WSHE (AM)

WSHE
Frequency820 kHz (HD Radio) (digital only)
BrandingThe Gamut
Programming
FormatFreeform, Federal News Network sports programming
Ownership
Owner
WTOP-FM, WTLP, WWWT-FM, WBQH, WFED
History
First air date
December 15, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-12-15)
Former call signs
  • WMHI (1960–1975)
  • WZYQ (1975–1988)
  • WQSI (1988–1996)
  • WXTR (1996–2006)
  • WTOP (2006–2007)
  • WTWT (2007)
  • WWWB (2007–2008)
  • WWFD (2008-2024)
Former frequencies
1370 kHz (1960–1987)
Call sign meaning
call sign moved from WTBC-FM in Chicago
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID47104
ClassB
Power
  • 4,300 watts day
  • 430 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
39°24′42.37″N 77°28′1.0″W / 39.4117694°N 77.466944°W / 39.4117694; -77.466944 (WSHE)
Translator(s)98.3 W252DC (Reston, Virginia)
Repeater(s)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitegamut.fm

WSHE (820 kHz HD Radio) is a commercial radio station, which transmits a digital-only signal on a standard AM band frequency. It is licensed to serve Frederick, Maryland, and owned by Hubbard Broadcasting through licensee Washington DC FCC License Sub, LLC. It simulcasts the freeform programming branded as The Gamut originating on the HD3 subchannel of sister station WTOP-FM. The Gamut programming is also available on the HD3 subchannels of sister stations WTLP and WWWT-FM, and in analog FM on translator W252DC (98.3 FM, Reston, Virginia).

WSHE also carries Washington Capitals, Washington Nationals, and Navy Midshipmen sports programming originating on sister station WFED.[2] Sunday syndicated programming on The Gamut includes Music and the Spoken Word (with WFED),[3] Anything Anything with Rich Russo and Little Steven's Underground Garage.

As WWFD, it was the first licensed radio station in the United States to discontinue its traditional AM analog signal and operate solely in digital-only HD Radio MA3 mode, which it began under experimental authorization from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 2018.[4] WWFD's experiments with digital-only operation led to the FCC authorizing it on a voluntary basis for AM band stations nationwide in 2020.[5]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSHE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Crowe, Katie (May 3, 2013). "Mixing it up". The Frederick News-Post. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "WWFD Community Commitment Report" (PDF). FCC Public Inspection File.
  4. ^ "WWFD 820 AM Becomes First All-Digital AM Station". Radio-Online. July 16, 2018.
  5. ^ "FCC AUTHORIZES ALL-DIGITAL AM RADIO" (PDF). fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. October 27, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.