WHPE-FM

WHPE-FM is a radio station at 95.5 FM broadcasting religious programming. The station is licensed to High Point, North Carolina and serves the North Carolina Triad region.

WHPE-FM
CityHigh Point, North Carolina
Broadcast areaPiedmont Triad
Frequency95.5 MHz
First air date1947
FormatReligious
ERP100,000 watts
HAAT159 meters
ClassC1
Facility ID5164
Call sign meaningW High Point Enterprise (former owner)
Where His Praises Echo
OwnerBible Broadcasting Network
WebcastListen Live
Websitebbnradio.org

History

WHPE 1070 AM and 95.5 FM was originally licensed to the High Point Enterprise[1] in 1948; the newspaper owned the stations until 1953. The station was religious in the 1960s and then played Top 40. [2] In 1974, the FM station was purchased by the Bible Broadcasting Network for $650,000 as its second station.[3]

On October 28, 1986, just before a fund-raiser, the WHPE studios were damaged by an arson fire.

References

  1. "Raleigh-Durham FM Dial". Archived from the original on 2003-02-01. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  2. lumper5 (2005-12-29). "Greensboro/High Point radio dial 1972". Radio Discussions. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  3. "Religious Group Buys WHPE". High Point Enterprise. July 1, 1974. p. 1B. Retrieved October 6, 2019.


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