WPEA

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WPEA
WPEA 90.5 logo.jpg
Broadcast area Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)
Frequency 90.5 MHz
BrandingWPEA 90.5 FM
Programming
Format Variety
Ownership
OwnerTrustees of the Phillips Exeter Academy
History
First air date
1964 [1]
Call sign meaning
Phillips Exeter Academy
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID 68250
Class A
ERP 100 watts
HAAT 10 meters (33 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
42°58′44.3″N70°56′58.2″W / 42.978972°N 70.949500°W / 42.978972; -70.949500
Links
Public license information
Webcast
Website www.exeter.edu/community/student-organizations/wpea

WPEA (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Exeter, New Hampshire. The station is owned by the Trustees of the Phillips Exeter Academy. It airs a variety format. [3] The WPEA studios are located in the Elizabeth Phillips Academy Center on the campus of the Phillips Exeter Academy. [4]

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WPEA is one of the oldest continuously operated high school radio stations in the United States. The oldest continuously operated high school radio station is AM 1450 KBPS Portland, which was licensed to broadcast by the FCC on March 23rd 1923 on March 23rd 1923. [5] The station was assigned the WPEA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. [6]

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References

  1. "Strong Signals from WPEA". The Exeter Bulletin. Winter 2007.
  2. "Facility Technical Data for WPEA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  4. "Budding journalists meet the pros on the radio waves". The Lion's Eye. 2006-07-26.
  5. https://www.pps.net/Page/5381 [ bare URL ]
  6. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.