WSHO

WSHO (800 AM) is an American 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 Focal Point Media Group (FPMG) and features programming from Salem Communications.^[2][3]

WSHO

New Orleans, Louisiana
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[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
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
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	Official website

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 changed to religious programming.

During Hurricane Katrina, WSHO simulcasted United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans from WWL (870 AM).^[4]