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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHLM
| name = WHLM
| logo = [[File:WHLM-WBWX 2022.png|225px]]
| logo = WHLM-WBWX 2022.png
| city = [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]
| logo_size = 225px
| area =
| city = [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]
| branding = ''Pop Radio''
| area =
| frequency = 930 [[kHz]]
| branding = ''Pop Radio''
| frequency = 930 [[kHz]]
| translators = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|94.7 [[MHz]]|W234BH|[[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]]}}|{{Radio Relay|104.3|W282CO|Bloomsburg}}|{{Radio Relay|105.5|W288CF|[[Danville, Pennsylvania|Danville]]}}}}
| repeater = {{Radio Relay|1280|[[WBWX]]|[[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]]}}
| translators = {{ubl|{{Radio Relay|94.7 [[MHz]]|W234BH|[[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]]}}|{{Radio Relay|104.3|W282CO|Bloomsburg}}|{{Radio Relay|105.5|W288CF|[[Danville, Pennsylvania|Danville]]}}}}
| repeater = {{Radio Relay|1280|[[WBWX]]|[[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]]}}
| airdate = 1947 (as WCNR)
| format = [[Top 40]]
| airdate = {{Start date and age|1947}} (as WCNR)
| power = 2,000 [[watt]]s day<br />18 watts night
| format = [[contemporary hit radio|CHR - Top 40]]
| class = D
| power = 2,000 [[watt]]s days<br />18 watts nights
| facility_id = 12465
| class = D
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|1|0.00|N|76|27|44.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| facility_id = 12465
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| callsign_meaning = Harry L. Magee
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| coordinates = {{coord|41|1|0.00|N|76|27|44.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| former_callsigns = WCNR (1947-2001)
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| callsign_meaning = Harry L. Magee
| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]]
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| former_callsigns = WCNR (1947–2001)
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| owner = Seven Mountains Media
| licensee = Southern Belle, LLC
| affiliations = [[Compass Media Networks]]
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| owner = Seven Mountains Media
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| sister_stations = [[WBWX]]
| licensee = Southern Belle, LLC
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| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WHLMFM Listen Live]
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| sister_stations = [[WBWX]]
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| website = [https://www.thisispopradio.com/ thisispopradio.com]
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| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WHLMFM Listen Live]
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| website = [https://www.thisispopradio.com/ thisispopradio.com]
}}
}}


'''WHLM''' (930 [[Hertz|kHz]]) is an [[AM radio|AM]] [[radio station]] broadcasting<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Spring 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |accessdate=2010-04-04}}</ref> and licensed to [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]], United States.
'''WHLM''' (930 [[Hertz|kHz]] "Pop Radio") is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio broadcasting|radio station]] airing a [[contemporary hit radio|CHR - Top 40]] [[radio format]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Spring 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=[[Arbitron]] |access-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref> It is [[city of license|licensed]] to [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]], and is owned by Seven Mountains Media. WHLM [[simulcast]]s with [[sister station]] [[WBWX]] [[1280 AM]] in [[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick]].


WHLM is a [[list of broadcast station classes|Class D]] station. By day, it is powered at 2,000 [[watt]]s. But to avoid interference with other stations on [[930 AM]], WHLM reduces power at night to only 18 watts. The [[transmitter]] [[radio masts and towers|tower]] is on Arbutus Park Road in Bloomsburg.<REF>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?sr=Y&s=C&call=whlm&nav=home Radio-Locator.com/WHLM]</REF> Programming is also heard on three [[FM translator]]s: 94.7 in Berwick, 104.3 in Bloomsburg and 105.5 in [[Danville, Pennsylvania|Danville]].
Until 2022, the station was owned by Columbia Broadcasting Company (not affiliated with [[CBS Radio]]). The Columbia Broadcasting Company also owned [[WBWX]] (which serves as a satellite station of WHLM), and a second company called Columbia FM Inc., which formerly owned [[WMMZ]]. Until the sale, the stations studio was located on East Main Street in downtown [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]. Presently, WHLM's main studio is located on Route 204 in [[Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania|Selinsgrove]].


==History==
==History==
===AM 930 and 690===
In the fall of 1947, two brand new radio stations signed on-the-air in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The Morning Press (now Press Enterprise) signed on 930 WCNR and a group of local business people signed on 690 WLTR.
In the fall of 1947, two new radio stations [[sign on|signed on]] the air in Bloomsburg. One was owned by the ''Morning Press'' newspaper (now the ''[[Press Enterprise]]''), 930 WCNR. And one was owned by a group of local business leaders, 690 WLTR. In September 1951, Harry L. Magee of Magee Industrial Enterprises changed the 690 [[call sign]] from WLTR to WHLM.
WHLM 690 was a [[daytimer]] station. It was required to go off the air at night to avoid interfering with [[clear channel station]] [[CBF-FM|CBF]] in [[Montreal]]. In October 1953, WHLM moved to 550 AM. That put it on a full-time channel with WHLM becoming Bloomsburg's first 24-hour radio station.
In September 1951, Harry L. Magee of Magee Industrial Enterprises changed the call letters of WLTR to WHLM.
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In September 1956, Harry Magee built and signed on a [[sister station]] for WHLM. It was WHLM-FM at 106.5 MHz (now [[WFYY]]).
In October 1953, daytime only WHLM moved to 550 AM, a full-time channel and WHLM became Bloomsburg's first 24-hour radio station.
===Changes in ownership===
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In September 1956, Harry built and signed on WHLM-FM (106.5).
In 1966, the ''Morning Press'' sold WCNR to its station manager, Ed Darlington. Then in 1998, the ''Press Enterprise'' petitioned the [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) for a waiver to buy back WCNR. At the time, the FCC discouraged newspapers from owning broadcast stations, concerned about one organization controlling too many media voices in a community.
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In 1998, Magee Industrial Enterprises sold WHLM and WHLM-FM to the Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. Under this ownership, the company shut down WHLM 550 AM. It later changed the WHLM-FM call sign to WFYY, standing for "Flight 106.5." The station was renamed "Y106.5", and later was known as "Bigfoot Country".
In 1966, The Morning Press sold WCNR to station manager Ed Darlington.
===The New 930 WHLM===
In 1998, the Press Enterprise petitioned the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver to buy back WCNR.
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In April 2001, the ''Press Enterprise'' shut down WCNR. In September of that year, Joe Reilly formed the Columbia Broadcasting Company (not associated with [[CBS]], which once called itself the Columbia Broadcasting System). The Columbia Broadcasting Company purchased the assets of WCNR from the ''Press Enterprise''. The studios, offices and historic call sign were restored in the WHLM Building on the Square in Downtown Bloomsburg. The station signed back on as "The New 930 WHLM."<ref>{{cite web |title=WHLM History |url=https://www.whlm.com/history |website=History - WHLM |access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The History of WHLM |url=http://whlmam.com/history.php |website=WHLM-AM |access-date=March 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412061554/http://whlmam.com/history.php |archive-date=April 12, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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In 1998, Magee Industrial Enterprises sold WHLM and WHLM-FM to the Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. Under this ownership, they shut down WHLM (550 AM) and later changed the WHLM-FM call letters to WFYY, "Flight 106.5", which was later renamed "Y106.5", and is now "Bigfoot Country".
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On March 21, 2022, the ''Press Enterprise'' reported that owner Joe Reilly would sell the entirety of the Columbia Broadcasting Company. It was going to Seven Mountains Media for $450,000. The sale did not include the stations' studios or offices.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHLM owners sell for $450G |url=https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/032122/page/1/story/whlm-owners-sell-for-450g |website=pressenterpriseonline.com |publisher=Press Enterprise |access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Seven Mountains Media Expands In Northeast PA |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/221250/seven-mountains-media-expands-in-northeast-pa/ |website=RadioInsight |access-date=March 23, 2022}}</ref> The sale would make WHLM a sister station to [[WCFT-FM]], which used to hold the WHLM call sign.
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In April 2001, the Press Enterprise shut down WCNR. In September of that year, Joe Reilly formed the Columbia Broadcasting Company and purchased the assets of WCNR from the Press Enterprise. The studios, offices and historic call letters were restored in the WHLM Building on the Square in Downtown Bloomsburg. The station signed back on-the-air as "The New 930 WHLM."<ref>{{cite web |title=WHLM History |url=https://www.whlm.com/history |website=History - WHLM |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The History of WHLM |url=http://whlmam.com/history.php |website=WHLM-AM |access-date=23 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412061554/http://whlmam.com/history.php |archive-date=12 April 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Switch to Top 40 - CHR===
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On March 21, 2022, the Press Enterprise reported that owner Joe Reilly would sell the entirety of the Columbia Broadcasting Company to Seven Mountains Media for $450,000. The sale did not include the stations' studios location.<ref>{{cite web |title=WHLM owners sell for $450G |url=https://www.pressenterpriseonline.com/daily/032122/page/1/story/whlm-owners-sell-for-450g |website=pressenterpriseonline.com |publisher=Press Enterprise |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Seven Mountains Media Expands In Northeast PA |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/221250/seven-mountains-media-expands-in-northeast-pa/ |website=RadioInsight |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> The sale would make WHLM a sister station to [[WCFT-FM]], which used to hold the WHLM callsign.
The sale closed on August 31 of that year. Owner and morning [[disc jockey|DJ]] Joe Reilly announced he would retire after his show that morning. That ended a radio career spanning over 50 years. Just after 1 p.m. on September 1, the classic hits format played its last songs, [[Billy Joel]]'s "[[Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)]]" and [[Supertramp]]'s "[[Goodbye Stranger]]". The final [[Fox News Radio]] update ran at the top of the hour, followed by about two hours of [[dark (broadcasting)|dead air]].


The sale closed on August 31 of that year; owner and morning DJ Joe Reilly would retire after his show that morning, voluntarily ending a radio career spanning over 50 years. Just after 1 p.m. on September 1, the classic hits format would sign off, with [[Billy Joel]]'s "[[Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)]]" and [[Supertramp]]'s "[[Goodbye Stranger]]" as the final two songs played. The final [[Fox News Radio]] update ran at the top of the hour, followed by about two hours of dead air. Shortly after 3 p.m., the entire Columbia cluster of stations would begin [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with a loop of "[[Pop (NSYNC song)|Pop]]" by [[NSYNC]], while redirecting former WHLM listeners to the duo of [[WHNA]]/[[WNNA]] and promoting a new format to debut the following Tuesday, September 6, at 10 a.m. At that time, WHLM/WBWX flipped to [[Top 40]] as "Pop Radio".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pop Goes WHLM |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/240671/pop-goes-whlm/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>
Shortly after 3 p.m., the entire Columbia cluster of stations began [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunting]] with a loop of "[[Pop (NSYNC song)|Pop]]" by [[NSYNC]]. Between each airing, it redirected former WHLM listeners to two other stations, [[WHNA]] and [[WNNA]]. It was promoting a new format to debut the following Tuesday, September 6, at 10 a.m. At that time, WHLM/WBWX flipped to [[contemporary hit radio|CHR - Top 40]] as "Pop Radio".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pop Goes WHLM |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/240671/pop-goes-whlm/ |access-date=September 6, 2022 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Former logo==
==Former logo==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.thisispopradio.com/}}
*{{official website|http://www.thisispopradio.com/}}
{{AM station data|WHLM}}
{{AM station data|12465|WHLM}}
*{{FMQ|W234BH}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|141502|W234BH}}
*{{FXL|W234BH}}
*{{FXL|W234BH}}
*{{FMQ|W282CO}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|200944|W282CO}}
*{{FXL|W282CO}}
*{{FXL|W282CO}}
*{{FMQ|W288CF}}
*{{FCC-LMS-Facility|157251|W288CF}}
*{{FXL|W288CF}}
*{{FXL|W288CF}}
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=51310 FCC History Cards for WHLM]
*[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=51310 FCC History Cards for WHLM]
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{{Sunbury-Selinsgrove-Lewisburg Radio}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Pennsylvania}}
{{Contemporary Hit Radio Stations in Pennsylvania}}
{{Seven Mountains Media}}


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[[Category:Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States]]
[[Category:Seven Mountains Media]]

Revision as of 03:02, 25 August 2024

For the FM radio station in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, United States formerly holding the call sign WHLM-FM from 1981-2001, see WCFT-FM. For the FM radio station in Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States formerly holding the call sign WHLM-FM from 2006-2017, see WMMZ.
WHLM
Frequency930 kHz
BrandingPop Radio
Programming
FormatCHR - Top 40
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Ownership
Owner
  • Seven Mountains Media
  • (Southern Belle, LLC)
WBWX
History
First air date
1947; 78 years ago (1947) (as WCNR)
Former call signs
WCNR (1947–2001)
Call sign meaning
Harry L. Magee
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID12465
ClassD
Power2,000 watts days
18 watts nights
Transmitter coordinates
41°1′0.00″N 76°27′44.00″W / 41.0166667°N 76.4622222°W / 41.0166667; -76.4622222
Translator(s)
Repeater(s)1280 WBWX (Berwick)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitethisispopradio.com

WHLM (930 kHz "Pop Radio") is a commercial radio station airing a CHR - Top 40 radio format.[2] It is licensed to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and is owned by Seven Mountains Media. WHLM simulcasts with sister station WBWX 1280 AM in Berwick.

WHLM is a Class D station. By day, it is powered at 2,000 watts. But to avoid interference with other stations on 930 AM, WHLM reduces power at night to only 18 watts. The transmitter tower is on Arbutus Park Road in Bloomsburg.[3] Programming is also heard on three FM translators: 94.7 in Berwick, 104.3 in Bloomsburg and 105.5 in Danville.

History

AM 930 and 690

In the fall of 1947, two new radio stations signed on the air in Bloomsburg. One was owned by the Morning Press newspaper (now the Press Enterprise), 930 WCNR. And one was owned by a group of local business leaders, 690 WLTR. In September 1951, Harry L. Magee of Magee Industrial Enterprises changed the 690 call sign from WLTR to WHLM.

WHLM 690 was a daytimer station. It was required to go off the air at night to avoid interfering with clear channel station CBF in Montreal. In October 1953, WHLM moved to 550 AM. That put it on a full-time channel with WHLM becoming Bloomsburg's first 24-hour radio station.

In September 1956, Harry Magee built and signed on a sister station for WHLM. It was WHLM-FM at 106.5 MHz (now WFYY).

Changes in ownership

In 1966, the Morning Press sold WCNR to its station manager, Ed Darlington. Then in 1998, the Press Enterprise petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a waiver to buy back WCNR. At the time, the FCC discouraged newspapers from owning broadcast stations, concerned about one organization controlling too many media voices in a community.

In 1998, Magee Industrial Enterprises sold WHLM and WHLM-FM to the Sunbury Broadcasting Corporation. Under this ownership, the company shut down WHLM 550 AM. It later changed the WHLM-FM call sign to WFYY, standing for "Flight 106.5." The station was renamed "Y106.5", and later was known as "Bigfoot Country".

The New 930 WHLM

In April 2001, the Press Enterprise shut down WCNR. In September of that year, Joe Reilly formed the Columbia Broadcasting Company (not associated with CBS, which once called itself the Columbia Broadcasting System). The Columbia Broadcasting Company purchased the assets of WCNR from the Press Enterprise. The studios, offices and historic call sign were restored in the WHLM Building on the Square in Downtown Bloomsburg. The station signed back on as "The New 930 WHLM."[4][5]

On March 21, 2022, the Press Enterprise reported that owner Joe Reilly would sell the entirety of the Columbia Broadcasting Company. It was going to Seven Mountains Media for $450,000. The sale did not include the stations' studios or offices.[6][7] The sale would make WHLM a sister station to WCFT-FM, which used to hold the WHLM call sign.

Switch to Top 40 - CHR

The sale closed on August 31 of that year. Owner and morning DJ Joe Reilly announced he would retire after his show that morning. That ended a radio career spanning over 50 years. Just after 1 p.m. on September 1, the classic hits format played its last songs, Billy Joel's "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" and Supertramp's "Goodbye Stranger". The final Fox News Radio update ran at the top of the hour, followed by about two hours of dead air.

Shortly after 3 p.m., the entire Columbia cluster of stations began stunting with a loop of "Pop" by NSYNC. Between each airing, it redirected former WHLM listeners to two other stations, WHNA and WNNA. It was promoting a new format to debut the following Tuesday, September 6, at 10 a.m. At that time, WHLM/WBWX flipped to CHR - Top 40 as "Pop Radio".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHLM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Spring 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WHLM
  4. ^ "WHLM History". History - WHLM. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "The History of WHLM". WHLM-AM. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "WHLM owners sell for $450G". pressenterpriseonline.com. Press Enterprise. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Seven Mountains Media Expands In Northeast PA". RadioInsight. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Pop Goes WHLM". RadioInsight. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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