WPUP

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WPUP
Power 100.1.png
Broadcast area Athens, Georgia
Frequency 100.1 MHz
BrandingPower 100.1
Programming
Format Top 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner
WNGC, WGAU, WXKT, WGMG, WRFC
History
First air date
June 1, 1970 (June 1, 1970) [1] (as WLOV-FM)
Former call signs
WLOV-FM (1970–1984)
WGPL (1984–1986)
WLOV-FM (1986–1998)
WXKT (1998–2008)
Technical information [2]
Licensing authority
 FCC
Facility ID 51120
Class A
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 88 meters
Transmitter coordinates
 33°44′2.00″N82°43′10.00″W / 33.7338889°N 82.7194444°W / 33.7338889; -82.7194444
Links
Public license information
Webcast Listen Live
Website powerathens.com

WPUP (100.1 FM, "Power 100.1") is a radio station broadcasting a top 40 (CHR) format. Licensed to the Athens suburb of Watkinsville, it serves the Athens metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in Washington in 1970. It is currently owned by Cox Radio. [3] Its studios are located in Bogart, and its transmitter is in Royston.

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History

Today's WPUP signed on June 1, 1970, as WLOV-FM in Washington, Georgia. [1] The station was co-owned with WLOV (1550 AM) and broadcast as a local station, carrying the WLOV-FM call letters except for a brief two-year period from 1984 to 1986. [4] On August 14, 1998, Cumulus Media purchased WLOV-AM-FM from P&T Broadcasting for $533,000. [5] In August 2008, WPUP was sold (along with sister stations WGMG, WNGC, WRFC, and WGAU) to Cox Radio in Atlanta. [6] [7] Cox swapped callsigns, moving WXKT to 103.7 and changing 100.1 FM to the current WPUP. [4] The two stations began simulcasting the "Bulldog" classic-rock format; WXKT 100.1 had previously programmed a "Real Country" format.

On September 30, 2009, WPUP dropped the "Bulldog" classic-rock format and began stunting as "Obama Government Controlled Radio at 100.1 FM". [8] Station identifiers claimed (jokingly) that the station has been taken over by the government: it intermittently simulcast the Hawaiian music format of KCCN-FM in Honolulu, played clips from speeches by President Obama, and played other music he might enjoy, such as the theme song to Shaft.

The WXKT callsign remains on 103.7 FM, which changed its city of license from Royston to Maysville and now programs variety adult hits for the Gainesville-Athens market.

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References

  1. 1 2 "WLOV-FM" (PDF). Broadcasting Yearbook. 1990. p. B-88 (174). Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Facility Technical Data for WPUP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ↑ "WXKT Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  4. 1 2 "WPUP Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  5. ↑ "Cumulus Media Inc. CMLS Annual Report (10-K)". EDGAR Online. 1998-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  6. ↑ "Deals," Broadcasting & Cable, January 28, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Cox Closes On Athens Cluster". allaccess.com. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
  8. ↑ ""Obama Radio" is the temporary stunt format at WPUP-FM, Athens, GA". Radio-Info.com. October 1, 2009.


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