WKPT (AM)

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WKPT

City of license	Kingsport, Tennessee
Broadcast area	Tri Cities
Branding	ESPN Tri Cities
Frequency	1400 kHz
First air date	1940
Format	Sports
Power	1,000 watts (unlimited)
Class	C
Facility ID	27495
Transmitter coordinates	36°32′37″N 82°31′21″W / 36.54361°N 82.52250°W / 36.54361; -82.52250
Callsign meaning	W KingsPorT
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Owner	Glenwood Communications Corporation (Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation)
Sister stations	WTFM, WOPI, WKTP, WMEV-FM, WRZK, WVEK
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.wkptam.com

WKPT (1400 AM) is a North American radio station, located in Kingsport, Tennessee. It operates with a daytime/nighttime power of 1,000 watts. WKPT is one of the oldest radio stations in East Tennessee, first taking the airwaves in 1940.

Programming

ESPN Radio

Sister stations

WKPT, WOPI-1490 Bristol, and WKTP-1590 Jonesborough/Johnson City are owned by Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation, a subsidiary of Glenwood Communications Corporation. Each carries a substantial amount of the same programming each week but breaks away for local sports, specialized programming, and other community events.^[1]

Translators

Call sign	Frequency MHz	City of license	ERP W	Class	FCC info
W232BP	94.3	Kingsport, TN	250	D	FCC
W249AH	97.7	Johnson City, TN	40	D	FCC
W250BG	97.9	Bristol, TN	250	D	FCC

Holston Valley Broadcasting also operates television stations WKPT-TV 19 (ABC) and WAPK-CA 36 (MyNetworkTV). Other radio stations in the chain include WTFM-FM, WMEV-FM, WVEK-FM and WRZK-FM (95.9 The Hog).

The station was assigned the WKPT call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.^[2]

History

In the 1980s, when WTFM switched to adult contemporary music, WKPT took over the station's former beautiful music format, later switching to adult standards from ABC Radio Networks.

References

↑ "History of WOPI-AM Radio". WOPI official website. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
↑ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.

External links

Query the FCC's AM station database for WKPT

Radio-Locator Information on WKPT

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WKPT

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Defunct	WDUF

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