WHP (AM)
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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 580 kHz |
| Branding | NewsRadio WHP 580 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Talk radio |
| Network | Fox News Radio EIB |
| Affiliations | Premiere Networks |
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| History | |
First air date | February 10, 1925 |
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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′5.91″W / 40.3031444°N 76.9516417°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.7 W279EC (Harrisburg) |
| Repeater(s) | 97.3 WRVV-HD2 (Harrisburg) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (via iHeartRadio) |
| Website | whp580 |
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. Programming is simulcast on 130-watt FM translator 103.7 W279EC and on the HD2 digital subchannel of sister station 97.3 WRVV.