WHP (AM)

WHP
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania;
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
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
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	15322
Class	B
Power	5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates	40°18′11.32″N 76°57′0″W
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. But to protect other stations on 580 AM from interference at night, it is 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. Programming is simulcast on 130-watt FM translator 103.7 W279EC and on the HD2 digital subchannel of sister station 97.3 WRVV.

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