WHPR-FM (88.1 FM) is an Urban Oldies and Talk

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based in

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, owned and operated by R. J.'s Late Night Entertainment Corporation.

History

The station was founded May 21, 1954 by the Highland Park School District; the studio and transmitter were located at Highland Park High School, with the facilities operated by high school students to provide educational radio broadcasting to the community. When the high school relocated in 1977, the

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took over the facility as well as the HPHS buildings. On December 20, 1994, the college closed down the campus, and the station was sold to R.J. Watkins, owner of local low-powered station W33BY (then on channel 68 as W68CH). Under Watkins, he reformulated the station as a local station that served the African-American community in the Highland Park area. Under Watkins, the station would relocate its studios and transmitters to its current facility at the corner of Victor and Brush Streets (near the intersection of

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and the

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) in Highland Park.

Violations

WHPR-FM was admonished by the

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in 2001 for running advertising contrary to its status as a "Noncommercial Educational Station." In 2011, the station was fined $22,000 for numerous violations, including relocating its transmitter without FCC authorization, failure to keep a

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and not having any EAS equipment in use (the station's EAS decoder was stored in a closet).FCC document: "In the Matter of R.J.'S Late Night Entertainment Corporation: Notice of apparent liability for forfeiture and order", October 21, 2011.
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References

Michiguide.com - WHPR-FM History

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History

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