WOPI (AM)
kHz | |
Branding | ESPN Tri-Cities |
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Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Affiliations | ESPN Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner |
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WKPT, WKTP, WRZK, WTFM | |
History | |
First air date | 1929 |
Call sign meaning | "Watch Our Popularity Increase"[1] |
Technical information | |
Facility ID | 31405 |
Class | C |
Power | 1,000 watts unlimited |
Transmitter coordinates | 36°35′45.0″N 82°9′42.0″W / 36.595833°N 82.161667°W |
Translator(s) | 98.1 W251CJ (Bristol) |
Links | |
Webcast | Listen live |
Website | espntricities.com |
WOPI (1490
History
WOPI signed on June 15, 1929 at State and 22nd Streets in Bristol, Tennessee, as the first radio station in the
WOPI-FM signed on
In 1966, owner Tri-Cities Broadcasting Company successfully requested that the FCC have the station jointly licensed to Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia. Wilson wanted to emphasize that the two Bristols were essentially a single community.[1][4]
In 1990, WOPI was bankrupt and Joe Morrell bought the station. Morrell wanted to increase the amount of country music on the station, bringing it back to its roots. In 1991, WOPI joined the WKPT network. Glenwood Broadcasting, owner of WKPT, bought the station in 1996.[1] For most of the time since 1991, WOPI has been a simulcast of WKPT, though it breaks off from the simulcast to air Tennessee High sports.
Translator
In addition to the main station, WOPI is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[5]
Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT |
Class | FCC info |
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W251CJ | 98.1 FM | Bristol, Tennessee | 27506 | 250 | 70 m (230 ft) | D | LMS |
References
- ^ a b c d e "History of WOPI-AM". Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "WOPI Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ FCC History Cards for WOPI
- ^ "W251CJ Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division.