WXPK
MHz | |
| Branding | 107.1 The Peak |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Format | Adult album alternative |
| Ownership | |
| Owner |
|
| WBNR, WBPM, WGHQ, WHUD, WLNA, WSPK | |
| History | |
First air date | April 8, 1960 (as WRNW) |
Former call signs | WRNW (1960–1982) WZFM (1982–1991) WXPS (1991–1994) WRGX (1994–1997) WWXY (1997–1998) WYNY (1998–2003) |
Call sign meaning | Similar to WSPK (adopted during K-104/K-107 simulcast); backronym for current "Peak" branding |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 50056 |
| Class | A |
| ERP | 1,900 watts |
| HAAT | 180 meters (590 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 41°04′49″N 73°48′24″W / 41.08028°N 73.80667°W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | 1071thepeak.com |
WXPK (107.1
History
On April 8, 1960, WRNW got its start at 454 Main Street in
In 1971, WRNW changed to an easy listening format, and then to Top 40. In 1972, the station transitioned to a progressive rock format. On Monday, July 9, 1973, WRNW inaugurated transmissions from its new
It was there, in 2013 that
In 1982, the station flipped to an
WZFM was perhaps best known as the home of "The Saturday Night Special," a freewheeling five-hour request 'n' contest good time oldies/comedy series which, over a nine-year run, became the station's highest-rated program. Co-hosts
"The Saturday Night Special" remained on the air through a call letter change to WXPS The Express until the station was sold to new owners. In the early 1990s, the new owners flipped the station to an alternative rock format as Today's Rock: X-107 with the WRGX call letters.
On December 5, 1996, the station became part of the Big City Radio trimulcast (and eventual "quadcast") with other 107.1 stations on Long Island, in northern New Jersey and, later, the Allentown/Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania area. WRGX and the other two multicast stations switched formats to country music as "New Country Y-107"; the station originated from Big City Radio's headquarters in Hawthorne. WRGX became known as WWXY and later adopted the call letters of former New York City country station WYNY.[6]
On May 8, 2002, after a day of
On April 3, 2003, at 3 p.m., 107.1 flipped to a simulcast of WSPK in Poughkeepsie, cobranded as "K104 and K107". The first song under the simulcast was "Ignition" by R. Kelly.[8] In 2004, Pamal ended the WSPK simulcast and debuted the adult album rock format WXPK has today as The Peak. Pamal completed the purchase of WXPK from Nassau at the end of 2004.
Programming
The Peak adopted the moniker “World Class Rock for New York’s Backyard” in April 2004. Staffed by veteran broadcasters from New York City and around the country, The Peak is the only commercial
The "Peak Performance Series" brings artists to what the station calls "the world’s most intimate performance venue," the Acme Recording and Mastering studio in Mamaroneck, New York. Select members of the station's listener rewards program, The Peak Listener Advisory Board, are invited to attend. The sessions are recorded and played back on the air. The resulting tracks are exclusive to The Peak and are generally not available for purchase or download, although the station has released compilation albums.
Like format leader KBCO in Denver, Colorado, The Peak airs a locally produced "10 at 10" weekdays at 10 am and 10 pm. The program features 10 songs from a single year peppered with snippets of popular movies, television shows, and commercials from that year. In 2006, the editors of Westchester Magazine named "The Peak’s 10 at 10 hosted by Rob Arrow" the Best Local Radio Show. In the annual "Best of Westchester" 2007 issue, readers voted The Peak best radio station.[9] In 2008, Jimmy Fink was named "Best Radio Personality" by the readers of Westchester Magazine.[10] In 2011, Caroline Corley was named "Best Radio Personality" by the readers of Westchester Magazine.[11] Corley repeated as "Best Radio Broadcaster" winner again in 2013,[12] largely due to her popular "Coffee With Caroline" promotion [13] meeting up with numerous people in the community to share coffee. Caroline once again garnered the honor of "Best Radio Broadcaster" in 2014, a posthumous tribute to her legacy.[14]
References
- ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXPK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ "WXPK Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ Radio-Locator.com/WXPK
- OCLC 28968496.
So I went up there and the radio station was in an old house in the middle of a residential area of Briarcliff Manor. One of the bedrooms was the radio station studio, the other was a production studio. I was doing this show and I was fucking nervous and my voice was horse and I was croaking "WRNW" and talking soft like an FM disc jockey.
- Condé Nast Publications, Wired.com.
- ^ "WXPK Call sign Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- ^ "North East RadioWatch: May 13, 2002".
- ^ WYNY Becomes K107.1
- ^ "Best Radio Station 2007". Today Media Inc, Westchester Magazine.
- ^ "Best Radio Personality 2008". Today Media Inc, Westchester Magazine.
- ^ "Best of Westchester Arts & Leisure 2011". Today Media Inc, Westchester Magazine.
- ^ "Best of Westchester Winners 2013". Today Media Inc, Westchester Magazine.
- ^ "Coffee with Caroline". Mamaroneck Public Library.
- ^ "Best of Westchester Arts & Leisure 2014". Today Media Inc, Westchester Magazine. 30 June 2014.
External links
- 107.1 The Peak official website
- WXPK in the FCC FM station database
- WXPK in Nielsen Audio's FM station database