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WPWT
WPWT (870 AM) is a classic country music formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Tennessee, serving the Tri-Cities, VA/ TN area. WPWT is owned and operated by Kenneth Clyde Hill. History This station signed on the air in 1984. Prior to its sign-on, it had been assigned the call letters WIKV by the FCC. Since these calls were deemed by constructing supervisor Dave Murray (husband of Martha Murray, the original licensee) to be too close to the calls of a prominent FM in the market, WIKQ, the calls were changed, to WPRQ. All this transpired before the station ever officially hit the air. The original power was 5,000 watts. This was increased later to 10,000 watts. The signal, which shares the clear channel of 870 kHz with Class-A 50,000-watt WWL in New Orleans, was licensed as daytime-only, which it remains today. The original format was contemporary Christian hit music. Other formats have followed, including news/talk and religious talk. In the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WPWT 96
WPWT (870 AM) is a classic country music formatted Broadcasting, broadcast radio station licensed to Colonial Heights, Tennessee, serving the Tri-Cities, Tennessee, Tri-Cities, Virginia, VA/Tennessee, TN area. WPWT is owned and operated by Kenneth Clyde Hill. History This station signed on the air in 1984. Prior to its sign-on, it had been assigned the call letters WIKV by the FCC. Since these calls were deemed by constructing supervisor Dave Murray (husband of Martha Murray, the original licensee) to be too close to the calls of a prominent FM in the market, WIKQ, the calls were changed, to WPRQ. All this transpired before the station ever officially hit the air. The original power was 5,000 watts. This was increased later to 10,000 watts. The signal, which shares the clear channel of 870 kHz with Class-A 50,000-watt WWL (AM), WWL in New Orleans, was licensed as daytime-only, which it remains today. The original format was contemporary Christian hit music. Other formats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |