WPCF
| City | Panama City Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Panama City area |
| Branding | 93.9 PLAY-FM" |
| Frequency | 1290 AM |
| Translator(s) | W230CA/93.9 |
| Format | Dance |
| Power | AM: 270 watts (day)/55 watts (night) |
| Class | D |
| Facility ID | 13012 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 30°10′44.00″N 85°46′55.00″W / 30.1788889°N 85.7819444°W |
| Callsign meaning | Panama City, Florida |
| Former callsigns | WDLP (1979-1994) |
| Owner |
Evolution Broadcasting, LLC (Patrick M Pfeffer) |
| Website | http://939playfm.com |
WPCF and its FM translator W230CA/93.9 MHz is a radio station called 93.9 PLAY-FM broadcasting a 24/7 Dance format. Licensed to Panama City Beach, Florida, USA, the station serves the Panama City area with a beautiful signal strong enough to reach all of Panama City and its boroughs including Lynn Haven, Callaway, Springfield, Parker, Southport, Westbay, and the entire beach. The station is owned by Evolution Broadcasting, LLC, whose sole managing member is Patrick Pfeffer.[1]
93.9 PLAY-FM plays Dance Music each day from 5A.M.-6P.M., and then wide spectrum of EDM (electronic dance music) from 6P.M. until 5A.M. that reaches deep into the dance music genre, including House, Techno, Trance, Deep House, Breakbeats, Drum and Bass, Trap, and Trip-Hop. On the weekends the station also airs a number of syndicated shows including "Behind the Iron Curtain with Umek", "Aly & Fila's FSOE", "Global Dance Sessions with Bryan Cheetham", "Space Oddyssey with DJ Pulsar", "The Remix Top 30 with Hollywood Hamilton", and a number of weekly guest mixes.
93.9 PLAY-FM has had a tremendous impact on the North Florida Music scene, and can be credited for bringing major live EDM shows to the area including Borgore, CashCash, Chainsmokers, Pegboard Nerds, Robbie Rivera, Borgeous, BT, Gabriel & Dresden, Crystal Method and many more....
Translator
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP W | Height m (ft) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W230CA | 93.9 | Panama City, Florida | 141653 | 90 | 86.8 m (285 ft) | D | 30º10'44"N, 86º46'55"W | FCC |
History
The station was assigned the call letters WPCF on April 1, 1979. On June 6, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WDLP then on March 10, 2000 to the current WPCF.[2]
On January 6, 2014, WPCF dropped its Trop-Rock format for all Dance and Electronic music, becoming "93.9 PLAY-FM" under the operations of Patrick Pfeffer, owner of Club La Vela, a dance club in Panama City Beach that bills itself as "the largest nightclub in the USA".[3]
References
- ↑ "WPCF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ "WPCF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ↑ Dance Plays In Panama City from Radio Insight (January 6, 2014)
External links
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WPCF
- Radio-Locator Information on WPCF
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPCF
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W230CA
- Radio-Locator information on W230CA
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for W230CA
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