WPEA

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WPEA
CityExeter, New Hampshire
Broadcast areaSeacoast Region (New Hampshire)
Frequency90.5 MHz
Programming
FormatVariety
Ownership
OwnerTrustees of the Phillips Exeter Academy
History
First air date
1964[1]
Call sign meaning
Phillips Exeter Academy
Technical information
Facility ID68250
ClassA
ERP100 watts
HAAT10 meters (33 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
42°58′44″N 70°57′00″W / 42.97889°N 70.95000°W / 42.97889; -70.95000
Links
WebcastListen Live
WebsiteWPEA Online

WPEA (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Exeter, New Hampshire. The station is owned by the Trustees of Phillips Exeter Academy. It airs a Variety format.[2] The WPEA studios are located in the Phelps Academy Center on the campus of the Phillips Exeter Academy.[3]

WPEA is the oldest continuously operated high school radio station in the United States.[1] The station was assigned the WPEA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[4]

Awards[]

  • Marconi College Radio Award, "Most Outstanding High School Radio Station" – 1992

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Strong Signals from WPEA". The Exeter Bulletin. Winter 2007.
  2. ^ "Winter 2008 Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  3. ^ "Budding journalists meet the pros on the radio waves". The Lion's Eye. 2006-07-26.
  4. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

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