WEPM
City | Martinsburg, West Virginia |
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Broadcast area | Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia |
Frequency | 1340 AM kHz |
Branding | The Panhandle News Network |
Programming | |
Format | News/Talk/Sports |
Affiliations | Fox News Radio ESPN Radio West Virginia MetroNews |
Ownership | |
Owner | West Virginia Radio Corporation (West Virginia Radio Corporation of the Alleghenies) |
WICL, WLTF | |
History | |
First air date | October 13, 1946 |
Call sign meaning | W Eastern Panhandle Mountaineer[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 53484 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 Watts day and night |
Transmitter coordinates | 39°27′48.0″N 77°59′11.0″W / 39.463333°N 77.986389°W |
Links | |
Webcast | WEPM Webstream |
Website | WEPM Online |
WEPM is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.[2] WEPM is owned and operated by John and David Raese, through licensee West Virginia Radio Corporation of the Alleghenies.[3]
History[]
Owner C. Leslie Golliday, a prominent Martinsburg businessman, envisioned a group of stations in the state, and his early announcers used the tag line, "This is the Mountaineer station for the Eastern Panhandle," thus the call sign there of WEPM.[1] Another suggested meaning for EPM is "Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg."
Golliday also owned WCLG in Morgantown, WV which carried a similar tag line, "This is the Mountaineer station for northern West Virginia."
Golliday died in late June, 2007 at the age of 92.
Sale[]
On October 31, 2014, Prettyman Broadcasting announced the sale of WEPM to West Virginia Radio Corporation (WVRC) for an unknown sum.[4] Included in the same are sister stations WICL and WLTF.[4] WVRC assumed control of the stations, through a Local marketing agreement, on November 1.[4] The purchase was consummated on February 13, 2015, at a price of $3 million.
Translator[]
In addition to the main station, WEPM is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[5]
Call sign | Frequency (MHz) |
City of license | Facility ID |
ERP (W) |
Height (m (ft)) |
Class | FCC info |
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W229CM | 93.7 FM | Martinsburg, West Virginia | 154324 | 250 watts | 44 m (144 ft) | D | FCC LMS |
References[]
- ^ a b McVey, John (October 26, 2011). "Station going strong after 65 years". The Journal. Martinsburg, West Virginia: Ogden Newspapers. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ "WEPM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c Venta, Lance (October 30, 2014). "West Virginia Radio Corporation Expands Into Martinsburg/Hagerstown/". Radio Insight. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "W229CM Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
External links[]
- The Panhandle News Network Online
- WEPM in the FCC AM station database
- WEPM on Radio-Locator
- WEPM in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- 1946 establishments in Virginia
- News and talk radio stations in the United States
- Sports radio stations in the United States
- ESPN Radio stations
- Radio stations established in 1946
- Radio stations in West Virginia
- Martinsburg, West Virginia