WHDD (AM)

Last updated
WHDD
Frequency 1020kHz
BrandingRobin Hood Radio
Programming
Language(s)English
Format Public radio
Affiliations National Public Radio
Ownership
OwnerTri-State Public Communications, Inc.
WHDD-FM
History
First air date
December 23, 1986;36 years ago (1986-12-23) [1]
Former call signs
WKZE (1985–2006) [2]
Call sign meaning
"Robin Hood Radio" [3]
Technical information
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(s) W248CZ 97.5 (Kent)
Repeater(s) WHDD-FM 91.9 (Sharon)
Links
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 during daylight hours, but has to sign off at night to protect KDKA at Pittsburgh. 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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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, [4] died on June 24, 2023. [5] 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

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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. Tri-State Public Communications (May 10, 2022). "IRS 990 form" (PDF). robinhoodradio.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  5. Staff, Edge (2023-07-02). "Marshall Miles, 70, of Salisbury, Conn., founder of Robin Hood Radio". The Berkshire Edge. Retrieved 2023-10-09.

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