Broadcast area | Harrisburg metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 720 kHz |
Branding | Holy Family Radio |
Programming | |
Format | Catholic talk and teaching |
Affiliations | EWTN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Holy Family Radio, Inc |
History | |
Former call signs | WWII (1985–2011) |
Call sign meaning | W HolY Family |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Class | D |
Power | 2,000 watts daytime only |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
WHYF (720 kHz) is a listener-supported AM radio station, licensed to Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, and serving the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Catholic talk and teaching radio format, mostly from EWTN Radio with some local programs. It is owned by Holy Family Radio, Inc.
By day, WHYF is powered at 2,000 watts non-directional with a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase power to 2,500 watts.[1] The station broadcasts only during daytime hours, to protect from interference WGN Chicago, the Class A, clear-channel station on 720 AM.