WHDD (AM)

WHDD (1020 AM; "Robin Hood Radio") is a radio station licensed to serve Sharon, Connecticut. WHDD airs a public radio format during daylight hours, but has to sign off at night to protect KDKA at Pittsburgh. The station's programming is also heard on WHDD-FM (91.9) in Sharon, and translator W248CZ (97.5 FM) in Kent.

WHDD

Sharon, Connecticut
Frequency	1020 kHz
Branding	Robin Hood Radio
Programming
Language	English
Format	Public radio
Affiliations	National Public Radio
Ownership
Owner	Tri-State Public Communications, Inc.
Sister stations	WHDD-FM
History
First air date	December 23, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-12-23)[1]
Former call signs	WKZE (1985–2006)[2]
Call sign meaning	"Robin Hood Radio"[3]
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	67774
Class	D
Power	2,500 watts daytime 1,800 watts critical hours
Transmitter coordinates	41°58′35″N 73°31′27″W
Translator	W248CZ 97.5 (Kent)
Repeater	WHDD-FM 91.9 (Sharon)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	www.robinhoodradio.com

History

The station signed on December 23, 1986, as WKZE.^[1] It was the parent station to WKZE-FM (98.1), which signed on in 1993. WKZE changed calls on October 31, 2006, to WHDD.^[2] Marshall Miles, WHDD's chief on-air talent and the co-founder and president of Tri-State Public Communications since its formation in 2002,^[5] died on June 24, 2023.^[6] While WHDD continues to broadcast recorded programming, no announcement has been made concerning the station's long-term fate.

Translator

Broadcast translator for WHDD

Call sign	Frequency	City of license	FID	ERP (W)	Class	Transmitter coordinates	FCC info
W248CZ	97.5 FM	Kent, Connecticut	201696	250	D	41°42′50″N 73°32′7″W	LMS