WSHN
Encyclopedia
WSHN is a radio station
licensed
to serve Fremont, Michigan
, USA. The station is owned by Noordyk Broadcasting.
, but broadcast the feed strictly as fed, with no local commercials or even station identification.
In June 2007, the station went silent, broadcasting only an extremely low-power
carrier signal with no modulation
. The transmitter
site and tower has also became neglected, with vines intertwined with the tower's base. There is currently nothing in the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) records about the station falling silent, calling for any power changes, or decommissioning. However according to the Michigan DLEG, Noordyk Broadcasting, Inc. was automatically dissolved on July 15, 2008.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
licensed
City of license
A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator....
to serve Fremont, Michigan
Fremont, Michigan
Fremont is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,081 at the 2010 census.- History :The first inhabitants of the Fremont area were native Americans. A group of settlers led by Daniel Weaver first settled in the area in 1855. The Weaver homestead served as the...
, USA. The station is owned by Noordyk Broadcasting.
History
During 2006, WSHN carried programming from ESPN RadioESPN Radio
ESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
, but broadcast the feed strictly as fed, with no local commercials or even station identification.
In June 2007, the station went silent, broadcasting only an extremely low-power
Low-power broadcasting
Low-power broadcasting is electronic broadcasting at very low power and low cost, to a small community area.The terms "low-power broadcasting" and "micropower broadcasting" should not be used interchangeably, because the markets are not the same...
carrier signal with no modulation
Modulation
In electronics and telecommunications, modulation is the process of varying one or more properties of a high-frequency periodic waveform, called the carrier signal, with a modulating signal which typically contains information to be transmitted...
. The transmitter
Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications a transmitter or radio transmitter is an electronic device which, with the aid of an antenna, produces radio waves. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the antenna. When excited by this alternating...
site and tower has also became neglected, with vines intertwined with the tower's base. There is currently nothing in the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) records about the station falling silent, calling for any power changes, or decommissioning. However according to the Michigan DLEG, Noordyk Broadcasting, Inc. was automatically dissolved on July 15, 2008.