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| Broadcast area | Somerset County, Pennsylvania Garrett County, Maryland |
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| Frequency | 89.1 MHz |
| Branding | WHYU-FM |
| Programming | |
| Format | Full-service, American martial/patriotic music and conservative talk |
| Affiliations | Voice of America |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | American Militia Association |
| History | |
First air date | Late 2017 (LPFM) August 16, 2022 (current license) |
Former call signs | WHYU-LP (2017–2022; transitioned to full-power license) |
Former frequencies | 102.3 MHz (2017–2022) |
Call sign meaning | Questioning statement of "Why are you the militia?" transposed |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 763299 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,300 watts |
| HAAT | 24 metres (79 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°47′00″N 79°6′07″W / 39.78333°N 79.10194°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | whyufm |
WHYU-FM (89.1 FM MHz) is a non-commercial radio station operated by the American Militia Association in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania.[2][3] The station transferred from being a low-power FM station, to a full-power FM station in mid-August 2022.
The station claims to be the "only FCC licensed FM broadcast station operated by a militia-related organization in the United States".[4]
On August 8, 2022, the American Militia Association surrendered the low-power station license for its former 102.3 FM frequency to the FCC, which cancelled it the same day as it transitioned to a full-power FM license on 89.1 MHz. The full-power version of the station then went on the air on August 16.[3][5]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHYU-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WHYU-LP". FCCInfo.com. Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ a b Havener, Crispin (22 August 2022). "Somerset County radio station operated by 'American Militia Association' goes full power". WJAC. Sinclair. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "WHYU FM 102.3 MHz Meyersdale PA – Militia Radio". WHYU. American Militia Association. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Ellich, Judy (17 August 2022). "New 'patriot' radio station goes on the air in Meyersdale J.D." Daily American of Somerset. Gannett. p. A1. Retrieved 12 September 2022.