WGPL

WGPL is a black gospel formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads.[1] WGPL is owned and operated by Friendship Cathederal Family Worship Center, Inc.[5]

WGPL
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency1350 AM kHz
BrandingPeace Radio 1350
Programming
FormatBlack gospel[1]
Ownership
OwnerFriendship Cathedral Family Worship Center, Inc.
WPCE
History
First air date
March 1943 (1943-03)[2]
Former call signs
  • WSAP (1943–1953)
  • WAVY (1953–1968)
  • WCVU (1968–1970)
  • WKLX (1970–1977)
  • WHNE (1977–1979)
  • WNIS (1979–1987)
  • WRAP (1987–1989)
  • WBSK (1989–1993)
  • WSVY (1993–1996)[2][3]
Former frequencies
1490 kHz (1943–1951)[2]
Call sign meaning
"Gospel"
Technical information[4]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID69560
ClassB
Power5,000 Watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
36°53′0.0″N 76°22′22.0″W
Links
Public license information
WebcastWGPL Webstream

The station began broadcasting as WSAP in February 1943 as a Mutual affiliate. It operated on 1490 kHz with 250 watts of power from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.[6] As WAVY, the station competed against cross-town WGH with a top 40 music format until 1962. In the early 1970s the station competed against WGH and WNOR with a top 40 format as WCVU and WKLX.

References
  1. "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  2. "FCC History Cards for WGPL".
  3. "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  4. "Facility Technical Data for WGPL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  5. "WGPL Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  6. "4 Webs Now Served In Portsmouth, Va" (PDF). Broadcasting. February 27, 1943. Retrieved October 18, 2018.


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