WHP (AM)

WHP
Broadcast area
Frequency580 kHz
BrandingNewsRadio WHP 580
Programming
FormatTalk radio
NetworkFox News Radio
AffiliationsPremiere Networks
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
February 10, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-02-10)
Former call signs
  • WHBG (1925–26)
  • WMBS (1926–29)
Former frequencies
  • 1300 kHz (1925–26)
  • 833 kHz (1926–1927)
  • 820 kHz (1927–28)
  • 1280 kHz (1928)
  • 1430 kHz (1928–41)
  • 1460 kHz (1941–51)
Call sign meaning
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID15322
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
40°18′11.32″N 76°57′5.91″W / 40.3031444°N 76.9516417°W / 40.3031444; -76.9516417
Translator(s)103.7 W279EC (Harrisburg)
Repeater(s)97.3 WRVV-HD2 (Harrisburg)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live (via iHeartRadio)
Websitewhp580.iheart.com

WHP (580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving the Harrisburg metropolitan area of South Central Pennsylvania. It broadcasts a talk radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. The studios are on Corporate Circle in Harrisburg, off North Progress Avenue.

WHP is powered at 5,000 watts, non-directional during the day. To protect other stations on 580 AM from interference at night, it uses a directional antenna with a six-tower array. The transmitter is on Tower Road near Interstate 81 in East Pennsboro Township near Enola, Pennsylvania.[2] Programming is simulcast on 130-watt FM translator 103.7 W279EC and on the HD2 digital subchannel of sister station 97.3 WRVV.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHP-AM
  3. ^ https://hdradio.com/station_guides/widget.php?id=65HD Radio Guide for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine