WEVC

WEVC
City Gorham, New Hampshire
Branding New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR)
Slogan "News and information for the Granite State"
Frequency 107.1 MHz
First air date May 1995
Format Public radio
ERP 6,000 watts
HAAT 46 meters (151 ft)
Class A
Facility ID 24235
Transmitter coordinates 44°27′32″N 71°10′16″W / 44.45889°N 71.17111°W / 44.45889; -71.17111 (WEVC)
Former callsigns WXLQ (1995–2000)
Affiliations National Public Radio
American Public Media
Public Radio International
Owner New Hampshire Public Radio
(New Hampshire Public Radio, Inc.)
Webcast Stream
Website nhpr.org

WEVC (107.1 FM) is a radio station licensed to Gorham, New Hampshire. The station is owned by New Hampshire Public Radio, and is an affiliate of their public radio network.

The station signed on in May 1995 as commercial station WXLQ.[1] The station carried country music and classic rock formats during its five years of commercial operation.[2] In 1999, founder Gladys Powell sold the station to NHPR,[2] which made it part of its network on January 10, 2000.[3] It is the only station to be acquired by NHPR (all other NHPR stations were built and signed-on by the network).

References

  1. Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 2003-04 (PDF). 2003. pp. D–300–2. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Fybush, Scott (May 21, 1999). "NHPR Goes North". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. Fybush, Scott (December 10, 1999). "John Otto Dies at 70". North East RadioWatch. Retrieved January 25, 2012.


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