WVEP is a public radio formatted broadcast

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licensed to

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, serving the

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and the

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and the Northern Shenandoah Valley in

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. WVEP is owned and operated by

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, through licensee West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority. The station's main transmitter is located atop Pinnacle Mountain in the Great North Mountain range, between

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and Mountain Falls Park, Virginia.

Booster station

In addition to the main station, WVEP is relayed by a co-channel FM booster station to widen its broadcast area. The booster is also owned and operated by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and broadcasts from a site south of

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References

External links

West Virginia Public Broadcasting Online
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