WPUP
Broadcast area | Athens, Georgia |
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Frequency | 100.1MHz |
Branding | Power 100.1 |
Programming | |
Format | Top 40 (CHR) |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WNGC,WGAU,WXKT,WGMG,WRFC | |
History | |
First air date | 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 | 6,000watts |
HAAT | 88 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 33°44′2.00″N82°43′10.00″W/ 33.7338889°N 82.7194444°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | powerathens |
WPUP(100.1FM,"Power 100.1" ) is aradio stationbroadcasting aTop 40 (CHR)format. Licensed to theAthenssuburb ofWatkinsville,it serves the Athens metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in Washington in1970.It is currently owned byCox Radio.[3]Its studios are located inBogart,and its transmitter is inRoyston.
History
[edit]Today's WPUP signed on June 1, 1970, asWLOV-FMinWashington, Georgia.[1]The station was co-owned withWLOV(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 Mediapurchased WLOV-AM-FM from P&T Broadcasting for $533,000.[5]In August 2008, WPUP was sold (along with sister stationsWGMG,WNGC,WRFC,andWGAU) to Cox Radio in Atlanta.[6][7]Cox swapped callsigns, moving WXKT to 103.7 and changing 100.1 FM to the currentWPUP.[4]The two stations began simulcasting the "Bulldog" classic-rock format; WXKT 100.1 had previously programmed a "RealCountry"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.
TheWXKTcallsign remains on 103.7 FM, which changed its city of license fromRoystonto Maysville and now programs variety adult hits for the Gainesville-Athens market.
References
[edit]- ^ab"WLOV-FM"(PDF).Broadcasting Yearbook.1990. p. B-88 (174).RetrievedFebruary 6,2020.
- ^"Facility Technical Data for WPUP".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
- ^"WXKT Facility Record".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^ab"WPUP Call Sign History".United StatesFederal Communications Commission,audio division.
- ^"Cumulus Media Inc. CMLS Annual Report (10-K)".EDGAR Online.1998-12-31.Retrieved2010-12-13.
- ^"Deals,"Broadcasting & Cable,January 28, 2008.
- ^"Cox Closes On Athens Cluster".allaccess.com.2008-08-01.Retrieved2010-12-13.
- ^""Obama Radio" is the temporary stunt format at WPUP-FM, Athens, GA ".Radio-Info.com.October 1, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 739753 (WPUP)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WPUPinNielsen Audio's FM station database