 kHz, and the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) reallocated the station on June 1, 1927 to 1280 kHz.[4]
On October 19, 1928, the FRC granted Mack's Battery Company a construction permit to move the station to 1430 kHz, followed by a new license for operation on the new frequency on January 31, 1929. WMBS was required to share the 1430 kHz frequency with WBAK and hence it could not be a full-time station.[4]
The station's license was transferred by the FRC to Pennsylvania Broadcasting Company effective March 22, 1929, accompanied by a change in call sign to WHP. On December 1, 1930, the FRC granted another transfer of the license to WHP, Incorporated.[4]
On January 26, 1933, the state withdrew its objections and WHP was granted full time operation.[5] The FRC granted WHP full-time operation (6 a.m. to 1 a.m.) on April 27, 1934.[4]
WHP moved from 1430 kHz to 1460 kHz on March 29, 1941.[4] On that day, 795 US radio stations changed frequency as the result of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement in Havana with representatives from Canada, US, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. A smaller reallocation had been done in 1928.
The Federal Communications Commission granted WHP a construction permit on January 6, 1950 to move the station from 1460 kHz to 580 kHz, followed by a new license for operation on the new frequency effective May 1, 1952.[4]
WHP once used HD Radio but its digital signal was reported off the air as of July 2017.[6]
Programming
In addition to two local hosts (morning drive host RJ Harris and afternoon drive host Ken Matthews), WHP carries the standard Premiere Networks talk slate including the Glenn Beck Radio Program, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show, America Now and Coast to Coast AM. Hannity and America Now both air on delay to accommodate Matthews's show.
News staff
WHP also provides news to sister stations WRVV, WRBT, WHKF, WKBO, WLAN (AM), WLAN-FM, and WAEB (AM).
- Bill Mead
- Bob Hauer
- Lynne Richarde
- Tom Donovan
- Matt Meyer
- Julie Kupchella
Notable former staff
- Bob Durgin (active 1989 - 2013) [7]
Translator
WHP (AM) programming is simulcast on the following translator:
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W279EC | 103.7 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 202574 | 130 | 224 m (735 ft) | D | 40°11′31.3″N 76°52′0.1″W | FCC |
References
- https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=65 HD Radio Guide for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- "New Stations", Radio Service Bulletin, March 2, 1925, page 3.
- "Alterations and Corrections", Radio Service Bulletin, December 31, 1926, page 8.
- "History Cards for WHP". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- "Evening News (unknown title)". Evening News.(subscription required)
- McLarnon, Barry (2016-04-18). "AM IBOC Stations on the Air". Retrieved 2017-08-13.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 22, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WHP
- Radio-Locator Information on WHP
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WHP