WHGT

WHGT

Maugansville, Maryland
Broadcast area	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Hagerstown, Maryland
Frequency	1590 kHz
Branding	WHGT Christian Radio
Programming
Format	Religious
Affiliations	Fundamental Broadcasting Network USA Radio Network
Ownership
Owner	Emmanuel Baptist Temple (WHGT Christian Radio, LLC)
History
First air date	1956 (1956)
Call sign meaning	Where Hearts Get Transformed alternate: Hagerstown
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	39494
Class	D
Power	15,000 watts (day) 58 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	39°54′15.0″N 77°39′45.0″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	WHGT Webstream
Website	ebt.church/christian-radio

WHGT (1590 AM) is a religious formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Maugansville, Maryland, serving the Chambersburg/Hagerstown area. WHGT is owned and operated by Emmanuel Baptist Temple in Hagerstown, Maryland.

History

VerStandig Broadcasting, former owner of AM 1590, "donated" the station to Emmanuel Baptist Temple after a very public battle of the station's tower, which was in Chambersburg city limits. On January 1, WCBG switched calls with then sister WHGT and moved all programming to AM 1380 and AM 1590 fell silent. AM 1590 would remain silent until December 4, 2005, with FBN religious programming and operated by Emmanuel Baptist Temple. Upon acquiring land, WHGT moved its city of license to Maugansville, MD, several miles south of Chambersburg. As of August 2010, the two radio towers broadcast with a directional signal at 15,000 watts of power during the day, covering others cities such as Hagerstown, MD and Martinsburg, WV. Under ideal conditions, the signal goes as far north as northern Pennsylvania; faint remnants of the signal could be heard there when WGGO was silent, and the station's signal still occasionally overwhelms WGGO's during critical hours.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 39494 (WHGT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WHGT in Nielsen Audio's AM station database