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{{Infobox radio station |
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| name = WHGB |
| name = WHGB |
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| image = File:WHGB CBSsports96.5-95.3-1400 logo.jpg |
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| city = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] |
| city = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] |
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| area = [[Harrisburg |
| area = [[Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area|Harrisburg metropolitan area]] |
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| branding = Sports Radio Harrisburg |
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| repeater = {{Radio Relay|93.5|[[WTPA-FM|WTPA-HD2]]|[[Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania|Mechanicsburg]]}} |
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| callsign_meaning = '''H'''arris'''B'''ur'''G''' (B and G reversed) |
| callsign_meaning = '''H'''arris'''B'''ur'''G''' (B and G reversed) |
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| former_callsigns = WHGB ( |
| former_callsigns = WHGB (1945–1963)<br>WFEC (1963–1984)<br>WHGB (1984–1990)<br>WNNK (1990–1993)<br>WTCY (1993–2008)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=32944&Callsign=WHGB |title=Call Sign History WHGB |publisher=[[Federal Communications Commission]] |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref> |
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| affiliations = [[Infinity Sports Network]]<br>[[Harrisburg Senators]]<br>[[Penn State Nittany Lions]] |
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| owner = [[Cumulus Media]] |
| owner = [[Cumulus Media]] |
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| licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC |
| licensee = Cumulus Licensing LLC |
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| sister_stations = [[ |
| sister_stations = [[WNNK-FM]], [[WQXA-FM]], [[WTPA-FM]], [[WWKL]] |
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| webcast = {{listen live|https://www.sportsradioharrisburg.com}} |
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| website = [ |
| website = [https://www.sportsradioharrisburg.com/ sportsradioharrisburg.com] |
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| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] |
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'''WHGB''' ( |
'''WHGB''' (1400 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a commercial [[radio station]] in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]. The station is owned by [[Cumulus Media]] and broadcasts a [[Sports radio|sports]] [[radio format]]. Most programming is supplied by the [[Infinity Sports Network]], in which parent company Cumulus has a financial interest. |
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[[File:Nash Icon 95.3.png|thumb|right|150px|Previous format as Nash Icon]] |
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Programming is also heard on two [[FM radio|FM]] [[broadcast relay station|translators]], '''W237DE''' at 95.3 [[Hertz|MHz]] and '''W243BR''' at 96.5 MHz.<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/W237DE-FX Radio-Locator.com/W237DE]</ref><ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/W243BR-FX Radio-Locator.com/W243BR]</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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On May 28, 1945, the station first [[sign-on|signed on]], owned by the Harrisburg Broadcasting Company.<ref>[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/1947/RadioByState-BC-YB-1947.pdf Broadcasting Yearbook 1947 page 170]</ref> It was given the [[call sign]] '''WHGB''' and broadcast at 250 [[watt]]s, as a [[network affiliate]] of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. In 1963, it became '''WFEC''' (for its owner Florida East Coast Broadcasting) featuring a [[Contemporary hit radio|Top 40]] format. By 1977, it tried several unsuccessful formats, including [[country music]], [[disco]] and [[urban contemporary]]. |
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⚫ | In 1982, owned by Great Scott Broadcasting, it returned to Top 40, adopting Mike Joseph's [[Hot Hits]] format in response to that format's national success.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.reelradio.com/rjh/index.html |title=The R.J. Heim Collection |last1=Heim |first1=R. |website=REEL TOP 40 RADIO REPOSITORY |publisher=Reelradio.com |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref> Although WFEC featured the [[jingle]]s and other high-energy basics of the Hot Hits format, it was not consulted by Joseph himself. During the Hot Hits era, the station was known as ''Fire 14''. |
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[[File:WHGB (ESPN Radio) logo.png|thumb|left|200px|Former logo under ESPN affiliation]] |
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⚫ | On October 31, 1990, the station changed its call sign to '''WNNK''' as "Wink 1400", a [[sister station]] to 104.1 [[WNNK-FM]]. On August 27, 1993, WNNK 1400 changed its call sign to '''WTCY''' and its format switched to [[Urban Adult Contemporary]], branded as "1400 The Touch," using a satellite-delivered [[radio syndication|syndicated]] service known as "The Touch." |
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On July 24, 2008, WTCY began simulcasting "The Touch" programming on an FM translator, 95.3 W237DE.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2008/07/the_touch_now_on_fm.html |title=The Touch is now on FM dial |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |date=2008-07-24 |website=RadioInsight.com |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref> |
On July 24, 2008, WTCY began simulcasting "The Touch" programming on an FM translator, 95.3 W237DE.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2008/07/the_touch_now_on_fm.html |title=The Touch is now on FM dial |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |date=2008-07-24 |website=RadioInsight.com |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref> |
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On August 20, 2008, WTCY changed |
On August 20, 2008, WTCY changed back to its original call letters, WHGB, which it had used in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s and again from 1984 until 1990. The station changed format to [[sports radio]] as an [[ESPN Radio]] affiliate, while the Urban AC format was moved to the HD2 subchannel of sister station [[WNNK-FM]], which allowed W237DE to continue to simulcast "The Touch."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fybush.com/nerw-yir2008.html |title=2008 The Year in Review |last1=Fybush |first1=Scott |date=2008-12-31 |website=NorthEast Radio Watch |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref> On September 1, 2011, the translator's simulcast was switched back to WHGB, bringing ESPN Radio to FM in Harrisburg, and ending "The Touch."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/53299/espn-moves-to-fm-in-harrisburg/ |title=ESPN Moves To FM In Harrisburg |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |date=2011-08-29 |website=RadioInsight.com |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2011/08/harrisburg_markets_only_rb_sta.html |title=Harrisburg market's only R&B radio station, The Touch, will switch to ESPN Radio format this week |last1=Dunkle |first1=David |date=2011-08-30 |website=Pennlive.com |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref> |
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On January 2, 2013 the station switched to the |
On January 2, 2013, the station switched to the CBS Sports Radio network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/01/cumulus_medias_switch_from_esp.html |title=Cumulus Media's switch from ESPN to CBS Sports Radio was business decision, regional vice president says |last1=Tuscano |first1=John |date=2013-01-02 |website=Pennlive.com |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref> |
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On March 2, 2015 WHGB changed format from sports to country |
On March 2, 2015 WHGB changed its format from sports to country, branded as "95.3 Nash Icon."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/92181/nash-icon-launches-in-harrisburg/ |title=Nash Icon Launches in Harrisburg |last1=Venta |first1=Lance |date=2015-03-02 |website=RadioInsight.com |access-date=2016-04-28}}</ref> [[Nash Icon]] is heard on dozens of Cumulus-owned stations, featuring country artists who first achieved fame in the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s. Then, about a year later, the sports format returned, once again using CBS Sports Radio as its primary programming source. |
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==Translators== |
==Translators== |
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WHGB programming is broadcast on the following [[Broadcast relay station| |
WHGB programming is broadcast on the following [[Broadcast relay station|translators]]: |
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{{RadioTranslators |
{{RadioTranslators |
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| callsign = WHGB |
| callsign = WHGB |
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| call1 = W237DE |
| call1 = W237DE |
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| freq1 = 95.3 |
| freq1 = 95.3 |
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| fid1 = 158598 |
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| haat1 = 194 |
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| class1 = D |
| class1 = D |
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| coord1 = {{coord|40|18|59.3|N|76|57|2.9|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|name=W237DE}} |
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{{RadioTranslators |
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| callsign = [[ |
| callsign = [[WTPA-FM|WTPA-FMHD2]] |
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| call1 = W243BR |
| call1 = W243BR |
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| freq1 = 96.5 |
| freq1 = 96.5 |
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| fid1 = 144131 |
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| watts1 = 200 |
| watts1 = 200 |
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| haat1 = 223 |
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| class1 = D |
| class1 = D |
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| coord1 = {{coord|40|10|38.3|N|76|52|36.9|W|type:landmark_region:US_source:FCC|name=W243BR}} |
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File:WHGB (CBS Sports Radio) logo.png |
File:WHGB (CBS Sports Radio) logo.png |
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File:WHGB (ESPN Radio) logo.png |
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File:Nash Icon 95.3.png |
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File:CBS Sports Radio Harrisburg.png |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.sportsradioharrisburg.com/ Official website] |
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{{AM station data|WHGB}} |
{{AM station data|32944|WHGB}} |
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*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|158598|W237DE}} |
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*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|144131|W243BR}} |
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{{Harrisburg Radio}} |
{{Harrisburg Radio}} |
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{{Cumulus Media}} |
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[[Category:Radio stations in Pennsylvania|HGB]] |
[[Category:Radio stations in Pennsylvania|HGB]] |
Revision as of 16:05, 13 July 2024
Broadcast area | Harrisburg metropolitan area |
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Frequency | 1400 kHz |
Branding | Sports Radio Harrisburg |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | Infinity Sports Network Harrisburg Senators Penn State Nittany Lions |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WNNK-FM, WQXA-FM, WTPA-FM, WWKL | |
History | |
First air date | May 28, 1945 |
Former call signs | WHGB (1945–1963) WFEC (1963–1984) WHGB (1984–1990) WNNK (1990–1993) WTCY (1993–2008)[1] |
Call sign meaning | HarrisBurG (B and G reversed) |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 32944 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°14′58.32″N 76°52′0″W / 40.2495333°N 76.86667°W |
Translator(s) | See § Translators |
Repeater(s) | 93.5 WTPA-HD2 (Mechanicsburg) |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | sportsradioharrisburg.com |
WHGB (1400 AM) is a commercial radio station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts a sports radio format. Most programming is supplied by the Infinity Sports Network, in which parent company Cumulus has a financial interest.
Programming is also heard on two FM translators, W237DE at 95.3 MHz and W243BR at 96.5 MHz.[3][4]
History
On May 28, 1945, the station first signed on, owned by the Harrisburg Broadcasting Company.[5] It was given the call sign WHGB and broadcast at 250 watts, as a network affiliate of ABC. In 1963, it became WFEC (for its owner Florida East Coast Broadcasting) featuring a Top 40 format. By 1977, it tried several unsuccessful formats, including country music, disco and urban contemporary.
In 1982, owned by Great Scott Broadcasting, it returned to Top 40, adopting Mike Joseph's Hot Hits format in response to that format's national success.[6] Although WFEC featured the jingles and other high-energy basics of the Hot Hits format, it was not consulted by Joseph himself. During the Hot Hits era, the station was known as Fire 14.
By the last quarter of 1984, the station changed its call sign back to WHGB. For much of the 1980s it featured Al Ham's "The Music of Your Life" adult standards format along with substantial local sports play by play.
On October 31, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WNNK as "Wink 1400", a sister station to 104.1 WNNK-FM. On August 27, 1993, WNNK 1400 changed its call sign to WTCY and its format switched to Urban Adult Contemporary, branded as "1400 The Touch," using a satellite-delivered syndicated service known as "The Touch."
On July 24, 2008, WTCY began simulcasting "The Touch" programming on an FM translator, 95.3 W237DE.[7]
On August 20, 2008, WTCY changed back to its original call letters, WHGB, which it had used in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s and again from 1984 until 1990. The station changed format to sports radio as an ESPN Radio affiliate, while the Urban AC format was moved to the HD2 subchannel of sister station WNNK-FM, which allowed W237DE to continue to simulcast "The Touch."[8] On September 1, 2011, the translator's simulcast was switched back to WHGB, bringing ESPN Radio to FM in Harrisburg, and ending "The Touch."[9][10]
On January 2, 2013, the station switched to the CBS Sports Radio network.[11]
On March 2, 2015 WHGB changed its format from sports to country, branded as "95.3 Nash Icon."[12] Nash Icon is heard on dozens of Cumulus-owned stations, featuring country artists who first achieved fame in the 1980s, 90s and early 2000s. Then, about a year later, the sports format returned, once again using CBS Sports Radio as its primary programming source.
Translators
WHGB programming is broadcast on the following translators:
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W237DE | 95.3 FM | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 158598 | 250 | 194 m (636 ft) | D | 40°18′59.3″N 76°57′2.9″W / 40.316472°N 76.950806°W | LMS |
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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W243BR | 96.5 FM | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 144131 | 200 | 223 m (732 ft) | D | 40°10′38.3″N 76°52′36.9″W / 40.177306°N 76.876917°W | LMS |
Previous logos
References
- ^ "Call Sign History WHGB". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHGB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W237DE
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/W243BR
- ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 1947 page 170
- ^ Heim, R. "The R.J. Heim Collection". REEL TOP 40 RADIO REPOSITORY. Reelradio.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2008-07-24). "The Touch is now on FM dial". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Fybush, Scott (2008-12-31). "2008 The Year in Review". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2011-08-29). "ESPN Moves To FM In Harrisburg". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Dunkle, David (2011-08-30). "Harrisburg market's only R&B radio station, The Touch, will switch to ESPN Radio format this week". Pennlive.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Tuscano, John (2013-01-02). "Cumulus Media's switch from ESPN to CBS Sports Radio was business decision, regional vice president says". Pennlive.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Venta, Lance (2015-03-02). "Nash Icon Launches in Harrisburg". RadioInsight.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 32944 (WHGB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHGB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 158598 (W237DE) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W237DE at FCCdata.org
- Facility details for Facility ID 144131 (W243BR) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W243BR at FCCdata.org