WKWP
City | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
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Broadcast area | Williamsport, Pennsylvania |
Frequency | 88.1 (MHz) |
Branding | "K-LOVE" |
Programming | |
Format | Christian Contemporary |
Affiliations | K-Love |
Ownership | |
Owner | Educational Media Foundation |
History | |
Former call signs | WWAS (1980-1997) WPTC (1997-2018) |
Technical information | |
ERP | 55 watts |
HAAT | 27 meters (89 ft) |
Links | |
Website | http://www.klove.com |
WKWP (88.1 FM) is a Christian contemporary radio station licensed to Williamsport, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Educational Media Foundation and is an affiliate of its K-Love network.
History[]
The station was first licensed March 5, 1980, holding the call sign WWAS, and was owned by Williamsport Area Community College (now known as the Pennsylvania College of Technology).[1] On September 3, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission approved transfer of the broadcast license for the then-WPTC to Todd Bartley's Williamsport Lycoming Broadcast Foundation, a local non-profit organization, at a purchase price of $125,000.[2]
Effective December 15, 2017, the station was sold to Educational Media Foundation for $160,000. The station changed its call sign to WKWP on January 22, 2018.
References[]
- ^ History Cards for WKWP, fcc.gov. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
- ^ "WPTC's License Transferred to Local Nonprofit". 4 September 2013.
External links[]
- WKWP in the FCC FM station database
- WKWP on Radio-Locator
- WKWP in Nielsen Audio's FM station database
Coordinates: 41°14′10″N 77°01′30″W / 41.236°N 77.025°W
- Radio stations in Pennsylvania
- K-Love radio stations
- Educational Media Foundation radio stations
- Contemporary Christian radio stations in the United States
- Christian radio stations in Pennsylvania
- Radio stations established in 1980
- 1980 establishments in Pennsylvania