WPEA

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WPEA
Broadcast area Seacoast Region (New Hampshire)
Frequency 90.5 MHz
Programming
Format Variety
Ownership
OwnerTrustees of the Phillips Exeter Academy
History
First air date
1964 [1]
Call sign meaning
Phillips Exeter Academy
Technical information
Facility ID 68250
Class A
ERP 100 watts
HAAT 10 meters (33 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
42°58′44″N70°57′00″W / 42.97889°N 70.95000°W / 42.97889; -70.95000
Links
Webcast Listen Live
Website WPEA Online

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 Phillips Exeter Academy. It airs a Variety format. [2] The WPEA studios are located in the Elizabeth Phillips Academy Center on the campus of the Phillips Exeter Academy. [3]

Contents

WPEA is the oldest continuously operated high school radio station in the United States. [1] The station was assigned the WPEA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Strong Signals from WPEA". The Exeter Bulletin. Winter 2007.
  2. "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. "Budding journalists meet the pros on the radio waves". The Lion's Eye. 2006-07-26.
  4. "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.