WPKV (98.3 FM, "98.3 K-LOVE") is a non-commercial radio station that is licensed to serve Duquesne, Pennsylvania and is located in the Pittsburgh media market. The station is owned and operated by Educational Media Foundation and is an affiliate of K-LOVE, EMF's contemporary Christian music network.

WPKV
Broadcast areaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Frequency98.3 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding"98.3 K-Love"
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian (K-Love)
SubchannelsHD2: Air1 (Contemporary worship music)
HD3: Boost Radio (Contemporary Christian)
AffiliationsK-Love
Ownership
OwnerEducational Media Foundation
History
Call sign meaning
"Pittsburgh's K-Love"
Technical information
Facility ID21214
ClassB1
ERP3,700 watts (analog)
148 watts (digital)[1]
HAAT246 meters (807 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
40°28′19.2″N 79°59′39.2″W / 40.472000°N 79.994222°W / 40.472000; -79.994222 (WPKV)
Translator(s)See § Translators
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websiteklove.com

History

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WPKV's HD Radio channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD.

As WESA-FM

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WPKV was originally Adult Top 40 WESA-FM, the sister station of WESA, and was licensed to Charleroi, Pennsylvania; first going on the air in 1967 and under the ownership of Laubach Radio Properties.

Created out of necessity to serve the Mon-Yough area because its AM sister was only licensed to operate during sunrise to sunset hours, WESA-FM offered some separate programming during the day, but at night, picked up where WESA was forced to leave off. Both stations became a full-time simulcast once new FCC regulations were passed eliminating the rule mandating that combination AM/FM license holders originate separate programming for half of the broadcast day.

As WZKT "Z98"

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In 1998 WESA-FM abandoned its call letters and adult contemporary full-service format, and flipped to Top 40 as WZKT (Z98), but that format would go away in January 2000 after it was sold to Keymarket Communications.

Keymarket, which had owned and operated "Froggy" branded country music stations throughout Pennsylvania already for ten years, had been looking to gain a foothold in the Pittsburgh market. The opportunity presented itself for Keymarket to acquire WESA and WZKT, and both stations were sold for $1.3 million.

Keymarket, in March 2002, petitioned the FCC for permission to change the station's city of license to Duquesne, allowing them to realize the intended goal of targeting Pittsburgh proper. By the end of the decade, Keymarket had acquired other signals surrounding Pittsburgh enough to target the city from a multitude of different frequencies, and could focus the station on possibly another format.

WPKV today

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On August 28, 2009 Keymarket announced that it sold WOGI to Educational Media Foundation, which announced plans to bring the K-LOVE Christian Contemporary music format to Pittsburgh as early as September 1, 2009.[2] This format is on the air today and the call letters were subsequently changed to WPKV.

In late 2018, WPKV added HD Radio to air sister channels Air1 and the new K-Love Classics.

Translators

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WPKV programming is broadcast on the following translators:

Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) HAAT Class Transmitter coordinates FCC info Notes
W204CT 88.7 FM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 148415 130 203 m (666 ft) D 40°28′19.2″N 79°59′39.2″W / 40.472000°N 79.994222°W / 40.472000; -79.994222 (W204CT) LMS Air1 (HD2)[3]
W250CY 97.9 FM Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 20782 105 168 m (551 ft) D 40°24′42.2″N 79°55′52.2″W / 40.411722°N 79.931167°W / 40.411722; -79.931167 (W250CY) LMS Boost Radio (HD3)[4]

See also

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Other K-LOVE stations in Pennsylvania include:

  • WJKB, Sheffield/Warren
  • WKBP, Benton/Bloomsburg
  • WKHL, Palmyra/Harrisburg
  • WKHW, Halifax
  • WKPA, Port Matilda/State College
  • WKVP, Camden/Philadelphia
  • WKWP, Williamsport
  • WLKA, Tafton/Scranton
  • WLKE, Gallitzin/Altoona
  • WLKH, Somerset
  • WLKJ, Portage/Johnstown
  • WUKL, Masontown
  • W223BY, Connellsville/Uniontown
  • W296CD, Jonestown

References

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  1. ^ "FCC 335-FM Digital Notification [WPKV]". fcc.gov. Federal Communications Commission. August 1, 2018. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  2. ^ "Pittsburgh's "Froggy 98.3" is being sold to contemporary Christian "K-Love"". Radio-Info.com. August 29, 2009.
  3. ^ "Master Station List [Air1]". air1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  4. ^ "How To Hear Boost". myboostnation.com. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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