WSHO
City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Broadcast area | New Orleans |
Frequency | 800 kHz |
Branding | Sonshine 800 |
Programming | |
Format | Christian radio |
Affiliations | Salem Communications |
Ownership | |
Owner | Shadowlands Communications, L.L.C. |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 9235 |
Class | B |
Power | 1,000 watts day 233 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 29°50′42.00″N 90°6′39.00″W / 29.8450000°N 90.1108333°W |
Links | |
Website | Official website |
WSHO (800 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format. Licensed to New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, the station serves the New Orleans area. The station is currently owned by Shadowlands Communications, L.L.C. and features programming from Salem Communications.[1][2]
History[]
The 800 kHz was originally used by a R&B formatted station WBOK in the 1950s, until they moved over to 1230 kHz in 1962. But at the same time, WSHO, which was at 1230, moved their Broadway showtunes and call letters over to the current signal. In the late 1960s, they switched to Country until 1981, when they dropped the format for Adult Standards, broadcasting the "Music of Your Life" syndicated format. In 1982, they flipped to religious programming.
During Hurricane Katrina, WSHO simulcasted United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans from WWL-AM.[3]
References[]
- ^ "WSHO Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WSHO Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ http://tophour.com/audio/New%20Orleans%20LA/fm0957_2005-09_wtkl_ccuomo_urbno.mp3
External links[]
- WSHO in the FCC AM station database
- WSHO on Radio-Locator
- WSHO in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Radio stations in New Orleans
- Moody Radio affiliate stations
- Radio stations established in 1953
- Christian radio stations in Louisiana
- Louisiana radio station stubs