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Tallahassee television station for causing financial drains that hurt the Hattiesburg radio operation.
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141:1,000 watts
1442:Categories
342:"WHSY(AM)"
328:References
241:Montgomery
160:89°17′00″W
157:31°20′55″N
113:1994-05-16
96:1948-09-24
1167:call sign
1149:frequency
878:Pine Belt
834:April 28,
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522:"WHSY-FM"
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55:Ownership
39:Frequency
1423:See also
1412:Meridian
1402:Jackson
1369:Defunct
1340:WUSM-FM
1330:WQID-LP
1310:WMAW-FM
1305:WMAH-FM
1230:WAUJ-LP
1156:162.475
278:WDAM-TV
258:WTWC-TV
233:WDAM-TV
209:History
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1200:W266CT
1195:W249AO
1190:W224DP
1185:W218AY
1180:W216BA
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137:Power
60:Owner
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1350:WZKX
1345:WXRR
1335:WSJC
1325:WORV
1320:WNSL
1315:WMXI
1300:WLXW
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1290:WLAU
1285:WKZW
1280:WJMG
1275:WJKX
1270:WHSY
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1240:WBBN
1235:WBBL
1225:WATP
1220:WAOY
1215:WAML
1210:WAII
1122:97.7
1117:92.7
1112:91.5
1107:91.1
1076:LPFM
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