WPTE

WPTE

City	Virginia Beach, Virginia
Broadcast area	Hampton Roads
Frequency	94.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	94.9 The Point
Programming
Language(s)	English
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Subchannels	HD2: Classic rock "K94"
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	WNVZ WVKL WWDE
History
First air date	May 5, 1984 (1984-05-05) (as WNRN)
Former call signs	WNRN (1984–1987) WJQI-FM (1987–1996)
Call sign meaning	W PoinT E
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64004
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°48′37.0″N 76°16′59.0″W / 36.810278°N 76.283056°W / 36.810278; -76.283056
Links
Public license information	Profile LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy) Listen live (HD2)
Website	www.audacy.com/pointradio www.audacy.com/k94hd2 (HD2)

WPTE 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.^[1] WPTE's studios are located on Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach, while its transmitter is located in Chesapeake.^[2]

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".^[3] 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.^[4] By 1994, the station evolved to Hot AC and adopted the "Q94.9" branding before flipping to "94.9 The Point" in March 1996, with the call letters changing to the current WPTE on May 6, 1996.^[5][6]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• WPTE in the FCC FM station database
• WPTE on Radio-Locator
• WPTE in Nielsen Audio's FM station database