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 currently owned by Seven Mountains Media.
| Broadcast area | Parkersburg-Marietta |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1230 kHz |
| Branding | Pop Radio 103.5 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Top 40/CHR |
| Affiliations | Compass Media Networks |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Seven Mountains Media |
| WGGE, WHBR-FM, WLYQ, WRZZ, WXIL | |
| History | |
First air date | September 1947 (as WCOM) |
Former call signs | WCOM (1947–1959) WTAP (1959–1972) WKYG (1972–2004) WVNT (2004–2024) |
Call sign meaning | "Parkersburg" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 22678 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 880 watts |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°15′29″N 81°33′49″W / 39.25806°N 81.56361°W |
| Translator(s) | 103.5 W278CQ (Parkersburg) |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen Live |
| Website | popradio1035 |
History
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From April 13, 1998, until March 2004, the station aired Radio Disney, a format targeted towards tweens and young teens.
On June 25, 2024, WVNT dropped their previous conservative talk format and began stunting with a loop of "Pop" by NSYNC; this led into a flip 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, and Seven Mountains operates a network of stations under that exact brand in each of their other markets, right down to running the exact same stunt before each and every launch.[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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