WHYL

WHYL

Carlisle, Pennsylvania United States
Broadcast area	Harrisburg metropolitan area
Frequency	960 kHz
Branding	Good Time Oldies 102.9 WHYL
Programming
Format	Oldies
Affiliations	Baltimore Orioles Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Harold Z. Swidler (WHYL, Inc.)
Sister stations	WCAT-FM, WIOO, WRDD
History
First air date	February 25, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-02-25) (as WLXW)
Former call signs	WLXW (1945–1952)
Former frequencies	1380 kHz (1945–1947) 1340 kHz (1947–1952)
Call sign meaning	Harrisburg, York, Lancaster
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	74556
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts days 22 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates	40°11′34.32″N 77°10′2″W / 40.1928667°N 77.16722°W / 40.1928667; -77.16722 (WHYL)
Translator(s)	See § Translator
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via TuneIn)
Website	1029whyl.com

WHYL (960 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Carlisle, Pennsylvania and serving the Harrisburg metropolitan area. The station is owned by Harold Z. Swidler, with the license held by WHYL, Inc. It broadcasts an oldies radio format. It also carries Baltimore Orioles baseball games. The radio studios and offices are on North Hanover Street in Carlisle.

By day, WHYL is powered at 5,000 watts non-directional. To protect other stations on 960 AM from interference at night, it drops its power to 22 watts. The transmitter is on East Baltimore Street in Carlisle, near Interstate 81.^[2] WHYL programming is simulcast around the clock on 160 watt FM translator W275CJ at 102.9 MHz. The translator tower is on Blue Mountain northeast of Carlisle.^[3][4] It uses the FM translator's dial position in its slogan "Good Time Oldies 102.9 WHYL".