WPRZ-FM

Last updated
WPRZ-FM
Brandy Station, Virginia
Broadcast area Culpeper, Virginia
Frequency 88.1 MHz
Programming
Format Religious
Ownership
OwnerPraise Communications, Inc.
History
First air date
May 28, 2010
Former call signs
WKYF (2010-2010) [1]
Call sign meaning
WPRaiZe
Technical information
Facility ID 1257318
Class B1
ERP 10,000 watts
HAAT 137 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 38°30′41.55″N78°03′22.0″W / 38.5115417°N 78.056111°W / 38.5115417; -78.056111
Links
Webcast WPRZ-FM Webstream
Website WPRZ-FM Online

WPRZ-FM (88.1 FM) is a Religious non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve the community of Brandy Station, Virginia, USA. The station covers the greater Culpeper, Virginia, area. WPRZ-FM is owned and operated by Praise Communications, Inc. [2]

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History

After applying in October 2007 and overcoming an engineering objection by the American Family Association in July 2008, Praise Communications was granted the original construction permit for this station on December 16, 2009. [3] This construction permit is scheduled to expire on December 16, 2012. [3]

Callsign

The original WPRZ broadcast on 1250 AM from 1982 through October 2007. When that station was sold, new ownership Metro Radio dropped the callsign on October 4, 2007, releasing it for public use. Less than two weeks later, Educational Media Foundation claimed WPRZ-FM for its K-Love station in Newton Grove, North Carolina, moving it later in 2008 to another K-Love station in Fredonia, Kentucky. [4] Praise Communications' construction permit was first granted the callsign WKYF (apparently connoting Fredonia, Kentucky) on January 21, 2010; it swapped with EMF's station and became WPRZ-FM on March 1, 2010. [1] [5]

Broadcasting

As of February 15, 2010, Praise Communications was "ready to order the antenna, the transmitter, and the building to house the transmitter which will be located at the tower site". [6] While construction and resting were underway, the station broadcast online only, via their website, from studios in Warrenton, Virginia. The station began regular broadcast operations on May 28, 2010. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ "WPRZ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. 1 2 "Application Search Details (BNPED-20071019DGB)". FCC Media Bureau. December 16, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "WYBJ Facility Data". FCCData.
  5. ↑ "WKYF Facility Data". FCCData.
  6. ↑ "WPRZ 88.1 FM Is Under Construction". Praise Communications. February 15, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2010.
  7. ↑ "WPRZ 88.1 FM is On the Air!". Praise Communications, Inc. May 28, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2010.


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