WWPG
{{for|the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, radio station (1280 AM) which used the call sign WWPG from 1993 until 2010|WMXB}}
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{{Infobox radio station
| name = WWPG
| logo =
| city = Eutaw, Alabama
| area = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| branding = Q104
| frequency = 104.3 MHz
| translator =
| airdate = 1992 (as WIDO)
| format = Urban Adult Contemporary
| erp = 3,500 watts
| haat = 134 meters (440 feet)
| class = A
| facility_id = 31145
| coordinates = {{coord|32|55|19|N|87|49|08|W|region:US-AL_type:landmark}}
| callsign_meaning =
| former_callsigns = WIDO (1988–1993)
WQLW (1993–1997)
WWQZ (1/97-3/97)
WQZZ (1997–2010)
| affiliations =
| owner = Jim Lawson Communications, Inc.
| licensee =
| sister_stations = WMXB
| webcast =
| website =
| licensing_authority= FCC
}}
WWPG (104.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Eutaw, Alabama, United States. The station is owned by Jim Lawson Communications, Inc. First licensed to broadcast in 1992, WWPG-FM currently airs an urban adult contemporary music format.{{cite web |title=Station Information Profile |work=Arbitron |url=http://www.arbitron.com/}}
History
The Federal Communications Commission granted the original construction permit for this radio station on August 18, 1988.{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BPH-19880210MK) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=109394 |date=1988-08-18}} This new station was assigned call letters WIDO on September 27, 1988.{{cite web |title=Call Sign History |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=31145&Callsign=WQZZ |work=FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database}} The station's license to cover was granted on May 5, 1992.{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BLH-19900806KD) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=151362 |date=1992-05-05}}
In August 1992, Grantell Broadcasting Company reached an agreement to sell then-WIDO to Jim Lawson Communications, Inc.{{cite web |work=FCC Media Bureau |title=Application Search Details (BALH-19920812HA) |url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Facility_id=31145 |date=1992-10-23}} The FCC approved the deal on October 23, 1992, and the transaction was consummated on April 2, 1993. The new owners had the station's callsign changed to WQLQ on May 18, 1983. This callsign lasted until another change, this time to WWQZ, on January 13, 1997, which was followed rapidly by another change on March 1, 1997, to WQZZ. The callsign again changed, this time to the current WWPG, on May 18, 2010.
References
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External links
- {{FM station data|31145|WWPG}}
{{Tuscaloosa Radio}}
{{Urban Radio Stations in Alabama}}
Category:Radio stations established in 1992
Category:1992 establishments in Alabama
Category:Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States