WPAA
Radio station in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WPAA was a radio station, broadcasting from the campus of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Founded using Phillips alum and then-NBC president Robert Sarnoff's gift of $15,000, the station was launched in 1965 by a host of famous personalities, including Bob Hope, Jack Lemmon, David Brinkley, Sammy Davis Jr., and Hugh Downs. The station's signal was powered by a 33 watt transmitter and reached over 104 square kilometers, which, at launch, had the potential to reach over 150,000 people.
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Broadcast area | Merrimack Valley |
Frequency | 91.7 MHz |
Branding | Phillips Academy Radio |
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First air date | May 1, 1965 (1965-05-01) |
Last air date | 2003 (2003)[lower-alpha 1] |
Call sign meaning | "Phillips Academy Andover" |
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Licensing authority | Federal Communications Commission |
Facility ID | 68237 |
Class | A |
ERP | 25 watts |
HAAT | 64 meters (210 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°38′53.17″N 71°07′49.22″W |
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Following the loss of Phillips Academy's station equipment and the general decline of radio, WPAA refocused resources as a music studio, offering recording opportunities for student performers and providing live sound equipment for nearly all campus events, including the station's "Battle of the Bands" every spring.