WHYF am720 Holy Family Radio

WHYF am720 is owned by Holy Family Radio, Inc. (a non-profit 501 (c)3) and is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station. The professional staff includes Joseph Nebistinsky, Station Manager and Russell Fry, Community Relations Coordinator. The rest of the staff is comprised of a group of dedicated volunteers. The station is an EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) Global Radio Network affiliate. EWTN is the largest Catholic broadcast network in the world. WHYF is its only affiliate in Central Pennsylvania. In addition to the EWTN programming, we also produce our own local shows. We believe that Catholic radio is a source of truth that allows Catholics to grow in their faith and recognize the true mission of the Catholic Church.

Our station is run by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Station Manager reports to the Board.

WHYF was founded in May of 2001 and first went on the air in August of 2011.

Our budget is very small, but we are constantly trying to improve our facilities, audio quality, equipment, and procedures. Our commitment to our listeners is to give them the best possible product at all times. WHYF participates in a number of church and community events, conferences and other events. We have even done live broadcasts from church festivals. In an effort to engage our listeners more effectively, we launched our comprehensive website that supports our radio mission. The website incorporates a “streaming live” feature along with access to podcasts of our local programs. Our listeners/supporters can now easily interact with us, enabling us to be more responsive to them. (720whyf.com)

We are also utilizing Facebook as a way to inform and connect with our listeners. in order to expand our listeners’ ability to hear our local programs, we have partnered with PODBEAN and now have our programs available as podcasts. We have over 50,000 downloads of our podcasts. This is another demonstration of our commitment to our listeners.

We publish an E-Newsletter, Holy Family Radio Matters, which is informative and interactive. The E-newsletter connects our listeners with staff profiles, upcoming events and important information about all the things happening at WHYF. It also provides an easy way for our listeners to interact with us. We believe that it is important to have our listeners be partners with us in this undertaking and we would not have been able to survive these fifteen years without them.

The station broadcasts during daylight hours at am720 and streams 24 hours on the website. It can also be heard on mobile devices using our free mobile app. Holy Family Radio is constantly working to improve the station by utilizing any resources that are available to us. We use the resources provided by EWTN to enhance our productions. WHYF recently moved our transmitter and studios. We now have up-to-date facilities making big improvements in all areas of production, We are a member of the Catholic Radio Association, the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, and the West Shore Chamber of Commerce.

Holy Family Radio, Inc. is a lay apostolate of Catholics in communion with the Holy Father and the Magisterium, placing ourselves in the hands of the Holy Family – Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Through the inspiration of Saint Maximilian Kolbe and all the saints and martyrs, we will use our gifts and talents to actively work through these radio broadcasts to make known the Good News of Jesus Christ, for the honor and glory of God and the salvation of souls. Embracing the call of Vatican II for lay evangelization through the power of the media, we at Holy Family Radio, Inc., intend to utilize radio broadcasts to provide, through prayer and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Truth of the Holy Catholic Church for the nourishment of our Catholic Family and to share our Faith with others.