WPMH

WPMH (1010 kHz) is a Christian Talk formatted AM radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WPMH is owned by Chesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation.[1]

For the Claremont, Virginia radio station that held the call sign WPMH at 670 AM from 2004 to 2010, see WRJR.
WPMH
CityPortsmouth, Virginia
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency1010 kHz
Branding"The Lighthouse 100.1"
Programming
FormatChristian Talk
Ownership
OwnerChesapeake-Portsmouth Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stationsWLES, WHKT, WRJR, WTJZ
History
First air date1972
Former call signsWPMH (1971-2004)
WRJR (2004-2010)
Technical information
Facility ID10759
ClassB
Power5,000 Watts daytime
449 Watts nighttime
Transmitter coordinates36°49′20.0″N 76°26′38.0″W
Translator(s)100.1 MHz (W261DI - Norfolk)
Links
WebsiteWPMHradio.com

WPMH is also heard on FM translator station W261DI at 100.1 MHz, in Norfolk, Virginia.

History

The station first signed on the air on December 12, 1971, as WPMH. It was a daytimer, required to only broadcast from sunrise to sunset, to avoid interference with other radio stations. AM 1010 is a Canadian clear-channel frequency. Years later, the station was permitted to stay on the air around the clock, but using a low power at night. In 2004, the station changed its call sign to WRJR.

Chesapeake-Portsmouth purchased WRJR outright from Disney, along with WHKT, in January 2010.[2] In the interim, despite having previously brokered the station to Chesapeake-Portsmouth, Disney, in a Federal Communications Commission filing, stated that it took WRJR, along with five former Radio Disney stations slated to be sold (including WHKT), off the air on January 22.[3][4] WRJR did not leave the air.[5]

Translators

In addition to the main signal, WPMH operates an FM translator station to increase its broadcast reach.

Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseERP
(W)		ClassFCC info
W261DI100.1Norfolk, Virginia225DFCC
gollark: Oh, this is really cool, Random PSIDeas has a thing which allows me to move my camera position.
gollark: ... right, the dirt, silly me.
gollark: It would also expose the stone brick roof to the surface.
gollark: <@280423421555507203> I would but there's a farm which would need moving.
gollark: Going to need to move it down a block.

References
  1. "WPMH Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. January 27, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  3. "Radio Disney Takes Six Stations Silent". All Access. January 28, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  4. Zucker, John W (January 26, 2010). "Notification of Suspension of Operations / Request for Silent STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  5. "Extension of Existing Engineering STA". CDBS Public Access. Federal Communications Commission. June 18, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2011.


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