WHPE-FM
WHPE-FM has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for non-grandfathered FM stations. In addition, it feeds a network of FM translator stations in North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
History
WHPE-FM signed on in November 1947, months after its AM counterpart, WHPE (1070). That makes WHPE-FM one of the oldest FM stations in North Carolina. Both stations were originally owned by the High Point Enterprise daily newspaper, from which the stations derived their call sign.
The newspaper sold the stations in 1953. The stations aired Christian programming in the 1960s. For a brief time in the early 1970s, they switched to Top 40 hits. The Bible Broadcasting Network acquired WHPE-AM-FM in October 1974, as the network's second station; the price was $650,000.
On October 28, 1986, just before a fund-raiser, the WHPE studios were damaged by an arson fire. The AM station was later sold and now broadcasts Christian programming in Spanish as WGOS.
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WHPE-FM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on February 1, 2003. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
- ^ "Religious Group Buys WHPE". High Point Enterprise. July 1, 1974. p. 1B. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Facility details for Facility ID 5164 (WHPE-FM) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- WHPE-FM in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
35°55′11″N 80°01′46″W / 35.9196°N 80.0295°W