WKPL (FM)
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| Simulcast ofWPKL,Uniontown, PA | |
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| Broadcast area | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Frequency | 92.1MHz |
| Branding | Pickle 92.1 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Classic hits |
| Ownership | |
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| WOGG,WOGH,WOGI,WOHI,WPKL | |
| History | |
First air date | August 4, 1968 |
Former call signs |
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Call signmeaning | Pickle |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 24999 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 2,500watts |
| HAAT | 156 meters (512 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°46′9.2″N80°16′55.2″W/ 40.769222°N 80.282000°W |
| Repeater(s) | 1490WOHI (East Liverpool, Ohio) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www |
WKPL(92.1FM) is aradio stationlicensed toEllwood City, Pennsylvania,simulcasting theclassic hitsprogramming ofWPKLinUniontown, Pennsylvania,branded as "The Pickle". Both stations are owned by Forever Media.
History
[edit]WKPL first signed on the air as WFEM on August 4, 1968, and was owned by Ellwood City Broadcasting Company, a company owned by Herbert Scott, who also owned Great Scott Broadcasting Company, licensee ofWKSTin New Castle, about eight miles north of Ellwood City. Studios and offices for WFEM were located at 226 Fifth Street in Ellwood City, from where it broadcast an easy listening music format. In 1986, WFEM came under the control of Faye Scott following the death of Herb Scott in 1984. Not long afterwards, WFEM's operations were moved to those of WKST at 219 Savannah-Garder Road in New Castle. By the end of the 1980s, WFEM changed its call letters to WKST-FM, to mirror that ofits AM sister,but adopting the slogan "Star 92.1" after signing an affiliation agreement with theSatellite Music Networkand adopting its "Starstation" adult contemporary format.
WKST-FM's call sign was changed to WJST on October 10, 2000, in coordination with WPHH-FM in Pittsburgh becoming WKST-FM, using theKISS-FM.In April 2004, Clear Channel announced the sale of WKST along with WBZY and WJST (FM) to Forever Broadcasting for $2.85 million. On September 20, 2004, the WJST call sign was moved to 1280 AM, and WJST-FM became WKPL.
References
[edit]- ^"Facility Technical Data for WKPL".Licensing and Management System.Federal Communications Commission.
External links
[edit]- The Pickle Online
- Facility details for Facility ID 24999 (WKPL)in theFCCLicensing and Management System
- WKPLinNielsen Audio's FM station database