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WHYF (720 kHz) is a listener-supported AM radio station, licensed to Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, and serving the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Catholic talk and teaching radio format, mostly from EWTN Radio with some local programs. It is owned by Holy Family Radio, Inc.

By day, WHYF is powered at 2,000 watts non-directional with a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase power to 2,500 watts. The station broadcasts only during daytime hours, to protect from interference WGN Chicago, the Class A, clear-channel station on 720 AM.

History

On March 7, 1985; 39 years ago (1985-03-07), the station signed on the air. It used the call sign WWII and had a Contemporary Christian music format.

In July 2011, the station was sold to a group of Catholic broadcasters in the Diocese of Harrisburg, using the name Holy Family Radio, Inc. The call letters switched to WHYF on August 2, 2011.

References

1. Radio-Locator.com/WHYF

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 26973 (WHYF) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WHYF in Nielsen Audio's AM station database

40°11′28″N 76°57′09″W / 40.19111°N 76.95250°W / 40.19111; -76.95250

• Radio stations in Pennsylvania
• Radio stations established in 1985
• 1985 establishments in Pennsylvania
• Daytime-only radio stations in Pennsylvania