WEPM

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WEPM
Broadcast area
Frequency 1340 kHz
BrandingThe Panhandle News Network
Programming
Language English
Format News/talk–sports radio
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
  • WVRC Media
  • (West Virginia Radio Corporation of the Alleghenies)
History
First air date
October 13, 1946
(78 years ago) (1946-10-13)
Call sign meaning
Eastern Panhandle Mountaineer [1]
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 53484
Class C
Power
  • 1,000 watts (unlimited)
Transmitter coordinates
 39°27′48.0″N77°59′11.0″W / 39.463333°N 77.986389°W / 39.463333; -77.986389
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live
Website www.panhandlenewsnetwork.com

WEPM (1340 kHz The Panhandle News Network) is a news/talk and sports radio formatted broadcast AM radio station licensed to Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. [3] WEPM is owned and operated by John and David Raese, through licensee West Virginia Radio Corporation of the Alleghenies. [4]

Contents

History

Owner C. Leslie Golliday, a prominent Martinsburg businessman, envisioned a group of stations in the state, and his early announcers used the tag line, "This is the Mountaineer station for the Eastern Panhandle", thus the call sign there of WEPM. [1] Another suggested meaning for EPM is "Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg".

Golliday also owned WCLG in Morgantown, WV which carried a similar tag line, "This is the Mountaineer station for northern West Virginia".

Golliday died in late June 2007, at the age of 92.

Sale

On October 31, 2014, Prettyman Broadcasting announced the sale of WEPM to West Virginia Radio Corporation (WVRC) for an unknown sum. [5] Included in the same are sister stations WICL and WLTF. [5] WVRC assumed control of the stations, through a Local marketing agreement, on November 1. [5] The purchase was consummated on February 13, 2015, at a price of $3 million.

Translator

In addition to the main station, WEPM is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area. [6]

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class FCC info
W229CM93.7 FM Martinsburg, West Virginia 154324250 watts44  m (144  ft)D LMS

References

  1. 1 2 McVey, John (October 26, 2011). "Station going strong after 65 years". The Journal . Martinsburg, West Virginia: Ogden Newspapers. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000007-QINU`"' "Facility Technical Data for WEPM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "WEPM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Venta, Lance (October 30, 2014). "West Virginia Radio Corporation Expands Into Martinsburg/Hagerstown/". Radio Insight. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ "W229CM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
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