WLPZ-LP
WLPZ-LP (95.1 FM) is a community radio station licensed to Leominster, Massachusetts and serves the Leominster area. Its broadcast license is held by the City of Leominster and is operated by a staff of all volunteers and broadcasts 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The day-to-day operation of the station is overseen by the station manager Sonny Levine, a resident of the City of Leominster and volunteer. The station also has a Program Director, Scott Cloutier, Administrative Assistant, Denise Sutton, Sales and Marketing Director, Carol Levine and Community Relations Mary Ellen Kelley.
City | Leominster, Massachusetts |
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Broadcast area | Leominster, Massachusetts |
Frequency | 95.1 MHz |
Programming | |
Format | Community radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | City of Leominster |
History | |
First air date | January 26, 2017 |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 195191 |
Class | L1 |
ERP | 21 watts |
HAAT | 64.2 meters (211 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°32′16.00″N 71°43′33.00″W |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | wlpz |
History
This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 31, 2014.[1] The new station was assigned the WLPZ-LP call sign by the FCC on March 11, 2016.[2] The station received its license to cover from the FCC on January 26, 2017;[3] it signed on the same day[4] with a 45-minute test broadcast hosted by Leominster mayor Dean Mazzarella.[5] The studios are located in the city's Gallagher Building.[4] WLPZ-LP's community radio format was described by Mazzarella as "information, fun and entertainment in the community;" emergency information is also broadcast by the station.[5]
References
- "Application Search Details (BNPL-20131113ABW)". FCC Media Bureau. January 31, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- "Application Search Details (BLL-20170125AHC)". FCC Media Bureau. January 26, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- Jasinski, Peter (January 26, 2017). "WLPZ hits the airwaves today, and local broadcasters are invited to join in". Sentinel & Enterprise. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- Dore, David (February 2, 2017). "Live, from Leominster, it's WLPZ". Leominster Champion. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
External links
- WLPZ in the FCC's FM station database
- WLPZ-LP on Radio-Locator
- WLPZ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database