WGPA

WGPA
Broadcast areaLehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Frequency1100 kHz
BrandingSunny 1100
Programming
FormatAmeripolitan, oldies
AffiliationsSRN News
Ownership
OwnerCC Broadcasting, LLC
WMGH-FM, WLSH
History
First air date
February 16, 1946 (78 years ago) (1946-02-16)
Call sign meaning
W Globe Publishing Authority
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID67137
ClassD
Power250 watts (daytimer)
Translator(s)98.5 W253CC (Bethlehem)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
WebsiteSunny1100.com

WGPA (1100 kHz) is a Class D daytimer radio station, licensed to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, serving the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The station is owned by CC Broadcasting, LLC, and airs a radio format called Ameripolitan, including rockabilly, 1950s and 1960s oldies, classic country, and polka music.[2] World and national news is supplied by SRN News. WGPA's radio studios and offices are at 2311 Easton Avenue in Bethlehem.

Because AM 1100 is a clear channel frequency, WGPA must sign off at night to protect WTAM in Cleveland, the Class A station on 1100 kHz. (Radio waves travel farther at night.) The transmitter is at 1080 Win Drive.[3] WGPA is heard around the clock on 250-watt FM translator W253CE at 98.5 MHz.[4]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WGPA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "Polka legend 'Jolly Joe' Timmer, stricken with dementia, sells WGPA radio for $95K".
  3. ^ "Radio Station Coverage Map".
  4. ^ Radio-Locator.com/W253CC