WKPA (FM)

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WKPA
Broadcast area State College
Frequency 107.9 MHz
BrandingK-Love
Programming
Format Contemporary Christian
Network K-Love
Ownership
Owner Educational Media Foundation
WNLI
History
First air date
October 17, 1994
Former call signs
  • WXXZ (1992–1994)
  • WIKN (1994–1999)
  • WNCL (1999–2002)
  • WJHT (2002–2005)
  • WKVB (2005–2020)
Call sign meaning
"K-Love Pennsylvania"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 63546
Class A
ERP 450 watts
HAAT 358 meters (1,175 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 40°55′11.00″N77°58′28.00″W / 40.9197222°N 77.9744444°W / 40.9197222; -77.9744444
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website www.klove.com

WKPA (107.9 FM) is a non-commercial radio station broadcasting Contemporary Christian music programming from the K-Love radio network. Licensed to serve Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, the station services the State College area. The station is owned by the Educational Media Foundation (EMF). [2]

Contents

History

On October 17, 1994, [3] WXXZ Port Matilda came on air quickly changing call sign to WIKN. Wink 108 programmed a rock-leaning CHR format. Due to a dispute between the license holder and the management group running the station, it went dark April 1, 1995.

The station was sold to Tele-Media and became a sister station to 97.1 WQWK and 1390 WRSC. The station then came back on the air in the summer of 1995, again as Wink 108, but with a Hot AC format. In 1999, 107.9's tower was later moved north, power increased to 6,000 watts, and call sign changed to WNCL, at which time the station became "Cool 107nine, All Oldies, All the Time" and later "Good Time Oldies, Cool 107nine" playing an oldies format focusing mostly on top 40 music of the 1960s. DJs on this station included Dave Shannon in the morning, "Little" Liane Margaret, Tom Howard, "Jesuit" Jay Stevens, and "Sultry" Sammi Craig, the nicknames having been bestowed by Shannon.

The call sign was later changed to WJHT (Hot 107.9) with a rhythmic CHR format that included several popular DJs like Mayor Mike Jax, The Rob and DJ Grooves. Mayor Mike Jax now does afternoons for WAMO 100 in Pittsburgh, PA. DJ Grooves was most recently the music director at Wired 96.5 in Philadelphia and 98.7 Amp Radio in Detroit. He also produces a popular mixshow that is syndicated on many stations throughout the United States. The Rob is now the morning talent at 106.1 Kiss FM in Evansville, IN. All three still stay in touch and return to State College on occasion.

The frequency was sold in 2004 and became the Christian contemporary radio format of today.

The call sign was changed from WKVB to WKPA on March 6, 2020; [4] this was concurrent with EMF transferring the WKVB call sign to their newly-acquired station in Worcester-Boston, Massachusetts.

See also

Other K-LOVE stations in Pennsylvania include:

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WKPA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2009 (PDF). 2009. p. D-469. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Call Sign History (WKPA)". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission . Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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