WHPY-FM
{{short description|Radio station}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WHPY-FM
| logo = WHPY Hippie radio 94.5 logo.jpg
| city = Bellevue, Tennessee
| area = Nashville metropolitan area
| branding = Hippie Radio 94.5
| frequency = 94.5 MHz
| repeater = 1430 WYGI (Madison)
| airdate = {{start date and age|1974|10}} (as WPCT at 94.3)
| format = Classic hits
| erp = 6,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|100|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = A
| facility_id = 50126
| coordinates = {{coord|36|04|40.00|N|87|01|37.00|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| callsign_meaning = HiPpY
| former_callsigns = WPCT (1974–1983)
WIST (1983–1994)
WFGZ (1994–2012)
| former_frequencies = 94.3 MHz (1974–1995)
| affiliations =
| owner = Kensington Digital Media
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WYGI
| webcast = [http://streamdb4web.securenetsystems.net/v5/WHPYFM Listen Live]
| website = [https://www.hippieradio945.com/ hippieradio945.com]
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WHPY-FM (94.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bellevue, Tennessee, and serving the Nashville metropolitan area.{{cite web |url=http://www.arbitron.com |date=Winter 2010 |title=Station Information Profile |publisher=Arbitron |access-date=2010-03-23}} It simulcasts a classic hits radio format with sister station WYGI 1430 AM Madison. They are owned by Kensington Digital Media and are known as "Hippie Radio." The stations focus on the "hippie era," playing the hits of the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
WHPY-FM has an effective radiated power of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on McCrory Lane in Nashville, near Interstate 40.[https://radio-locator.com/info/WHPY-FM Radio-Locator.com/WHPY-FM]
History
The station signed on the air in {{start date and age|1974|10}}. Its original call sign was WPCT. It broadcast at 94.3 FM and featured a country music format. WPCT was licensed at the time to Jackson, Tennessee.
The station continued with country music until November 28, 2003, when it was sold to Grace Broadcasting, which flipped formats to Christian Radio. In between those times, the station changed its call sign to WIST in 1983 and WFGZ in 1994.
It was announced on December 13, 2011, that Grace Broadcasting would sell the station to Kensington Digital Media.[http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/55572/hippie-radio-to-debut-in-nashville/ Hippie Radio to Debut in Nashville] The sale was finalized on January 3, 2012. The station was relocated from Jackson to the Nashville area. Its new city of license was Bellevue, Tennessee, a Nashville neighborhood.[https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1479843 https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1479843]
The station switched its call letters to WHPY-FM to stand for the word "hippie." It changed its format to classic hits, branded as "Hippie Radio 94.5". WHPY-FM broadcasts music from the "hippie era." Most of its playlist received airplay on Top 40 stations from the 1960s through the 1980s.
Notable DJs
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|50126|WHPY-FM}}
{{Nashville Radio}}
Category:Perry County, Tennessee
Category:Classic hits radio stations in the United States