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{{short description|Radio station in Havre De Grace, Maryland}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name                = WHGM
| logo                =
| logo_size           =
| city                = [[Havre de Grace, Maryland]]
| country             = US
| area                = Northeastern [[Maryland]]
| branding            = WHGM Gold 100.5, 104.7, 107.5 FM & 1330 AM
| languages           = [[American English|English]]
| frequency           = 1330 [[Hertz|kHz]]
| translator          = [[#Translators|See § Translators]]
| airdate             = {{start date and age|1948|5|15}}
| format              = [[Oldies]]–[[Classic hits]]
| power               = {{ubl|5,000 [[watt]]s day|500 watts night}}
| class               = B
| licensing_authority = [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]
| facility_id         = 35120
| coordinates         = {{coord|39|33|55.00|N|76|7|8.00|W|region:US-MD_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning    = Havre De Grace, Maryland
| former_callsigns    = {{ubl|WASA (1948–2000)|WJSS (2000–2014)}}
| affiliations        = [[Compass Media Networks]]
| owner               = [[Andrulonis Media]]
| licensee            = Sweet Tea Radio
| sister_stations     =
| webcast             = [https://www.iheart.com/live/whgm-gold-8477/ Listen Live]
| website             = [http://www.whgmgold.com/ whgmgold.com]
}}
'''WHGM''' (1330 [[AM broadcasting|AM]]) is a [[commercial radio|commercial]] [[radio station]] in [[Havre De Grace, Maryland]].  It is owned by Steve Clendenin, through licensee Maryland Media One, LLC, and it airs an [[oldies]] - [[classic hits]] [[radio format]].  In middays, it carries the [[radio syndication|syndicated]] ''[[John Tesh|Intelligence for Your Life with John Tesh]]''.  Studios are in the Arts & Entertainment District of Havre De Grace at 331 North Union Avenue.
By day, WHGM is powered at 5,000 [[watt]]s, using a [[omnidirectional antenna|non-directional antenna]].  But to protect other stations on [[1330 AM]] from interference, it reduces power to 500 watts at night and uses a [[directional antenna]].<ref>[https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/finder?call=whgm&x=0&y=0&sr=Y&s=C Radio-Locator.com/WHGM]</ref>  Programming is also heard on three [[FM translator]]s:  '''W263CQ''' at 100.5 [[Hertz|MHz]] in [[Chesapeake City, Maryland|Chesapeake City]]; '''W284BE''' at 104.7 MHz in Havre de Grace and '''W298CG''' at 107.5 MHz in [[Bel Air, Maryland|Bel Air]].
==History==
The station began broadcasting on {{Start date and age|May 15, 1948}}.  Its original [[call sign]] was WASA.  It was owned by Jason & Virginia Pate of Havre de Grace. After [[World War II]], Jason Pate applied for the first radio license in Havre de Grace.  WASA added an FM station, 103.7 WHDG, in 1960, now [[WXCY-FM]].  The FM station was later sold to the [[Delmarva Broadcasting Company]].
Long-time Baltimore television personality [[Royal Parker]] began his broadcasting career on WASA in the 1940s, hosting a music program called the ''Royal Record Review''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Olesker|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Olesker|title=Here's a Royal cheer for a charitable guy|work=[[The Baltimore Examiner]]|date=May 20, 2008|page=6}}</ref>   In 2000, the station's call letters were changed to WJSS.  In 2014, they switched to WHGM.
On June 6, 2016, WHGM changed its format to [[adult hits]], branded as "Smash Hits WHGM".
In late 2018 or early 2019, WHGM rebranded as "WHGM Gold," switching to an [[Oldies]] - [[Classic Hits]] format.  It plays the top songs from the 1960s, '70s and '80s.
In 2024, the station briefly signed off the air as it planned on transferring the station to Sweet Tea Radio (an apparent subsidiary of [[Andrulonis Media]], whose co-owner Christy Andrulonis goes by the on-air name "Sweet Tea" and which has traded stations back and forth with Maryland Media One several times), a company that plans on relocating the station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FCC Report 8/25: $3000 Fine Proposed Against Georgia FM For Late License Renewal Filing |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/278998/fcc-report-8-25-3000-fine-proposed-against-georgia-fm-for-late-license-renewal-filing/ |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=RadioInsight |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Translators==
{{RadioTranslators
| callsign = WHGM
| width    =
| call1    = W298CG
| freq1    = 107.5
| city1    = Bel Air, Maryland
| fid1     = 86135
| watts1   = 250
| haat1    = 53
| class1   = D
| coord1   = {{Coord|39|32|5.20|N|76|20|55.70|W|type:landmark_region:US-MD_source:FCC|name=W298CG}}
| notes1   =
| call2    = W263CQ
| freq2    = 100.5
| city2    = Chesapeake City, Maryland
| fid2     = 154145
| watts2   = 99
| haat2    = 97
| class2   = D
| coord2   = {{Coord|39|32|0.60|N|75|49|12.20|W|type:landmark_region:US-MD_source:FCC|name=W263CQ}}
| notes2   =
| call3    = W284BE
| freq3    = 104.7
| city3    = Havre De Grace, Maryland
| fid3     = 146400
| watts3   = 250
| haat3    = 160
| class3   = D
| coord3   = {{Coord|39|33|52.00|N|76|6.00|7.00|W|type:landmark_region:US-MD_source:FCC|name=W284BE}}
| notes3   =
}}
==Previous Logos==
[[File:WHGM-AM 2015.PNG|150px]] (Previous Logo under SMASH Hits branding)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{AM station data|35120|WHGM}}
{{Baltimore Radio}}
{{Oldies Radio Stations in Maryland}}
[[Category:Havre de Grace, Maryland]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Maryland|HGM]]
[[Category:Radio stations established in 1948]]
[[Category:1948 establishments in Maryland]]
[[Category:Oldies radio stations in the United States]]
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