WPTE

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WPTE
WPTE-FM 2009.PNG
Broadcast area Hampton Roads
Frequency 94.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding94.9 The Point
Programming
Language(s) English
Format Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
May 5, 1984 (1984-05-05) (as WNRN)
Former call signs
  • WNRN (1984–1987)
  • WJQI-FM (1987–1996)
Call sign meaning
"Point"
Technical information [1]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 64004
Class B
ERP 50,000  watts
HAAT 152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
 36°48′37.0″N76°16′59.0″W / 36.810278°N 76.283056°W / 36.810278; -76.283056
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen live (via  Audacy)
Website www.audacy.com/pointradio

WPTE (94.9 FM) is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WPTE is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc. [2] WPTE's studios are located on Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach, while its transmitter is located in Chesapeake. [3]

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History

WPTE's HD Radio Channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD and EAS. WPTE HD.png
WPTE's HD Radio Channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD and EAS.

The station signed on May 5, 1984 as easy listening-formatted WNRN, "Winner 95". [4] On March 3, 1987, WNRN changed its call letters to WJQI to stand for the new "Joy 95" branding, and would shift to Soft AC. [5] By 1994, the station evolved to Hot AC and adopted the "Q94.9" branding before flipping to "94.9 The Point" in March 1996, with the call letters changing to the current WPTE on May 6, 1996. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WPTE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ↑ "WPTE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ↑ "WPTE, Virginia Beach, VA". fccdata.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  4. ↑ Unknown [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Unknown [ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Unknown [ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ HighBeam
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