WHP (AM)

WHP
City	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Branding	NewsRadio WHP 580
Frequency	580 kHz (also on HD Radio) 97.3 MHz WRVV-HD2
First air date	1925
Format	Talk radio
Power	5,000 Watts
Class	B
Facility ID	15322
Transmitter coordinates	40°18′10.13″N 76°57′11.83″W / 40.3028139°N 76.9532861°W / 40.3028139; -76.9532861 (NAD27)
Callsign meaning	Harrisburg Pennsylvania
Former callsigns	WHBG (1925-1927) WMBS (1927-1929)
Affiliations	Fox News Radio
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc. (Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.)
Sister stations	WTKT, WRVV, WRBT, WHKF, WKBO
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	whp580.iheart.com/

WHP (580 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts a talk radio format. The station's transmitter and six tower (directional) antenna array are located in East Pennsboro Township near Enola, Pennsylvania. WHP's signal is non-directional during daytime hours and is directed southeastward toward Harrisburg and Lancaster at night.

WHP uses HD Radio on its AM signal only during daytime hours.^[1] However, the station's programming is also available to listeners with an HD Radio receiver via a simulcast 24 hours a day on the HD2 subchannel of FM sister station WRVV.

History

former logo

In a Harrisburg Telegraph article dated 15 June 1932, Colonel E. J Stackpole asserted that the State Police owned and operated station WBAK. WHP and WBAK shared the 1430 kilohertz frequency and hence WHP could not be a full time station.^[2]

In a Harrisburg Telegraph article dated January 26, 1933, the state withdrew its objections and WHP was granted ful time operation.^[3]

On April 28, 1934 the Federal Radio Commission granted WHP full time operation (6 am to 1 am).^[4]

WHP moved from 1430 to 1460 on March 29, 1941.^[5] On that day 795 US radio stations moved frequency. This was done as the result of an international conference in Havana with representatives from Canada, US, Mexico, Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. A smaller reallocation had been done in 1928.

WHP was assigned to 580 kHz on December 19, 1949^[6] in a move from 1460.

News staff

WHP also provides news to sister stations WRVV, WRBT, WHKF, WKBO, WLAN-FM, WLAN (AM), and WAEB (AM).

Bill Mead
Bob Hauer
Lynne Richarde
Tom Donovan
Matt Meyer
Julie Kupchella

Retired

Bob Durgin ^[7]

References

↑ McLarnon, Barry (2016-04-18). "AM IBOC Stations on the Air". Retrieved 2016-04-23.
↑ "Harrisburg Telegraph (unknown title)". Harrisburg Telegraph. (subscription required)
↑ "Evening News (unknown title)". Evening News. (subscription required)
↑ "Harrisburg Telegraph (unknown title)". Harrisburg Telegraph. (subscription required)
↑ "Harrisburg Telegraph (unknown title)". Harrisburg Telegraph. (subscription required)
↑ "Harrisburg Telegraph (unknown title)". Harrisburg Telegraph. (subscription required)
↑ http://www.whp580.com/pages/goodbyedurgin.html[]

External links

Official Website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WHP

Radio-Locator Information on WHP

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WHP

Radio stations in the Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle, Pennsylvania, market

By AM frequency	580 720 960 1000 1230 1270 1400 1460 1600 1640

By FM frequency	88.1 88.7 89.5 90.1 91.3 91.7 92.1 92.7 93.5 94.9 95.3 96.5 97.3 98.9 99.3 100.1 101.3 101.7 102.3 104.1 105.7 106.7

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.55

By callsign	KFX305 W211AA W237DE W243BR W269AS WCAT-FM WGTY WHKF WHGB WHP WHYF WHYL WIOO WITF-FM WJAZ WKBO WNNK WONN-FM WPDC WPFG WQIC WQLV WQXA WRBT WROZ WRVV WTKT WTPA WXL40 WWKL WXPH WZCY-FM WZXM

Defunct	WISL (1480 AM)

Pennsylvania radio markets Allentown–Bethlehem Altoona Bradford–Coudersport Chambersburg–Waynesboro Erie Harrisburg–Lebanon–Carlisle Lancaster Montrose New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Sayre–Towanda–Mansfield–Wellsboro Wilkes-Barre–Scranton Williamsport York Other Pennsylvania radio regions Bedford Indiana Johnstown Lewistown–Mifflintown Meadville–Franklin Punxsutawney–DuBois St. Marys–Emporium–Kane State College Stroudsburg Sunbury–Selinsgrove–Lewisburg Warren See also List of radio stations in Pennsylvania

News/Talk radio stations in the state of Pennsylvania

All-News	KQV – Pittsburgh KYW – Philadelphia WLRI-LP – Gap

News & Talk	KDKA – Pittsburgh WAEB – Allentown WBLF – Bellefonte WBZU – Scranton WCBG – Waynesboro WCED – Du Bois WECZ – Punxsutawney WEEO-FM – McConnellsburg WEEU – Reading WFBG – Altoona WFYL – King of Prussia WHP – Harrisburg WIEZ – Lewistown WILK – Wilkes-Barre WILK-FM – Avoca WJAS – Pittsburgh WJET – Erie WKOK – Sunbury WKST – New Castle WKZN – West Hazleton WLBR – Lebanon WLLI – Somerset WMLP – Milton WNTJ – Johnstown WNTP – Philadelphia WNWR – Philadelphia WPGP – Pittsburgh WPHT – Philadelphia WPIC – Sharon WPIT – Pittsburgh WRSC – State College WRTA – Altoona WSBA – York WWPA – Williamsport

Defunct	WOYL – Oil City WPLY – Mount Pocono

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Pennsylvania

Penn State Athletics Radio Affiliates

AM	KQV WAEB WBFD WBZU WCHA WCPA WGET WHP WHVR WIEZ WILK WISR WJEJ WKOK WKZN WLBR WLLI WNPV WNTJ WNTP WPAZ WPPA WPSE WQWK WRAW WSBA WTRN WVAM WVNJ

FM	WAVT-FM WBUS WBYB WCZT WHGL-FM WILK-FM WKNB WKSB WLAK WMRF-FM WNBQ WNBT-FM WQBG WQYX WRBG WRKY-FM WSQV WZDB

National	GoPSUSports.com

iHeartMedia

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (Chairman/CEO)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia

Radio networks	Fox Sports Radio Premiere Networks Premium Choice Total Traffic and Weather Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio List of programming syndicated by iHeartMedia Mediabase Radio Computing Services

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