WPKB explained

WPKB
City:Parkersburg, West Virginia
Area:Parkersburg-Marietta
Branding:Pop Radio 103.5
Frequency:1230 kHz
Airdate:September 1947 (as WCOM)
Format:Top 40/CHR
Power:880 watts
Class:C
Licensing Authority:FCC
Facility Id:22678
Coordinates:39.2581°N -81.5636°W
Callsign Meaning:"Parkersburg"
Former Callsigns:WCOM (1947–1959)
WTAP (1959–1972)
WKYG (1972–2004)
WVNT (2004–2024)
Affiliations:Compass Media Networks
Owner:Seven Mountains Media
Sister Stations:WGGE, WHBR-FM, WLYQ, WRZZ, WXIL
Webcast:Listen Live

WPKB (1230 AM) is a radio station that is currently stunting. Licensed to Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States, it serves the Parkersburg-Marietta area. The station is currently owned by Seven Mountains Media.

History

From April 13, 1998, until March 2004, the station aired Radio Disney, a format targeted towards tweens and young teens.

On June 25, 2024, WVNT dropped their previous conservative talk format and began stunting with a loop of "Pop" by NSYNC; this will lead into a flip to contemporary hit radio as "Pop! Radio" on June 28 at 10 AM; this was predicated by Seven Mountains Media applying for new callsign WPKB for the station, and Seven Mountains operates a network of stations under that exact brand in each of their other markets, right down to running the exact same stunt before each and every launch.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WVNT About to Pop . Radio insight . June 25, 2024 . June 25, 2024.