WHP (AM)

WHP

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania United States
Broadcast area	Harrisburg metropolitan area South Central Pennsylvania
Frequency	580 kHz
Branding	NewsRadio WHP 580
Programming
Format	Talk radio
Network	Fox News Radio
Affiliations	Premiere Networks
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (iHM Licenses, LLC)
Sister stations	WHKF WLAN WLAN-FM WRBT WRVV WTKT
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 ID	15322
Class	B
Power	5,000 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	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	whp580.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]