WEVC
{{short description|New Hampshire Public Radio station in Gorham, New Hampshire}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WEVC
| logo = Nhprlogonew.jpg
| logo_size = 150px
| city = Gorham, New Hampshire
| country = US
| area = Berlin, New Hampshire
| branding = New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR)
| frequency = 107.1 MHz {{HD Radio}}
| translator =
| repeater =
| airdate = May 1995 (as WXLQ)
| format = Public radio
| language =
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|46|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 24235
| licensing_authority = FCC
| coordinates = {{coord|44|27|31|N|71|10|24.9|W|region:US-NH_type:landmark_scale:2000|name=WEVC|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WXLQ (1995ā2000)
| former_frequencies =
| affiliations = {{ubl|National Public Radio|American Public Media|Public Radio Exchange}}
| owner = New Hampshire Public Radio
| licensee = New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc.
| sister_stations =
| webcast = {{listen live|http://www.nhpr.org}}
| website = [http://www.nhpr.org/ nhpr.org]
}}
WEVC (107.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Gorham, New Hampshire. The station is owned by New Hampshire Public Radio, and is an affiliate of their public radio network.
The station signed on in May 1995 as commercial station WXLQ.{{cite book|title=Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003-04|year=2003|pages=Dā300ā2|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2003-04/D-Radio-NE-TER-BC-YB-2003-04.pdf|accessdate=October 9, 2011}} The station carried country music and classic rock formats during its five years of commercial operation.{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=NHPR Goes North|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-990521.html|accessdate=January 25, 2012|newspaper=North East RadioWatch|date=May 21, 1999}} In 1999, founder Gladys Powell sold the station to NHPR, which made it part of its network on January 10, 2000.{{cite news|last=Fybush|first=Scott|title=John Otto Dies at 70|url=http://www.bostonradio.org/nerw/nerw-991210.html|accessdate=January 25, 2012|newspaper=North East RadioWatch|date=December 10, 1999}} It is the only station to be acquired by NHPR (all other NHPR stations were built and signed on by the network).
{{main|New Hampshire Public Radio}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.nhpr.org/ nhpr.org]
- {{FM station data|24235|WEVC}}
{{Northeast Kingdom and Northern New Hampshire Radio}}
{{NPR New Hampshire}}
Category:Gorham, New Hampshire
Category:Radio stations established in 1995
Category:1995 establishments in New Hampshire
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