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WHGB
Broadcast areaHarrisburg metropolitan area
Frequency1400kHz
BrandingESPN Harrisburg
Programming
FormatSports radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WNNK-FM,WQXA-FM,WTPA-FM,WWKL
History
First air date
May 28, 1945;79 years ago(1945-05-28)
Former call signs
  • WHGB (1945–1963)
  • WFEC (1963–1984)
  • WHGB (1984–1990)
  • WNNK (1990–1993)
  • WTCY (1993–2008)
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Call signmeaning
Harrisburg (B and G reversed)
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID32944
ClassC
Power1,000 watts unlimited
Transmitter coordinates
40°14′58.32″N76°52′0″W/ 40.2495333°N 76.86667°W/40.2495333; -76.86667
Translator(s)See § Translators
Repeater(s)93.5WTPA-HD2(Mechanicsburg)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.sportsradioharrisburg.com

WHGB(1400AM) is a commercial radio station inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania.The station is owned byCumulus Mediaand broadcasts asportsradio format.Most programming is supplied byESPN Radio.

Programming is also heard on twoFMtranslators,W237DE at 95.3MHzand W243BR at 96.5 MHz.[3][4]

History

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On May 28, 1945, the station firstsigned on,owned by the Harrisburg Broadcasting Company.[5]It was given thecall signWHGB and broadcast at 250 watts, as anetwork affiliateofABC.In 1963, it became WFEC (for its owner Florida East Coast Broadcasting) featuring aTop 40format. By 1977, it tried several unsuccessful formats, includingcountry music,discoandurban contemporary.

In 1982, owned by Great Scott Broadcasting, it returned to Top 40, adopting Mike Joseph'sHot Hitsformat in response to that format's national success.[6]Although WFEC featured thejinglesand 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 asFire 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 "TheMusic of Your Life"adult standardsformat along with substantial local sports play by play.

On October 31, 1990, the station changed its call sign to WNNK as "Wink 1400", asister stationto 104.1WNNK-FM.On August 27, 1993, WNNK 1400 changed its call sign to WTCY and its format switched toUrban Adult Contemporary,branded as "1400 The Touch," using a satellite-deliveredsyndicatedservice 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 tosports radioas anESPN Radioaffiliate, while the Urban AC format was moved to the HD2 subchannel of sister stationWNNK-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 Iconis 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.

In August 2024, WHGB switched affiliations from Infinity Sports Network back to ESPN Radio.[13]

Translators

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WHGB programming is broadcast on the followingtranslators:

Broadcast translatorfor WHGB
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP(W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W237DE 95.3 FM Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 158598 250 194m(636ft) D 40°18′59.3″N76°57′2.9″W/ 40.316472°N 76.950806°W/40.316472; -76.950806(W237DE) LMS
Broadcast translatorforWTPA-HD2
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP(W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info
W243BR 96.5 FM Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 144131 200 223m(732ft) D 40°10′38.3″N76°52′36.9″W/ 40.177306°N 76.876917°W/40.177306; -76.876917(W243BR) LMS

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References

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  1. ^"Call Sign History WHGB".Federal Communications Commission.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
  2. ^"Facility Technical Data for WHGB".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^Radio-Locator.com/W237DE
  4. ^Radio-Locator.com/W243BR
  5. ^Broadcasting Yearbook 1947 page 170
  6. ^Heim, R."The R.J. Heim Collection".REEL TOP 40 RADIO REPOSITORY.Reelradio.com.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
  7. ^Venta, Lance (July 24, 2008)."The Touch is now on FM dial".RadioInsight.com.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
  8. ^Fybush, Scott (December 31, 2008)."2008 The Year in Review".NorthEast Radio Watch.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
  9. ^Venta, Lance (August 29, 2011)."ESPN Moves To FM In Harrisburg".RadioInsight.com.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
  10. ^Dunkle, David (August 30, 2011)."Harrisburg market's only R&B radio station, The Touch, will switch to ESPN Radio format this week".Pennlive.com.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
  11. ^Tuscano, John (January 2, 2013)."Cumulus Media's switch from ESPN to CBS Sports Radio was business decision, regional vice president says".Pennlive.com.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
  12. ^Venta, Lance (March 2, 2015)."Nash Icon Launches in Harrisburg".RadioInsight.com.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
  13. ^ESPN Radio Returns to HarrisburgRadioinsight - August 9, 2024
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