WHMP is a radio station

Radio station

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 broadcasting a news/talk

Talk radio

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 format. Licensed to Northampton, Massachusetts

Northampton, Massachusetts

The city of Northampton is the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of Northampton's central neighborhoods, was 28,549...

, it serves the Pioneer Valley

Pioneer Valley

The Pioneer Valley is the colloquial name for the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts's portion of the Connecticut River Valley. The Pioneer Valley consists of three counties in Massachusetts which collectively feature much of New England's most fertile farmland...

. It is currently owned by Saga Communications

Saga Communications

Saga Communications is a broadcasting company that owns and operates stations in 26 markets in the United States. The company, which is based in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, primarily operates radio stations , but it also operates 9 television stations Saga Communications is a broadcasting...

, and is repeated on WHNP (1600 AM) in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

East Longmeadow, Massachusetts

As of the census of 2010, there were 16,187 people, 5,248 households, and 3,988 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,087.1 people per square mile . There were 5,363 housing units at an average density of 413.5 per square mile...

 (serving Springfield

Springfield, Massachusetts

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) and WHMQ (1240 AM) in Greenfield, Massachusetts

Greenfield, Massachusetts

Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,456 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Franklin County Fair...

.

WHNP and WHMQ previously simulcast sister FM

FM broadcasting

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 stations; WHNP was a simulcast of WAQY-FM

WAQY

WAQY is a Springfield, Massachusetts area classic rock radio station. Since the late 1980s, the station has been known as "Rock 102".-History:...

 (as WAQY, WMRE, and WPNT) until 2000 (it carried a promotional loop for Six Flags New England

Six Flags New England

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 for several months after dropping the WAQY simulcast), while WHMQ repeated WHAI-FM

WHAI

WHAI is an adult contemporary radio station in Greenfield, Massachusetts, owned by Saga Communications. The station operates on 98.3 MHz. WHAI has operated on the FM dial since 1948; however, its roots date back to the 1938 sign on of WHMQ, which shared the WHAI call sign with the FM side until...

(as WHAI) until 2001.

External links

• Station website