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| Broadcast area | NortheasternMaryland |
| Frequency | 1330kHz |
| Branding | WHGM Gold 100.5, 104.7, 107.5 FM & 1330 AM |
| Programming | |
| Languages | English |
| Format | Oldies–Classic hits |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | May 15, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-05-15) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | Havre De Grace, Maryland |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 35120 |
| Class | B |
| Power |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°33′55.00″N76°7′8.00″W / 39.5652778°N 76.1188889°W /39.5652778; -76.1188889 |
| Translator(s) | See § Translators |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | whgmgold.com |
WHGM (1330AM) is acommercialradio station inHavre De Grace, Maryland. It is owned by Steve Clendenin, through licensee Maryland Media One, LLC, and it airs anoldies -classic hitsradio format. In middays, it carries thesyndicatedIntelligence for Your Life with John Tesh. Studios are in the Arts & Entertainment District of Havre De Grace at 331 North Union Avenue.
By day, WHGM is powered at 5,000watts, using anon-directional antenna. But to protect other stations on1330 AM from interference, it reduces power to 500 watts at night and uses adirectional antenna.[2] Programming is also heard on threeFM translators:W263CQ at 100.5MHz inChesapeake City;W284BE at 104.7 MHz in Havre de Grace andW298CG at 107.5 MHz inBel Air.
The station began broadcasting on May 15, 1948; 76 years ago (May 15, 1948). Its originalcall sign was WASA. It was owned by Jason & Virginia Pate of Havre de Grace. AfterWorld War II, Jason Pate applied for the first radio license in Havre de Grace. WASA added an FM station, 103.7 WHDG, in 1960, nowWXCY-FM. The FM station was later sold to theDelmarva Broadcasting Company.
Long-time Baltimore television personalityRoyal Parker began his broadcasting career on WASA in the 1940s, hosting a music program called theRoyal Record Review.[3] In 2000, the station's call letters were changed to WJSS. In 2014, they switched to WHGM.
On June 6, 2016, WHGM changed its format toadult hits, branded as "Smash Hits WHGM".
In late 2018 or early 2019, WHGM rebranded as "WHGM Gold," switching to anOldies -Classic Hits format. It plays the top songs from the 1960s, '70s and '80s.
In 2024, the station briefly signed off the air as it planned on transferring the station to Sweet Tea Radio (an apparent subsidiary ofAndrulonis Media, whose co-owner Christy Andrulonis goes by the on-air name "Sweet Tea" and which has traded stations back and forth with Maryland Media One several times), a company that plans on relocating the station.[4]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
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| W298CG | 107.5 FM | Bel Air, Maryland | 86135 | 250 | 53 m (174 ft) | D | 39°32′5.20″N76°20′55.70″W / 39.5347778°N 76.3488056°W /39.5347778; -76.3488056 (W298CG) | LMS |
| W263CQ | 100.5 FM | Chesapeake City, Maryland | 154145 | 99 | 97 m (318 ft) | D | 39°32′0.60″N75°49′12.20″W / 39.5335000°N 75.8200556°W /39.5335000; -75.8200556 (W263CQ) | LMS |
| W284BE | 104.7 FM | Havre De Grace, Maryland | 146400 | 250 | 160 m (525 ft) | D | 39°33′52.00″N76°6.00′7.00″W / 39.5644444°N 76.1019444°W /39.5644444; -76.1019444 (W284BE) | LMS |
(Previous Logo under SMASH Hits branding)
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