WHYF (720 kHz) is a listener-supported AM

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, and serving the

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. It broadcasts a

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talk and teaching

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, mostly from EWTN Radio with some local programs. It is owned by Holy Family Radio, Inc. By day, WHYF is powered at 2,000

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s non-directional with a construction permit from the

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(FCC) to increase power to 2,500 watts.Radio-Locator.com/WHYF
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, the Class A,

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station on

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History

On , the station

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the air. It used the

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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.

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