WHDD (AM)

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WHDD
Frequency 1020kHz
BrandingRobin Hood Radio
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Format Public radio
Affiliations National Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerTri-State Public Communications, Inc.
WHDD-FM
History
First air date
December 23, 1986;38 years ago (1986-12-23) [1]
Former call signs
WKZE (1985–2006) [2]
Call sign meaning
"Robin Hood Radio" [3]
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 67774
Class D
Power 2,500 watts daytime
1,800 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates
 41°58′35″N73°31′27″W / 41.97639°N 73.52417°W / 41.97639; -73.52417
Translator W248CZ 97.5 (Kent)
Repeater WHDD-FM 91.9 (Sharon)
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.robinhoodradio.com

WHDD (1020 AM; "Robin Hood Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Sharon, Connecticut. WHDD airs a public radio format. The station's programming is also heard on WHDD-FM (91.9) in Sharon, and translator W248CZ (97.5 FM) in Kent.

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WHDD is powered by 2,500 watts, but to protect KDKA in Pittsburgh on 1020 AM, it can be heard after daylight and sunlight at 1,800 watts during critical hours. The programming can be heard on W248CZ in Kent, on 97.5 MHz, and it’s sister station WHDD-FM at 91.9 MHz, also in Sharon, Connecticut.

History

The station signed on December 23, 1986, as WKZE. [1] It was the parent station to WKZE-FM (98.1), which signed on in 1993. WKZE changed calls on October 31, 2006, to WHDD. [2] Marshall Miles, WHDD's chief on-air talent and the co-founder and president of Tri-State Public Communications since its formation in 2002, [5] died on June 24, 2023. [6] While WHDD continues to broadcast recorded programming, no announcement has been made concerning the station's long-term fate.

Translator

Broadcast translator for WHDD
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class Transmitter coordinatesFCC info
W248CZ97.5 FM Kent, Connecticut 201696250D 41°42′50″N73°32′7″W / 41.71389°N 73.53528°W / 41.71389; -73.53528 (W248CZ) LMS

References

  1. 1 2 Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-125. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Callsign history for WHDD; retrieved January 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ Connecticut stations' callsign meanings on hartfordradiohistory.com; retrieved January 10, 2019
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WHDD". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ Tri-State Public Communications (May 10, 2022). "IRS 990 form" (PDF). robinhoodradio.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ Staff, Edge (July 2, 2023). "Marshall Miles, 70, of Salisbury, Conn., founder of Robin Hood Radio". The Berkshire Edge. Retrieved October 9, 2023.


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