WPEK

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WPEK

City of license	Fairview, North Carolina
Broadcast area	Asheville, North Carolina
Branding	880AM The Revolution
Slogan	"Asheville's Progressive Talk"
Frequency	880 kHz
First air date	1988
Format	Progressive talk
Power	5,000 watts
Class	D
Callsign meaning	PEaK (previous format)
Former callsigns	WTZY, WWNC
Affiliations	Air America Radio, Jones Radio Networks
Owner	Capstar (through Clear Channel)
Website	880TheRevolution.com

WPEK (880 AM), known as "880 the Revolution", is a daytime-only progressive talk radio station in Asheville, North Carolina.

[edit] History

WTZY signed on in the mid-90s with a talk radio format, the second Asheville station to air Rush Limbaugh (after WSKY). When the station's talk programming was moved to WWNC, the station became WPEK "The Peak", a classic country station. Later, the format was adult standards.^[1]

In 2004 the format was switched to progressive talk and today the station broadcasts talk shows by hosts such as Stephanie Miller, Randi Rhodes, Bill Press, and Ed Schultz. Weekend programing includes Mountain Music Time, a program of traditional bluegrass and mountain music broadcast on Saturday mornings.

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

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