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Broadcast area | Pioneer Valley |
Frequency | 1400 kHz |
Branding | Newstalk WHMP |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
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WAQY, WHAI, WLZX, WLZX-FM, WPVQ-FM, WRSI | |
History | |
First air date | December 1950[1] |
Call sign meaning | Hampshire County |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 46962 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°19′36.32″N 72°39′26.33″W / 42.3267556°N 72.6573139°W |
Translator(s) | 101.5 W268CZ (Northampton) |
Repeater(s) | 93.9 WRSI-HD2 (Turners Falls) |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | whmp.com |
WHMP (1400 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a news/talk format. Licensed to Northampton, Massachusetts, it serves the Pioneer Valley. It is owned by Saga Communications, and operates as part of its Northampton Radio Group. Its programming is also heard on translator station W268CZ (101.5 FM) in Northampton, and the second HD Radio channel of WRSI (93.9 FM) in Turners Falls.
In February 2014, WHMP on weekdays is broadcasting a mix of general interest and politically progressive oriented talk shows. These include the Kim Komando tech gadgets show, Wall Street Journal This Morning, the Ed Schultz Show, and the Thom Hartmann Show.[3]