WPEL (AM)

WPEL
Broadcast areaScranton - Binghamton
Frequency800 kHz
Programming
FormatSouthern Gospel
NetworkSRN News
Ownership
OwnerMontrose Broadcasting Corporation
WBGM, WJSA-FM, WPEL-FM, WPGM, WPGM-FM, WPGO
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID43658
ClassD
Power1,000 watts day
135 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
41°51′16″N 75°51′50″W / 41.85444°N 75.86389°W / 41.85444; -75.86389
Translator(s)95.5 W238CM (Endicott, New York)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.wpel.org

WPEL (800 kHz) is a non-commercial AM radio station licensed to Montrose, Pennsylvania. It is owned by Montrose Broadcasting, and airs a Christian radio format, mixing Southern Gospel music with Christian talk and teaching programs. The station holds periodic fundraisers on the air to support the ministry. The studios are on High Street in Montrose.

By day, WPEL is powered at 1,000 watts. But because 800 AM is a clear-channel frequency, on which XEROK Ciudad Juarez is the dominant Class A station, WPEL must reduce power at night to 135 watts to avoid interference. Programming is also heard on FM translator W238CM at 95.5 MHz in Endicott, New York.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WPEL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.