WPCM

For the FM station, see WYMY.

WPCM
Broadcast area
Frequency920 kHz
BrandingHope 104.5
Programming
FormatContemporary Christian
Ownership
Owner
  • Chuck Marsh
  • (Triad Media Partners, Inc.)
WMFR
History
First air date
September 15, 1941; 83 years ago (1941-09-15)
Former call signs
WBBB (1941–1998)
Call sign meaning
"We Play Country Music" (former format)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID9082
ClassD
Power
  • 5,000 watts (day)
  • 55 watts (night)
Transmitter coordinates
36°5′51.49″N 79°29′10.08″W / 36.0976361°N 79.4861333°W / 36.0976361; -79.4861333
Translator(s)104.5 W283BT (Burlington)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.hope1045.com

WPCM (920 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station broadcasting a contemporary Christian radio format. Licensed to Burlington-Graham, North Carolina, the station covers the Greensboro metropolitan area and part of the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area. It is owned by Chuck Marsh, through licensee Triad Media Partners, Inc., and calls itself "Hope 104.5." The studios and offices are on North Main Street in Kernersville, North Carolina.

By day, WPCM transmits 5,000 watts non-directional, but to avoid interference to other stations on 920 AM, at night it reduces power to only 55 watts. The transmitter is on Tower Drive at West Front Street in Burlington.[2] Programming is also heard on FM translator 104.5 MHz W283BT in Burlington.[3]

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPCM". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ Radio-Locator.com/WPCM
  3. ^ "Curtis Cuts in the Carolinas | Radio & Television Business Report". November 26, 2018.