WKWP explained

WKWP
City:Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Area:Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Branding:"K-LOVE"
Erp:55 watts
Haat:27m (89feet)
Frequency:88.1 (MHz)
Format:Christian Adult Contemporary
Former Callsigns:WWAS (1980–1997)
WPTC (1997–2018)
Owner:Educational Media Foundation
Affiliations:K-Love
Website:http://www.klove.com
Licensing Authority:FCC

WKWP (88.1 FM) is a Christian adult 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

  1. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/getimportletter_exh.cgi?import_letter_id=70874 History Cards for WKWP
  2. Web site: WPTC's License Transferred to Local Nonprofit. 4 September 2013.

External links

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