WHMP

WHMP
Broadcast areaPioneer Valley
Frequency1400 kHz
BrandingNewstalk WHMP
Programming
FormatNews/talk
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • Saga Communications
  • (Saga Communications of New England, LLC)
WAQY, WHAI, WLZX, WLZX-FM, WPVQ-FM, WRSI
History
First air date
December 1950 (1950-12)[1]
Call sign meaning
Hampshire County
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID46962
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
42°19′36.32″N 72°39′26.33″W / 42.3267556°N 72.6573139°W / 42.3267556; -72.6573139 (WHMP)
Translator(s)101.5 W268CZ (Northampton)
Repeater(s)93.9 WRSI-HD2 (Turners Falls)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewhmp.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]

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. pp. D-209–12. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHMP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ WHMP's published program schedule, retrieved February 8, 2014