WNPE
The Public's Radio station in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Watertown, New York, television station that held the call sign WNPE-TV from 1971 to 1998, see WPBS-TV.
WNPE (102.7 FM) is a public radio station, providing programming from The Public's Radio (formerly known as Rhode Island Public Radio) to southern Rhode Island from its transmitter at Narragansett Pier. It was the first FM transmitter in the network. Prior to operating noncommercially, the 102.7 facility was a commercial radio station from its sign-on in 1990 to 2007.
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Broadcast area | Southern Rhode Island |
Frequency | 102.7 MHz (HD Radio) |
Branding | The Public's Radio |
Programming | |
Format | News/talk |
Affiliations | NPR, PRX, APM |
Ownership | |
Owner | Rhode Island Public Radio |
History | |
First air date | July 15, 1990 (1990-07-15) (as WPJB)[1] |
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Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 22874 |
Class | B |
ERP | 1,950 watts |
HAAT | 69 meters (226 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°25′26″N 71°28′32.1″W |
Repeater(s) | WNPN, WPVD |
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Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | www |
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