WPPR

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{{Infobox radio station

| name = WPPR

| logo = 150px

| image = 200px

| city = Demorest, Georgia

| area = Northeast Georgia

| branding = Georgia Public Broadcasting

| airdate =

| frequency = 88.3 MHz

| format = Public broadcasting

| power =

| erp = 7,300 watts

| haat = {{convert|193.9|m|ft|1|abbr=on}}

| class = C2

| facility_id = 23949

| coordinates = {{coord|34|31|24.4|N|83|40|45.6|W|display=inline,title}}

| callsign_meaning = Piedmont Public Radio (named after Piedmont College)

| former_callsigns = WDEM (Radio Demorest)

| owner = Georgia Public Broadcasting

| licensing_authority = FCC

| webcast =

| website = [http://www.gpb.org/wppr www.GPB.org/WPPR]

| affiliations = NPR/PRI/American Public Media

}}

WPPR (88.3) is a public radio station in Demorest, Georgia. Originally, WPPR had the call letters WDEM (Radio Demorest), but changed to WPPR on August 19, 1996.{{cite web |url=http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=23949&Callsign=WPPR |title=Call Sign History |publisher=FCC |accessdate=2008-10-06}} It is part of the Georgia Public Broadcasting radio network, which in turn is a member of National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media. Unlike many stations of the GPB network, WPPR does not only broadcast simulcasts from GPB. WPPR also produces its own programming about the local area including Habersham County.{{cite news |url=http://media.www.piedmontnavigator.com/media/storage/paper524/news/2006/08/14/News/Mass-Communications.Department.Gains.A.New.Voice-2220689.shtml |last=Foden |first=Beth |work=The Navigator |publisher=Piedmont College |date=2006-08-14 |accessdate=2008-10-05|title=Mass Communications Department gains a new voice}} One of the community features, Community Life in Northeast Georgia, is an educational and informative program about an area that is not well known.{{cite web |url=http://www.gpb.org/wppr/ |title=Welcome to 88.3 FM, WPPR, Demorest |accessdate=2008-10-14}} WPPR's studios are located on the Piedmont College campus in Demorest. This allows for Piedmont Mass Communications students to work directly with WPPR as interns.{{cite web |url=http://www.piedmont.edu/masscomm/whatwedo/georgia_public_radio.htm |title=Our Partnership with GPB |work=Piedmont College Mass Communications Department |accessdate=2008-10-05 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080804190939/http://www.piedmont.edu/masscomm/whatwedo/georgia_public_radio.htm |archivedate = 2008-08-04}}