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| Broadcast area | South Chicago Suburbs |
| Frequency | 88.5 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | High school radio |
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| History | |
First air date | December 21, 1964 |
Call sign meaning | Homewood-Flossmoor High |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 12922 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,500 watts |
| HAAT | 33 meters (108 ft) |
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Public license information | |
WHFH 88.5 FM is an American FM non-profit non-commercial educational high school radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to serve the community of and areas surrounding Flossmoor, Illinois. (approx. 2.4 million people) The station is owned and operated by Homewood-Flossmoor High School.
Flossmoor is located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Chicago. The station operates 24/7, switching to virtual management during the Covid-19 pandemic and allowing for the station to run beyond the former cutoff time of 6 pm on Friday. WHFH covers all home Varsity football games. There is also extra programming (i.e. school sports games and local events). The program also has a remote capability, allowing students to go live on the air anywhere in the world.
Former WHFH hosts have gone on to hold careers in TV and radio both locally and nationally, such as Jason Benetti, Chuck Garfien, Laurence Holmes and Randy Merkin.[2]
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHFH". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Arvia, Phil. "A common connection". Daily Southtown. Retrieved 2017-08-09.