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- ↑ "WSHC Facility Data". FCCData.
- ↑ "WVPB, NPR Programs Now on WSHC 89.7 FM Shepherdstown". West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
- ↑ "Shepherd radio station adds NPR news show to schedule". Hagerstown Herald-Mail. 5 April 2018.
