- WPEL (AM)
Infobox Radio Station
name = WPEL
city =Montrose, Pennsylvania
area =Scranton, Pennsylvania
frequency = 800 kHz
power = 1,000Watt s (day)
135Watt s (night)
format =Religious
sister_stations =WPEL-FM ,WPGM (AM) ,WPGM-FM , WBGM-FM
owner = Montrose Broadcasting Corporation
website = http://www.wpel.orgWPEL is a
religious formattedradio station inMontrose, 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
Watt s of power daytime and 135Watt s of power during nighttime hours. The station has been on the air sinceMay 30 ,1953 . OnOctober 17 ,2007 , WPEL (AM) changed frequencies from former 1250kHz , which it had been transmitting on for over 50 years, to 800kHz in an effort to be better heard in the area with its limited transmit powercite web|title=Northeast Radio Watch - November 5, 2007 - Pennsylvania|author = Scott Fybush|accessyear =2007 |accessmonthday =November 5 |publisher =Northeast Radio Watch (Rochester, New York )|url=http://www.fybush.com/NERW/2007/071105/nerw.html] .Ownership
The station is sister to
WPEL-FM , 96.5MHz , also licensed to Montrose.WPEL-FM began broadcasting onJune 5 ,1961 . The Montrose Broadcasting Corporation also owns and operates radio stations WPGM-AM/FM inDanville, Pennsylvania and WBGM-FM inNew Berlin, Pennsylvania .References
External References
* [http://www.wpel.org/ WPEL official website]
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