WLPZ-LP

WLPZ-LP

WLPZ-LP

Radio station in Massachusetts, United States


WLPZ-LP (95.1 FM) is a community radio station licensed to Leominster, Massachusetts and serves the Leominster area. Its broadcast license is held by the City of Leominster and is operated by a staff of all volunteers and broadcasts 24 hours a day 7 days a week. WLPZ's studios are located in the city's Gallagher Building;[2] its transmitter is located off Sunrise Avenue.

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History

This station received its original construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission on January 31, 2014.[3] The new station was assigned the WLPZ-LP call sign by the FCC on March 11, 2016.[4] The station received its license to cover from the FCC on January 26, 2017;[5] it signed on the same day[2] with a 45-minute test broadcast hosted by Leominster mayor Dean Mazzarella.[6] WLPZ-LP's community radio format was described by Mazzarella as "information, fun and entertainment in the community"; emergency information is also broadcast by the station.[6]


References

  1. "Facility Technical Data for WLPZ-LP". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. Jasinski, Peter (January 26, 2017). "WLPZ hits the airwaves today, and local broadcasters are invited to join in". Sentinel & Enterprise. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  3. "Application Search Details (BNPL-20131113ABW)". FCC Media Bureau. January 31, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. "Call Sign History". CDBS Public Access Database. FCC Media Bureau. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. "Application Search Details (BLL-20170125AHC)". FCC Media Bureau. January 26, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  6. Dore, David (February 2, 2017). "Live, from Leominster, it's WLPZ". Leominster Champion. Retrieved January 1, 2018.



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