Broadcast area | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood |
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Frequency | 88.5 MHz |
Branding |
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Programming | |
Format | Educational |
Ownership | |
Owner | Broward County Public Schools |
Operator | Nova Southeastern University (during off-hours) |
History | |
First air date | February 14, 1983 |
Call sign meaning | Selected to be easy to pronounce and use as a phone number[1] |
Technical information[2] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 66342 |
Class | A |
ERP | 3,000 watts |
HAAT | 30 meters (98 ft) |
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Public license information |
WKPX (88.5 FM) is the non-commercial, educational radio station owned and operated by the Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), broadcasting at 3,000 watts and reaching all of Broward County. In mid-2020, production studios were relocated from Piper High School, where the station had operated for many years, to BECON's production facility in Davie. This move is a first step in a plan to create internship opportunities for students throughout BCPS to get training and practical experience in radio as well as television and video production.
Through an agreement between BECON and Nova Southeastern University (NSU), the evening hours on WKPX (6:00pm to midnight) are dedicated to Radio X, and music programs hosted by NSU media students.