WFPL

WFPL
Office in Louisville
Broadcast areaLouisville metropolitan area
Frequency89.3 MHz
Branding89.3 WFPL News Louisville
Programming
FormatPublic radio (news and information)
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
WFPK, WUOL-FM
History
First air date
1950 (1950)
Call sign meaning
"Free Public Library" (original licensee)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID4258
ClassB
ERP21,000 watts
HAAT236 meters (774 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
38°21′54″N 85°50′24″W / 38.365°N 85.840°W / 38.365; -85.840
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitelpm.org/news

WFPL (89.3 MHz) is a 24-hour listener-supported, noncommercial FM radio station in Louisville, Kentucky. The station focuses on news and information, and is the primary National Public Radio network affiliate for the Louisville radio market. WFPL is now owned by Louisville Public Media and was originally owned by the Louisville Free Public Library. When the station came on the air in 1950, it was the first library-owned radio station in the country.[2]

WFPL's transmitter is off Moser Knob Road in New Albany, Indiana, amid the towers for other Louisville-area FM and TV stations.[3] The 21,000 watt signal covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WFPL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Louisville Public Media » Our History".
  3. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WFPL-FM