WPKB

{{Infobox radio station

| name = WPKB

| logo =

| logo_size =

| city = Parkersburg, West Virginia

| area = Parkersburg-Marietta

| branding = Pop Radio 103.5

| frequency = 1230 kHz

| translator = {{Radio Relay|103.5|W278CQ|Parkersburg}}

| airdate = September 1947 (as WCOM)

| format = Top 40/CHR

| power = 880 watts

| class = C

| licensing_authority = FCC

| facility_id = 22678

| coordinates = {{coord|39|15|29|N|81|33|49|W|display=inline,title|region:US-WV_type:landmark}}

| callsign_meaning = "Parkersburg"

| former_callsigns = WCOM (1947–1959)
WTAP (1959–1972)
WKYG (1972–2004)
WVNT (2004–2024)

| affiliations = Compass Media Networks

| owner = Seven Mountains Media

| licensee =

| sister_stations = WGGE, WHBR-FM, WLYQ, WRZZ, WXIL

| webcast = [https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/index.cfm?stationCallSign=WVNT Listen Live]

| website = {{URL|popradio1035.com}}

}}

WPKB (1230 AM) is a radio station licensed to Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States. It serves the Parkersburg-Marietta area with a Top 40/contemporary hit radio format. The station is currently owned by

Seven Mountains Media.

History

File:WVNT logo.png

From April 13, 1998, until March 2004, the station aired Radio Disney, a format targeted towards tweens and young teens.

On June 25, 2024, WVNT dropped their previous conservative talk radio format and began stunting with a loop of "Pop" by NSYNC; this led into a flip back to contemporary hit radio as "Pop! Radio" on June 28 at 10 am; this was predicated by Seven Mountains Media applying for new callsign WPKB for the station, and Seven Mountains operates a network of stations under that exact brand in each of their other markets, right down to running the exact same stunt before each and every launch.{{cite web| title=WVNT About to Pop |url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/273281/wvnt-about-to-pop/ |website=Radio insight |access-date=June 25, 2024 |date=June 25, 2024}} The station brands as "Pop! Radio 103.5" in reference to its translator at 103.5 FM.

References

External links

{{FCC-LMS-Facility|200980|W278CQ}}
{{FXL|W278CQ}}

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Category:Seven Mountains Media