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| Broadcast area | New Orleans |
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| Frequency | 800kHz |
| Branding | Sonshine 800 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Christian radio |
| Affiliations | Salem Communications |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Focal Point Media Group |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 9235 |
| Class | B |
| Power | 1,000watts day 233watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°50′42.00″N90°6′39.00″W / 29.8450000°N 90.1108333°W /29.8450000; -90.1108333 |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Website | Official website |
WSHO (800AM) is an Americanradio station broadcasting aChristian radio format. Licensed toNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the New Orleans area. The station is currently owned by Focal Point Media Group (FPMG) and features programming from Moody Radio andSalem Communications. WSHO airs The Charlie Kirk Show from Salem at noon Monday - Friday.[2][3]
The 800 kHz was originally used by a R&B formatted stationWBOK in the 1950s, until they moved over to 1230 kHz in 1962. But at the same time, WSHO, which was at 1230, moved their Broadway showtunes and call letters over to the current signal. In the late 1960s, they switched to Country until 1981, when they dropped the format for Adult Standards, broadcasting the "Music of Your Life" syndicated format. In 1982, they changed to religious programming.
DuringHurricane Katrina, WSHO simulcastedUnited Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans fromWWL (870 AM).[4]
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