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WPTE
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency94.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding94.9 The Point
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatHot adult contemporary
Ownership
Owner
  • (Audacy License, LLC, as Debtor-in-Possession)
  • Sister stations

  • 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

    "Point"
    Technical information[1]

    Licensing authority

    FCC
    Facility ID64004
    ClassB
    ERP50,000 watts
    HAAT152 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

  • LMS
  • WebcastListen live (via Audacy)
    Websitewww.audacy.com/pointradio

    WPTE (94.9 FM) 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.[2] WPTE's studios are located on Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach, while its transmitter is located in Chesapeake.[3]

    History[edit]

    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".[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPTE". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  • ^ "WPTE Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  • ^ "WPTE, Virginia Beach, VA". fccdata.org. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  • ^ Unknown[permanent dead link]
  • ^ Unknown [permanent dead link]
  • ^ Unknown[permanent dead link]
  • ^ HighBeam
  • External links[edit]


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