WPCF

WPCF (AM 1290) and its FM translator W226CJ 93.1 MHz is a radio station called "93.1 PLAY-FM...electronic music radio" broadcasting a 24/7 Dance format. Licensed to Panama City Beach, Florida, USA, the station serves the Panama City area. The station is owned by Evolution Broadcasting, LLC, whose sole managing member is Patrick Pfeffer.[1]

WPCF
CityPanama City Beach, Florida
Broadcast areaPanama City area
Branding93.1 PLAY-FM
Sloganelectronic music radio
Frequency1290 kHz
Translator(s)93.1 MHz (W226CJ—Panama City)
First air dateSeptember 23, 1958
Format Dance hits
Power270 watts (day)/55 watts (night)
ClassD
Facility ID13012
Transmitter coordinates30°10′44.00″N 85°46′55.00″W
Call sign meaningPanama City, Florida
Former call signsWSCM (1958-1979), WDLP (1994-2000)
OwnerEvolution Broadcasting, LLC
(Patrick M Pfeffer)
Websitehttp://myplayfm.com

WPCF plays talk-free Mainstream Dance Music each day, and then wide spectrum of EDM (electronic dance music). During the weekends the station also airs a number of syndicated shows including "Behind the Iron Curtain with Umek", "Aly & Fila's FSOE", "UMF Radio", "Space Odyssey with DJ Pulsar", "The Remix Top 30 with Hollywood Hamilton", Sixxty Sessions w/ Steffen Baumann, Drumcode with Adam Beyer, NovaDose Radio with Jai Nova, and a number of weekly guest mixes.

On September 8, 2017, WPCF's FM translator changed frequencies from 93.9 to 92.9 MHz & increased power from 90 watts to 250 watts. On March 1, 2018 WPCF's translator switched frequencies again from 92.9 to 93.1 MHz due to interference from WBLX out of Mobile, Alabama on the same frequency.

Translator
Broadcast translators of WPCF
Call signFrequency
(MHz)		City of licenseFacility
ID		ERP
(W)		Height
(m (ft))		ClassTransmitter coordinatesFCC info
W226CJ93.1Panama City, Florida141653200130 m (430 ft)D30º10'44"N, 86º46'55"WFCC

History

The station first signed on as WSCM on September 23, 1958, its callsign standing for "We Serve Country Music". Like WPAP would almost a decade later, they broadcast live sermons every Sunday. The station was assigned the callsign WPCF on April 1, 1979, after the original WPCF left the 1430 spot. On June 6, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WDLP then again on March 10, 2000 to the current WPCF.[2]

On January 6, 2014, WPCF dropped its Trop-Rock format for all Dance and Electronic music, becoming "93.9 PLAY-FM" which is now on 93.1 as of March 1, 2018 under the operations of Patrick Pfeffer, owner of Club La Vela, a dance club in Panama City Beach that bills itself as "the largest nightclub in the USA".[3]

References
  1. "WPCF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. "WPCF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  3. Dance Plays In Panama City from Radio Insight (January 6, 2014)


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