- WPRT-FM
Infobox Radio Station
name = WPRT-FM
city =Pegram, Tennessee
area = Nashville-Clarksville
branding = 102.5 The Party
slogan = Nashville's Hit Music
airdate =September 10 ,1984
frequency = 102.5 (MHz)
format = Top 40 (CHR)
erp = 100,000watt s
haat = 297meter s
class = C1
facility_id = 43630
owner = Cromwell Group
webcast = [http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.cc/standard_plr/audio_player.php?id=WVNSFM&playerType=silverlight Listen Live]
website = [http://www.1025theparty.com/ www.1025theparty.com]
callsign_meaning = PaRTyWPRT-FM (102.5 The Party) is a Top 40 (CHR)
FM radio station broadcasting at 102.5 MHz. It is licensed to the city of Pegram,Tennessee , but serves the Nashville and Clarksville/Hopkinsville markets. The station also broadcasts over an FM translator, W271AB 102.1 FM, which covers western Nashville.WPRT is currently owned by The Cromwell Group. It is jointly operated and marketed with 102.9 WBUZ "The Buzz", with which it shares management and a sales staff.
tation history
The prior call letters were WQZQ. From
1996 to2005 , the station broadcast aTop 40 format called 102.5 The Party. The station began its life asWDKN -FM inDickson, Tennessee ,to which it was originally licensed and where it simulcast that small-town station's community-oriented format. When the station began to involve the Nashville market, its transmitter was moved toBellsburg, Tennessee , on the Dickson County-Cheatham County line and hence closer to Nashville.In 2005, when the station was relaunched as Venus 102.5 FM. it had to make a special request to obtain the WVNS-FM call letters. Per FCC regulations, they were required permission from
WVNS-TV in Bluefield/Beckley,West Virginia , which they received. The "Venus" moniker lasted less than a year before changing to "V102.5".On weekdays, V102.5 ran a live, local hot adult contemporary format. However, on weekends, the station ran
Jones Radio Network 's Hot AC satellite format.On Tuesday, August 26, 2008, WVNS began stunting as "102.5 Frank-FM. All Frank, all the time" while playing nothing but songs featuring
Frank Sinatra .On August 27, it went from a all-Sinatra format to a all-
Led Zeppelin format, featuring music from the legendary British Rock group.On August 28,
Garth Brooks was the artist of the day.On August 29, the format was changed to television theme songs, which lasted until 12 Noon (CDT). The last song played was the appropriately-titled "Welcome Back" by
John Sebastian .WPRT-FM
At noon, the station brought back the Rhythmic-leaning hit music format to the Nashville airwaves, launching with
Nelly 's Party People.Kidd Kraddick 's syndicated program "Kidd Kraddick In The Morning" will be featured in AM drive. The station changed its call letters to WPRT to match the "Party" handle.Former Logo(s)
ee also
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List of Nashville media External links
* [http://www.1025theparty.com/ www.1025theparty.com]
*FM station data|WPRT
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