WPKB
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| Broadcast area | Parkersburg-Marietta |
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Branding | Pop Radio 103.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40/CHR |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
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| History | |
First air date | September 1947 (as WCOM) |
Former call signs |
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Call sign meaning | "Parkersburg" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22678 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 880 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°15′29.3″N 81°33′48.4″W / 39.258139°N 81.563444°W |
| Translator | 103.5 W278CQ (Parkersburg) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | popradio1035 |
WPKB (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. It serves the Parkersburg-Marietta area with a Top 40/contemporary hit radio format. The station is owned by Seven Mountains Media.
History
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From April 13, 1998, until March 2004, WKYG aired Radio Disney, a format targeted towards tweens and young teens.
On June 25, 2024, WVNT dropped its previous conservative talk radio format and began stunting with a loop of "Pop" by NSYNC; this led into a flip back to contemporary hit radio as "Pop! Radio" on June 28 at 10 am. This was predicated by Seven Mountains Media applying for new callsign WPKB for the station, as well as the company using the same stunt for "Pop! Radio" launches in other markets.[2] The station brands as "Pop! Radio 103.5" in reference to its translator at 103.5 FM.
References
[edit]- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPKB". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WVNT About to Pop". Radio insight. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Facility details for Facility ID 22678 (WPKB) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WPKB in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID 200980 (W278CQ) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- W278CQ at FCCdata.org
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