| Broadcast area | Harrisburg metropolitan area |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1400kHz |
| Branding | ESPN Harrisburg |
| Programming | |
| Format | Sports radio |
| Affiliations | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WNNK-FM,WQXA-FM,WTPA-FM,WWKL | |
| History | |
First air date | May 28, 1945; 80 years ago (1945-05-28) |
Former call signs |
|
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″N76°52′0″W / 40.2495333°N 76.86667°W /40.2495333; -76.86667 |
| Translator | See § Translators |
| Repeater | 93.5 WTPA-HD2 (Mechanicsburg) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WHGB (1400AM) is a commercial radio station inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station is owned byCumulus Media and broadcasts asportsradio format. Most programming is supplied byESPN Radio.
Programming is also heard on twoFMtranslators, W237DE at 95.3MHz and W243BR at 96.5 MHz.[3][4]
On May 28, 1945, the station firstsigned on, owned by the Harrisburg Broadcasting Company.[5] It was given thecall sign WHGB and broadcast at 250 watts, as anetwork affiliate ofABC. In 1963, it became WFEC (for its owner Florida East Coast Broadcasting) featuring aTop 40 format. By 1977, it tried several unsuccessful formats, includingcountry music,disco andurban contemporary.
In 1982, owned by Great Scott Broadcasting, it returned to Top 40, adopting Mike Joseph'sHot Hits format in response to that format's national success.[6] Although WFEC featured thejingles 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 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 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", asister station to 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-deliveredsyndicated 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 tosports radio as anESPN Radio affiliate, 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 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.
In August 2024, WHGB switched affiliations from Infinity Sports Network back to ESPN Radio.[13]
WHGB programming is broadcast on the followingtranslators:
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W237DE | 95.3 FM | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 158598 | 250 | 194 m (636 ft) | D | 40°18′59.3″N76°57′2.9″W / 40.316472°N 76.950806°W /40.316472; -76.950806 (W237DE) | LMS |
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W243BR | 96.5 FM | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 144131 | 200 | 223 m (732 ft) | D | 40°10′38.3″N76°52′36.9″W / 40.177306°N 76.876917°W /40.177306; -76.876917 (W243BR) | LMS |
_logo.png){kind=logo}
_logo.png){kind=logo}
