WPEK

WPEK
Fairview, North Carolina; United States;
Broadcast area	Asheville metropolitan area
Frequency	880 kHz
Branding	ESPN Asheville
Programming
Format	Sports
Affiliations	ESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner	iHeartMedia, Inc.; (iHM Licenses, LLC);
Sister stations	WKSF; WQNQ; WQNS; WWNC; WMXF;
History
First air date	July 4, 1997; 27 years ago
Former call signs	WTZY (1997–2004)
Call sign meaning	Peak (previous format)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	41565
Class	D
Power	5,000 watts (Daytime)
Translator(s)	92.9 W225CJ (Asheville)
Repeater(s)	1400 WMXF (Waynesville)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live (via iHeartRadio)
Website	espnavl.iheart.com

WPEK (880 kHz) is a commercial AM daytimer radio station, known as "ESPN Asheville". It is licensed to Fairview, North Carolina, and serves the Asheville metropolitan area. The station airs an all-sports radio format and is owned by iHeartMedia, Inc. Most programming comes from ESPN Radio. WPEK is largely simulcast on WMXF (1400 AM) in Waynesville, North Carolina.

WPEK broadcasts with 5,000 watts by day using a non-directional antenna. Because 880 AM is a United States clear channel frequency reserved for 50,000 watt Class A station WHSQ in New York City, WPEK must sign-off at night to avoid interference. The transmitter is on Sales Farm Drive in Asheville.^[2] WPEK can be heard around the clock on 180-watt FM translator station W225CJ at 92.9 MHz in Asheville.^[3]