WPIN (AM)

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WPIN
WPIN ESPN93.1-810-97.1 logo.png
Broadcast area New River Valley
Frequency 810 AM kHz
BrandingESPN Blacksburg
Programming
Format Sports [1]
Affiliations ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Baker Family Stations
  • (Dublin Radio)
WKEX, WKNV
History
First air date
 1995 [2]
Former call signs
WKNV (1989–1995)
WPIN (1995–Present) [3]
Call sign meaning
WPulaski DublIN
Technical information [4]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 17619
Class D
Power 4,200 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
 37°7′55.0″N80°37′7.0″W / 37.131944°N 80.618611°W / 37.131944; -80.618611
Translator(s) See § Translator
Links
Public license information
Webcast WPIN Webstream
Website WPIN Online

WPIN is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dublin, Virginia, serving the New River Valley. [1] WPIN is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations. [5]

Contents

810 AM is United States clear-channel frequency, on which KSFO in San Francisco, California and WGY in Schenectady, New York are the dominant Class A stations. WPIN (AM) must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to prevent interference with the Class A stations nighttime skywave signals.

The station's flagship local sports program is "The Drive", hosted by veteran radio personality Paul Van Wagoner, alongside Virginia Tech alumni Andrew Alix and producer Nathan Brennan. It also serves as the radio home of Carolina Panthers football and Blacksburg High School athletics.

FM Translators

In addition the main station at 810 kHz, WPIN is relayed by two FM translators in order to widen its broadcast area, especially at night when the AM frequency is off the air.

Broadcast translators for WPIN (AM)
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W226AT93.1 FM Christiansburg, Virginia 14035080D LMS
W246CR97.1 FM Christiansburg, Virginia 140358145D LMS

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References

  1. 1 2 "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings . Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WPIN". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. ↑ "WPIN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.


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