WPOL
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| City | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Piedmont Triad |
| Branding | The Light 1340 |
| Frequency | 1340 kHz |
| Repeaters |
Translator W276CI 103.5 WKEW 1400 AM |
| First air date | March 25, 1937 |
| Format | Gospel |
| Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 72970 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 36°4′26.00″N 80°15′19.00″W / 36.0738889°N 80.2552778°W |
| Former callsigns | WMQX (1987-1995) |
| Owner | Truth Broadcasting Corporation |
| Sister stations | WKEW |
| Website | lightthetriad.com |
WPOL (1340 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a Gospel music radio format. Licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the station is owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation. In Winston-Salem and nearby communities, WPOL can also be heard on an FM translator at 105.3 MHz, for listeners who prefer FM radio. It is also simulcast on sister station 1400 kHz WKEW in Greensboro, North Carolina.
WPOL runs the Yolanda Adams nationally syndicated morning show as well as other syndicated and local gospel and religious shows aimed at the African-American community.
History
WPOL first signed on the air on March 25, 1937.[1] 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.
In the 1970s, WAIR aired an Urban contemporary format. In 1985, WAIR was three-fourths urban and one-fourth a simulcast of album rock station WSEZ at 93.1 FM (now WPAW).[2]
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. The WKEW simulcast began at the end of 2000.[3]
Translators
In addition to the main station, WPOL is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[4]
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | ERP W | Class | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W276CI | 103.5 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 250 | D | FCC |
References
- ↑ Broadcasting Yearbook 1977
- ↑ 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
- Query the FCC's AM station database for WPOL
- Radio-Locator Information on WPOL
- Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPOL
- Query the FCC's FM station database for W276CI
- Radio-Locator information on W276CI
- Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for W276CI
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