- WPOL
Infobox Radio station
name = WPOL
city = Winston-Salem,North Carolina
area = Piedmont Triad
slogan =
branding = "The Light 1340"
frequency = 1340kHz
repeater =WKEW 1400 AM
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format =Gospel
power = 1,000watt s unlimited
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class = C
facility_id = 72970
coordinates = coord|36|4|26.00|N|80|15|19.00|W|region:US_type:city
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns = WMQX (1987-1995)
owner = Truth Broadcasting Corporation
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website = [http://www.1340thelight.com 1340thelight.com]
affiliations =WPOL (1340 AM) is a
radio station broadcasting aGospel format. Licensed toWinston-Salem, North Carolina , USA, the station serves the Piedmont Triad area. The station is currently owned by Truth Broadcasting Corporation. [ cite web|url=http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WPOL |title=WPOL Facility Record |work=United StatesFederal Communications Commission , audio division ] [cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=SU08&band=fm&callLetter=WPOL|title=WPOL Station Information Profile|publisher=Arbitron ]History
At one time, this station was known as WAIR, which was a
Top 40 station in the 60s and 70s. For a number of years, most of the station's programming was the same as that on 93.1 FM, now known asWPAW . The station changed to its current call letters and gospel format in 1994Fact|date=August 2008. The WKEW simulcast began at the end of 2000 ["Dillon Fence Reunites for N.C. Performances," "Greensboro News & Record", December 21, 2000.] .References
External links
*AM station data|WPOL
*AM station data|WKEW
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