WHGH ( AM 840) is a

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broadcasting an

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format., and licensed for

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, United States, in the

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area. The station is owned by Moses L. Gross, a

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Thomas County Commissioner, through his HGH Investments Corporation. The station's license was cancelled and its callsign deleted from the

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's database on April 6, 2012, for failure to renew. The licensee submitted a petition for waiver and reinstatement, claiming that "the loss of WHGH was represents a severe blow to the people it serves" and "The Commission should not let a rigid adherence to its rules result in the loss of yet another minority-owned voice in our Nation's media landscape." The FCC granted a waiver in June 2013, restoring the callsign and accepting a late renewal application, and granting

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to resume operations pending renewal.

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HGH Radio stations established in 1980 Thomas County, Georgia HGH {{GeorgiaUS-radio-station-stub