WPEL (AM)

WPEL
City	Montrose, Pennsylvania
Broadcast area	Scranton, Pennsylvania Binghamton, New York
Frequency	800 kHz
Format	Religious
Power	1,000 Watts (day) 135 Watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates	41°51′16″N 75°51′50″W / 41.85444°N 75.86389°W / 41.85444; -75.86389Coordinates: 41°51′16″N 75°51′50″W / 41.85444°N 75.86389°W / 41.85444; -75.86389
Owner	Montrose Broadcasting Corporation
Sister stations	WPEL-FM, WPGM (AM), WPGM-FM, WBGM-FM
Website	http://www.wpel.org

WPEL is a religious formatted radio station in Montrose, Pennsylvania. It is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station owned and operated by the Montrose Broadcasting Corporation, a non-profit organization founded by W. Douglas Roe.

History

WPEL(AM) broadcasts at a frequency of 800 kHz AM with 1,000 Watts of power daytime and 135 Watts of power during nighttime hours. The station has been on the air since May 30, 1953. On October 17, 2007, WPEL (AM) changed frequencies from former 1250 kHz, which it had been transmitting on for over 50 years, to 800 kHz in an effort to be better heard in the area with its limited transmit power.^[1] In 2015, WPEL (AM) began rebroadcasting its programming on an FM translator at 95.5 in Endicott, New York.

Ownership

The station is sister to WPEL-FM, 96.5 MHz, also licensed to Montrose. WPEL-FM began broadcasting on June 5, 1961. The Montrose Broadcasting Corporation also owns and operates radio stations WPGM-AM/FM in Danville, Pennsylvania and WBGM-FM in New Berlin, Pennsylvania. Larry Souder serves as president of the Montrose Broadcasting Corporation.

References

↑ Scott Fybush. "Northeast Radio Watch - November 5, 2007 - Pennsylvania". Northeast Radio Watch (Rochester, New York). Retrieved November 5, 2007.

External links

WPEL official website

Query the FCC's AM station database for WPEL

Radio-Locator Information on WPEL

Query Nielsen Audio's AM station database for WPEL

Radio stations in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre market

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Note: This market also includes the area around Montrose in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

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