WPTE (94.9 FM) is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WPTE is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc.[2] WPTE's studios are located on Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach, while its transmitter is located in Chesapeake.[3]

History

WPTE's HD Radio Channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD and EAS.

The station signed on May 5, 1984, as easy listening-formatted WNRN, "Winner 95".[4] On March 3, 1987, WNRN changed its call letters to WJQI to stand for the new "Joy 95" branding, and would shift to soft AC.[5] By March 1994, the station evolved to hot AC and adopted the "Q94.9" branding, before flipping to "94.9 The Point" on April 15, 1996, with the call letters changing to the current WPTE on May 6, 1996.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPTE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WPTE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. ^ "WPTE, Virginia Beach, VA". fccdata.org. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Unknown[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Unknown [permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Unknown[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ HighBeam
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPTE
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