WHP (AM)
| Present frequency | 580 khz (since 8:30 PM, May 21, 1951) |
| Present studio location | 600 Corporate Circle, Harrisburg |
| Present transmitter location | 626 Tower Rd., Enola, PA |
| Present ownership | Clear Channel |
| Present format | News / talk |
| Previous call letters | WHBG (1925-1927), WMBS (1927-1929) |
| Previous frequencies | 833 khz (1925-27), 1280 khz (1927-29), 1430 khz (1929 to March 28, 1941), 1460 khz (March 28, 1941 to May 21, 1951) |
| Previous owners | John Skane (WHBG), PA Broadcasting Co. (WMBS), Harrisburg Telegraph (WHP), Commonwealth Communications, Dame Media |
| Previous studio locations | 216 Locust St., Harrisburg; 3300 N. 6th St., Harrisburg |
| Previous transmitter sites | WHBG - unknown; WMBS - State Theater Building, Harrisburg; Washington Heights, Lemoyne; WHP - Swatara Township (until 1951) |
| Noteworthy | Oldest station in continuous operation in Harrisburg; known for its air personalities, most notably the legendary morning show host Ron Drake (1920-2005) |
WHP
WMBS becomes WHP - 3-19-1929 - Station taken over by Pennsylvania Broadcasting Co. (Contributed by Jack Danner)
WHP to move transmitter from Washington Heights (Lemoyne) - 3-23-1929 - Ownership group formed by Radio Distributors Assoc. (Contributed by Jack Danner)
DX report, WHP ownership and programming update - 3-23-1929 (Contributed by Jack Danner)
Program announcements - 1929 - Tenor Dr. Byron Behney to sing live (Contributed by Jack Danner)
Commercial rate card - May, 1929 - Lists 1430 khz, 500 watts; frequency shared with WBAK and WCAH (WHP archives)
"Twin Game" program features Marlin Burd's Rhythmaticians, Ginny Doyle, Buck Harling and others - date unknown
Live broadcast from state capitol - date unknown (WHP archives)
Pomeroy's Children's Hour / local variety show goes national - 5-20-1933 (Contributed by Jack Danner)
1936 reception report (Contributed by Kermit Geary)
"Junior Town" Christmas party 12-29-38 (WHP archives)
"Junior Town" recognizes Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney - 1939 (WHP archives)
"Junior Town" Rio Theater marquee - January 1941 (WHP archives)
"Junior Town" ads - date unknown (WHP archives)
5000 watt transmitter advertisement - 9-15-1939 (WHP archives)
Transmitter dedication ceremony - 9-15-1939 - Ed K. Smith's "Junior Town" to be part of the festivities (WHP archives)
Farm show remote photo - date unknown (WHP archives)
Lee Cronican with guests - date unknown (WHP archives)
"Name the Stars" contest photo - date unknown (WHP archives)
Station banner for Thanksgiving special (note station on 1460) - somewhere between 1941 and 1951 (WHP archives)
Station event featuring Miracle on 34th Street - 1947 (WHP archives)
Live ensemble in studio - date unknown (WHP archives)
Photo of station programmer Dick Redmond and guest - date unknown (WHP archives)
General Foods All Star Programs ad - date unknown (WHP archives)
Another General Foods All Star Programs ad - date still unknown (WHP archives)
"Showboat" poster (note reflection of photographer in glass) - 1951 or later (WHP archives)
WHP personalities - Photo collection of WHP radio and TV personnel throughout the decades (WHP archives)
Publicity photo of actor Ronald Reagan lending his support to WHP - 1950's (WHP archives)
25th anniversary of WHP Program Director Dick Redmond's "Just for Now" sung by Frank Sinatra - January 1974 (WHP archives)
Photos of station's 50th anniversary celebration at Hershey Park - 1975 (WHP archives)
Pilot Virgil King of Fairview Township dies in a plane crash at WHP's transmitter site - 2-18-76 (Portzline collection)
Ron Drake's obituary - December 2005 (Portzline collection)
WMBS
WMBS ready to broadcast - 1-15-1927 (Contributed by Jack Danner)
WMBS transmitter fire - 3-14-1927 (Contributed by Jack Danner)
Local radio singer Isabelle Neumyer weds (1927) (Contributed by Barbara Foster Portzline)
EKKO collector stamp (Portzline collection)
WHBG
Bryant Radio collector stamp (Portzline collection)
TechnoZone (for the technically curious)
Last transmitter log on 1430 khz - 3-28-1941 (WHP archives)
1949 construction permit for a new frequency (580 khz) and a new transmitter site in Enola, PA (WHP archives)
1951 directional antenna specifications for new 580 array (WHP archives)
May 21, 1951 program test authority - permission from FCC to begin broadcasting on 580 khz (WHP archives)
Last program log on 1460 khz - 5-21-1951 (WHP archives)
First program log on 580 khz - 5-21-1951 (WHP archives)
Then and now: Pictures of Tower Road in Enola, PA (WHP's transmitter site) in 1949 and 2006 (WHP archives, Portzline)
1960 main transmitter license for Raytheon RA-5-A (WHP archives)
1960 CONELRAD renewal on 640 khz - an early public alert system (WHP archives)
Notification to FCC in 1964 re: installation of ITA 5000A transmitter (WHP archives)
Letter to FCC re: 1970 construction permit - plans to replace transmission lines and portions of ground system (WHP archives)
1971 proof of performance in support of 1970 construction permit (WHP archives)
Proposal for new tower array due to electrical instability in 1976 (WHP archives)
Pictures of WHP's tower replacement project in 1978-79 (Contributed by Nelson Maus, former WHP transmitter supervisor)
Notification to FCC in 1976 re: installation of RCA BTA transmitter and removal of Raytheon and Collins transmitters (WHP archives)
1978 license (WHP archives)