WKPB
{{short description|WKU Public Radio station in Henderson, Kentucky}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WKPB
| logo =
| city = Henderson, Kentucky
| area = Tri-State Area
| branding = WKU Public Radio
| frequency = 89.5 MHz
| repeater =
| format = Public radio
| power =
| erp = 43,000 watts
| haat = {{convert|115|m|ft|sp=us}}
| class = C2
| facility_id = 71864
| coordinates = {{coord|37|51|06|N| 87|19|43|W|region:US_type:city}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Western Kentucky University
| licensee =
| sister_stations =
| webcast =
| website = [http://www.wkyufm.org wkyufm.org]
| affiliations = American Public Media, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, Kentucky Public Radio
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WKPB (89.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Henderson, Kentucky. The station is owned by Western Kentucky University, and is an affiliate of the WKU Public Radio network.
{{main|WKU Public Radio}}
History of call letters
The call letters WKPB were earlier assigned to an FM station in Knoxville, Tennessee. Owned by the Knoxville Publishing Company (The Knoxville Journal newspaper), it began broadcasting October 15, 1947, on 93.3 MHz.{{cite news|title=FM Outlet of 'Knoxville Journal' Takes the Air|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1947/1947-10-27-BC.pdf|access-date=October 18, 2014|work=Broadcasting|date=October 27, 1947|page=29}} This station ceased operations 18 months later, on April 15, 1949,{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37956084/|work=The Greeneville Sun|title=Knoxville Radio Station Off Air|access-date=October 27, 2019|date=April 19, 1949|page=3}} with the Journal citing the uncertainty created by the advent of television. The newspaper sold its equipment to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (which started WUOT using it that fall) and its records to the general public.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37956089/|work=The Knoxville Journal|date=April 20, 1949|title=For Sale! WKPB Records|page=14|access-date=October 27, 2019}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.wkyufm.org/ wkyufm.org]
- {{FM station data|71864|WKPB}}
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Category:College radio stations in Kentucky
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Category:Radio stations established in 1989
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