WHYF

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title: "WHYF" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["radio-stations-in-pennsylvania", "radio-stations-established-in-1985", "1985-establishments-in-pennsylvania", "daytime-only-radio-stations-in-pennsylvania"] description: "Radio station in Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania" topic_path: "general/radio-stations-in-pennsylvania" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHYF" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Radio station in Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox radio station"]

Field	Value
name	WHYF
affiliations	EWTN Radio
city	Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania
area	Harrisburg metropolitan area
branding	Holy Family Radio
airdate
owner	Holy Family Radio, Inc
former_callsigns	WWII (1987–2011)
frequency	720 kHz
power	2,200 watts day
class	D
format	Catholic talk and teaching
webcast
website
callsign_meaning	W HolY Family
licensing_authority	FCC
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| name = WHYF | affiliations = EWTN Radio | city = Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania | area = Harrisburg metropolitan area | branding = Holy Family Radio | airdate = | owner = Holy Family Radio, Inc | former_callsigns = WWII (1987–2011) | frequency = 720 kHz | power = 2,200 watts day | class = D | format = Catholic talk and teaching | webcast =
| website = | callsign_meaning = W HolY Family | licensing_authority= FCC

WHYF (720 AM) is a listener-supported radio station, licensed to Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, and serving the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Catholic talk and teaching radio format, mostly from EWTN Radio with some local programs. It is owned by Holy Family Radio, Inc.

By day, WHYF is powered at 2,200 watts non-directional antenna. The station broadcasts only during daytime hours, to protect from interference WGN Chicago, the Class A, clear-channel station on 720 AM.

History

In , the station signed on the air. It used the call sign WWII and had a contemporary Christian music format in AM stereo.

In July 2011, the station was sold to a group of Catholic broadcasters in the Diocese of Harrisburg, using the name Holy Family Radio, Inc. The call sign switched to WHYF on August 2, 2011.

References

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