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, USA. The station is owned by Faith Radio Network, Inc. As a dance station, WPCF played talk-free Mainstream Dance Music each day, and then wide spectrum of EDM (electronic dance music). During the weekends the station also aired≈ a number of syndicated shows including "

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, and a number of weekly guest mixes. On September 8, 2017, WPCF's FM translator changed frequencies from 93.9 to 92.9 MHz & increased power from 90 watts to 250 watts. On March 1, 2018, WPCF's translator switched frequencies again from 92.9 to 93.1 MHz due to interference from

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out of Mobile, Alabama on the same frequency.

History

The station first signed on as WSCM on September 23, 1958, its callsign standing for "We Serve Country Music". Like WPAP would almost a decade later, they broadcast live sermons every Sunday. The station was assigned the callsign WPCF on April 1, 1979, after the original WPCF left the 1430 spot. On June 6, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WDLP then again on March 10, 2000, to the current WPCF. On January 6, 2014, WPCF dropped its Trop-Rock format for all Dance and Electronic music, becoming "93.9 PLAY-FM" which is now on 93.1 as of March 1, 2018 under the operations of Patrick Pfeffer, owner of

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, the station temporarily ceased broadcast. In June 2021, it was announced that the station had been sold by Evolution Broadcasting to Faith Radio Network, Inc.Radio Insight, “Station Sales for the week of 6/11; retrieved June 17, 2021.
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* PCF Dance radio stations Radio stations established in 1979 1979 establishments in Florida {{Florida-radio-station-stub