WPTS-FM

Infobox Radio Station
name = WPTS-FM


city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
area = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
branding =
slogan = Pittsburgh's Progressive FM
airdate = August 26, 1984
frequency = 92.1 (MHz)
format = Formatted College Radio
power =
erp = 16 watts
haat = 141 m
class = D
callsign_meaning = PITTSBURGH
owner = University of Pittsburgh
website = [http://www.wpts.org/ www.wpts.org]

WPTS-FM is a non-commercial radio station owned by the University of Pittsburgh, and offers a mix of student-run programming. The station operates at 92.1 MHz with an ERP of 17 watts, and is licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its transmitter is located in Pittsburgh.

History

WPTS-FM originally evolved from WPGH, an AM carrier current station that broadcast to the Pitt Student Union and dormitories. WPGH was started in the fall of 1957 by 12 students, including Adrian Cronauer, whose experiences in Vietnam were made famous by Robin Williams in the movie Good Morning Vietnam. (Since then, WPGH is now the call letters of the Fox TV station in Pittsburgh). The push to get an FM station began in the fall of 1977, and after a long application process, WPTS became operational in the summer of 1984. The station was originally at 98.5 until 1994, when it moved to the current frequency.

Moustache competition, November 2006

The moustache competition is a group collaborative effort created by a number of WPTS-FM station staff. The idea is to see who might grow the most impressive moustache over the month of November. The idea is based on Jay Della Valle's The Glorious Mustache Challenge. All people are invited to attend by merely growing a moustache. The Fu Manchu, the natural moustache, and the handlebar moustache are all options that various entrants are beginning to grow on their upper lips. The competition is open to anyone at the University of Pittsburgh. This contest follows the 2005 Egg Hunt contest, which won that year's College Broadcasters Inc. award for best station promotion.

Stephen Colbert incident

After doing a bit about a Bill O'Reilly Inside Edition blooper tape in which he gets mad at a teleprompter, Stephen Colbert on his show The Colbert Report did a skit in which Colbert was an anchor for the midday news on a fictitious WPTS-TV Channel 7 Patterson Springs, NC, re-enacting O'Reilly's tantrum.

External links

* [http://wpts.org/ Official website]
* [http://wpts1980s.blogspot.com/ Playlists for The Eighties At Seven]
* [http://thereverendonwpts.blogspot.com/ Playlists for Almost the Weekend with The Reverend]
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