WVEP
WVEP is a Public Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving the Eastern Panhandle and the Potomac Highlands in West Virginia and the Northern Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.[1] WVEP is owned and operated by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, through licensee West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority.[2] The station's main transmitter is located atop Pinnacle Mountain in the Great North Mountain range, between Capon Springs, West Virginia and Mountain Falls Park, Virginia.
City | Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia Potomac Highlands of West Virginia Northern Shenandoah Valley |
Frequency | 88.9 FM MHz |
Branding | "West Virginia Public Broadcasting" |
Slogan | "Telling West Virginia's Story" |
Programming | |
Format | Public Radio |
Affiliations | American Public Media National Public Radio Public Radio International |
Ownership | |
Owner | West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority |
Sister stations | WVBL, WVBY, WVDS, WVNP, WVPG, WVPM, WVPB, WVPW, WVWS, WVWV |
History | |
First air date | February 15, 1984 |
Call sign meaning | West Virginia Eastern Panhandle |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 70643 |
Class | B |
Power | 3,600 Watts |
HAAT | 495 meters (1,624 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°8′38.0″N 78°26′9.0″W |
Links | |
Webcast | WVEP Webstream |
Website | WVEP Online |
Booster station
In addition to the main station, WVEP is relayed by a co-channel FM booster station to widen its broadcast area.[3] The booster is also owned and operated by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, and broadcasts from a site south of Bardane, West Virginia.[3]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | FCC info |
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WVEP-FM1 | 88.9 FM | Charles Town, West Virginia | 161967 | 210 watts | 63 m (207 ft) | D | FCC |
References
- "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- "WVEP Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
- "WVEP-FM1 Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
External links
- West Virginia Public Broadcasting Online
- WVEP in the FCC's FM station database
- WVEP on Radio-Locator
- WVEP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database