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'''WSHO''' ('''Sonshine''') is a religious outlet based in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]. The station broadcasts at 800 kHz with an ERP of 1 kW-Daytime/233 W-Nighttime and is owned by Shadowlands Communications, L.L.C.

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WSHO

| logo = WSHO logo.png

| logo_size = 200px

| city = [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]

| area = New Orleans

| branding = ''Sonshine 800''

| frequency = 800 [[kHz]]

| repeater =

| airdate =

| format = [[Christian radio]]

| power = 1,000 [[watt]]s day<br />233 [[watt]]s night

| erp =

| haat =

| class = B

| facility_id = 9235

| coordinates = {{coord|29|50|42.00|N|90|6|39.00|W|region:US_type:city}}

| callsign_meaning =

| former_callsigns =

| owner = Shadowlands Communications, L.L.C.

| licensee =

| sister_stations =

| webcast =

| website = {{official website|http://www.wsho.com}}

| affiliations = [[Salem Communications]]

| licensing_authority= [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]]

}}

'''WSHO''' (800 [[AM broadcasting|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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=WSHO Facility Record |url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WSHO |website=United States [[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WSHO Station Information Profile |url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WSHO |publisher=[[Arbitron]]}}</ref>

==History==

The 800 AM signal&nbsp;kHz was originally anused by a R&B outletformatted station [[WBOK]] in the [[1950s]], until they moved over to 1230&nbsp;kHz in [[1962]]. But at the same time, WSHO, which was at 1230 at the time, moved their Broadway showtunes and call letters over to the current signal. In the late [[1960s]], they switched to Country until [[1978]]1981, when they dropped the format for Adult Standards., Inbroadcasting the early"Music [[1980s]]of theyYour droppedLife" thatsyndicated format. for itsIn current1982, they changed to religious oneprogramming.

During [[Hurricane Katrina]], WSHO simulcasted [[United Radio Broadcasters of New Orleans]] from [[WWL (AM)|WWL]] (870 AM).<ref>{{Cite web |title=fm0957_2005-09_wtkl_ccuomo_urbno MP3 file |url=http://tophour.com/audio/New%20Orleans%20LA/fm0957_2005-09_wtkl_ccuomo_urbno.mp3}}</ref>

The 800 AM signal was originally an R&B outlet [[WBOK]] in the [[1950s]] until they moved over to 1230 in [[1962]]. But at the same time WSHO, which was at 1230 at the time, moved their Broadway showtunes and call letters over to the current signal. In the late [[1960s]] they switched to Country until [[1978]], when they dropped the format for Adult Standards. In the early [[1980s]] they dropped that format for its current one.

==References==

===External links===

{{reflist}}

*[http://www.wsho.com Sonshine Radio website]

*{{amq|WSHO}}

===External links===

{{AM station data|9235|WSHO}}

*[https://cdbs.recnet.com/corres/?doc=66928 FCC History Cards for WSHO]

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{{New Orleans AM}}

[[Category:Radio stations in the New Orleans market|SHOWSHO]]

[[Category:Moody Radio affiliate stations]]

[[Category:Radio stations established in 1953]]

[[Category:Christian radio stations in Louisiana]]

[[Category:Christianity in New Orleans]]

[[Category:1953 establishments in Louisiana]]

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