WHYL
Encyclopedia
WHYL is an Adult Standards
music formatted radio station
licensed to serve Carlisle, Pennsylvania
, consisting of a 2 tower array
broadcasting on 960 kHz. The call letters are the initials of Richard F. Lewis, Jr.'s wife, one of the station's former owners. The call sign was shared with an FM sister station, WHYL-FM, broadcasting on 102.3 MHz from an antenna on the south tower, later moving to Sterret's Gap. On April 26, 2002 the call sign was changed to WRKZ-FM (the call sign was changed again on February 17, 2004 and is currently WCAT-FM
). WHYL is an affiliate of Citadel Media. WHYL on-air personalities include Ben Barber
.
forms a dual lobe pattern extending East-West from around Morgantown
to around Everett
http://www.whylradio.com/advertisers.
As a Class D station, WHYL is required to lower its power at sunset and even lower during the nighttime because of skywave
interference to co-channel
stations. Between sunrise and sunset http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/srsstime?dlat=40&mlat=11&slat=34.00&dlon=77&mlon=10&slon=28.00&tzone=A, the station is permitted to operate at its full 5,000 watt power level. During months where sunrise
happens later than 6:00am local time, pre-sunrise authorization
allows the station the raise its power to 500 Watts beginning at 6:00am. Post-sunset authorization
allows the station to broadcast beyond sunset
at a reduced power level in steps starting around 100 watts and ending up at night time power of 22.3 watts.
Adult standards
Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
music formatted radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed to serve Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name is traditionally pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2010 census, the borough...
, consisting of a 2 tower array
Tower array
A tower array is an arrangement of multiple radio towers which are mast radiators in a phased array. Tower arrays can consist of free-standing or guyed towers or a mix of them....
broadcasting on 960 kHz. The call letters are the initials of Richard F. Lewis, Jr.'s wife, one of the station's former owners. The call sign was shared with an FM sister station, WHYL-FM, broadcasting on 102.3 MHz from an antenna on the south tower, later moving to Sterret's Gap. On April 26, 2002 the call sign was changed to WRKZ-FM (the call sign was changed again on February 17, 2004 and is currently WCAT-FM
WCAT-FM
WCAT-FM is Red 102.3, a 3,000 watt country music radio station in Carlisle, Pennsylvania serving Carlisle and the surrounding communities.-Personalities:Current air personalities include:*Rick Sten *Rich Creeger*Val Baldwin*Alex Harley...
). WHYL is an affiliate of Citadel Media. WHYL on-air personalities include Ben Barber
Ben Barber
Ben Barber is a Australian actor best known for playing Rhys Lawson in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.-Career:...
.
Signal Coverage and Power Levels
The directional arrayDirectional array
In broadcast engineering, directional array refers to an antenna array arranged such that the superposition of the electromagnetic waves produce a predictable electromagnetic field...
forms a dual lobe pattern extending East-West from around Morgantown
Morgantown, Pennsylvania
Morgantown is a populated place in Caernarvon Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States with a zip code of 19543. It is at an elevation of 597 ft at 40° 9' 18"N and 75°53' 23"W.-General History:...
to around Everett
Everett, Pennsylvania
Everett is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,905 at the 2000 census.Everett's original name was Bloody Run, after a creek which was the site of a battle between settlers and Native Americans...
http://www.whylradio.com/advertisers.
As a Class D station, WHYL is required to lower its power at sunset and even lower during the nighttime because of skywave
Skywave
Skywave is the propagation of electromagnetic waves bent back to the Earth's surface by the ionosphere. As a result of skywave propagation, a broadcast signal from a distant AM broadcasting station at night, or from a shortwave radio station can sometimes be heard as clearly as local...
interference to co-channel
Co-channel interference
Co-channel interference or CCI is crosstalk from two different radio transmitters using the same frequency. There can be several causes of co-channel radio interference; four examples are listed here....
stations. Between sunrise and sunset http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/srsstime?dlat=40&mlat=11&slat=34.00&dlon=77&mlon=10&slon=28.00&tzone=A, the station is permitted to operate at its full 5,000 watt power level. During months where sunrise
Sunrise
Sunrise is the instant at which the upper edge of the Sun appears above the horizon in the east. Sunrise should not be confused with dawn, which is the point at which the sky begins to lighten, some time before the sun itself appears, ending twilight...
happens later than 6:00am local time, pre-sunrise authorization
Pre-sunrise and post-sunset authorization
In USA AM broadcasting, presunrise authorization and postsunset authorization are permission from the Federal Communications Commission to In USA AM broadcasting, presunrise authorization (PSRA) and postsunset authorization (PSSA) are permission from the Federal Communications Commission to In...
allows the station the raise its power to 500 Watts beginning at 6:00am. Post-sunset authorization
Pre-sunrise and post-sunset authorization
In USA AM broadcasting, presunrise authorization and postsunset authorization are permission from the Federal Communications Commission to In USA AM broadcasting, presunrise authorization (PSRA) and postsunset authorization (PSSA) are permission from the Federal Communications Commission to In...
allows the station to broadcast beyond sunset
Sunset
Sunset or sundown is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon in the west as a result of Earth's rotation.The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment the trailing edge of the Sun's disk disappears below the horizon in the west...
at a reduced power level in steps starting around 100 watts and ending up at night time power of 22.3 watts.
Format
- 1948: WLXW signed on the air at 1460 kHz broadcasting out of the old Lemoyne Theatre, owned by Richard F. Lewis, Jr., Inc..
- 1953: Station moved to CarlisleCarlisle, PennsylvaniaCarlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name is traditionally pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2010 census, the borough...
, changing frequency to 960 kHz and call sign to WHYL. Flipped format to Top 40. - 1966: The current morning show host, Ben BarberBen BarberBen Barber is a Australian actor best known for playing Rhys Lawson in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.-Career:...
, joins the station (pictured in The Channel 96 WHYL Smile Guys, last head shot at the bottom). - 1980: Format flip to country.
- December 10, 1984: Post-sunset authorizationPre-sunrise and post-sunset authorizationIn USA AM broadcasting, presunrise authorization and postsunset authorization are permission from the Federal Communications Commission to In USA AM broadcasting, presunrise authorization (PSRA) and postsunset authorization (PSSA) are permission from the Federal Communications Commission to In...
was granted and began. - 1989: Station is sold to Lincoln Zeve under Zeve Broadcasting, who flips format to adult standardsAdult standardsAdult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
. - 2002: Citadel BroadcastingCitadel BroadcastingCitadel Broadcasting Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based broadcast holding company. Citadel owned 243 radio stations across the United States and was the third-largest radio station owner in the country...
purchases the station and flips format to satellite based "Music of Your LifeMusic of Your LifeMusic of Your Life is a satellite-delivered radio network featuring the Adult Standards music format. Created by record executive and jingle writer Al Ham, and now under the direction of Marc Angell, Music of Your Life has more than 50 AM, FM and HD-2 radio station affiliates, and has been in...
" oldies. - 2004: Citadel sells the station to start-up company Route 81 Radio.
- March 6, 2004: Route 81 drops oldies format for locally-originated adult standardsAdult standardsAdult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
. - February 14, 2005: Flipped format to talkTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
format in an effort to compete with long-time talker WHP 580WHP (AM)WHP is an AM station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The station broadcasts at 580 kHz with 5,000 watts power daytime non-directional and 5,200 watts night time power from a six tower antenna array in Enola, Pennsylvania....
. - November 24, 2005: Began another format flip, stunting with an all-Christmas musicChristmas musicChristmas music comprises a variety of genres of music normally performed or heard around the Christmas season, which tends to begin in the months leading up the actual holiday and end in the weeks shortly thereafter.-Early:...
format. - January 2, 2006: The station assumed the Adult standardsAdult standardsAdult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens...
format, still on the air today. - January 15, 2007: Royal Broadcasting, Inc. signs an asset purchase agreement http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getattachment_exh.cgi?exhibit_id=465400 to buy the station and begins to operate it under an LMALocal marketing agreementIn U.S. and Canadian broadcasting, a local marketing agreement is an agreement in which one company agrees to operate a radio or television station owned by another licensee...
. - January 14, 2008: Royal Broadcasting, Inc. does not renew its LMA because of the untimely processing of the request by the Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
partly due to a petition to deny filed on the license renewal. Ownership defaults back to Route 81 Radio. Petition to deny rejected by FCC and station is LMA'd to Trustworthy Radio LLC on July 15, 2008, with original Route 81 GM Bruce Collier returning as half-owner. Adult Standards format remains along with Ben in the morning.