WPOL
| File:WPOL logo.png | |
| Broadcast area | Piedmont Triad |
|---|---|
| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Branding | The Light 1340 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Gospel |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Truth Broadcasting Corporation |
| History | |
Former call signs | WMQX (1987-1995) |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 72970 |
| Class | C |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°4′26.00″N 80°15′19.00″W / 36.0738889°N 80.2552778°W |
| Repeater(s) | WKEW 1400 AM |
| Links | |
| Website | lightthetriad.com |
WPOL (1340 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a Gospel format. Licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA, the station serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation.[1][2]
History
At one time, this station was known as WAIR, which was a Top 40 station in the 1960s and 1970s. From 1970 to 1973, Tom Kent the nationally syndicated radio personality was just a teenager working at WAIR where he got his broadcasting start working under then owner Nick Patella.[citation needed]
In 1985, WAIR was three-fourths urban contemporary and one-fourth a simulcast of album rock station WSEZ at 93.1 FM (now WPAW).[3]
For a number of years, most of the station's programming was the same as that on 93.1 FM. The station changed to its current call letters and gospel format in 1994.[citation needed] The WKEW simulcast began at the end of 2000.[4]
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Translators
In addition to the main station, WPOL is relayed by a translator to widen its broadcast area.[5]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W276CI | 103.5 FM | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 250 | D |
References
- ^ "WPOL Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "WPOL Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
- ^ Robin Adams, "Black-Oriented Radio Stations Make Gains," Winston-Salem Chronicle, August 8, 1985.
- ^ "Dillon Fence Reunites for N.C. Performances," Greensboro News & Record, December 21, 2000.
- ^ "W276CI Radio Station Information".
External links
- Facility details for Facility ID WPOL ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- Facility details for Facility ID WKEW ({{{2}}}) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- {{{2}}} in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
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