WSPK

WSPK
Broadcast areaMid-Hudson
Frequency104.7 MHz
BrandingK104.7
Programming
FormatTop 40 (CHR)
Ownership
Owner
WBNR, WBPM, WGHQ, WHUD, WLNA, WXPK
History
First air date
December 7, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-12-07)
Former call signs
  • WHVA (1947–1952)
  • WRRH (1952–1953)
  • WKIP-FM (1953–1970)
Call sign meaning
"Stereo Poughkeepsie"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID19630
ClassB
ERP7,400 watts
HAAT381 meters (1,250 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
41°29′19.3″N 73°56′50.4″W / 41.488694°N 73.947333°W / 41.488694; -73.947333
Translator(s)94.5 MHz W233AH (Monticello)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewww.k104online.com

WSPK (104.7 FM, "K-104") is a Top 40 (CHR) station licensed to Poughkeepsie, New York. Its studios are located on NY 52 Business in the town of Fishkill (with a Beacon address). It is owned by Pamal Broadcasting and transmits from a tower atop Beacon Mountain in Fishkill.

WSPK's main coverage area is centered on the Mid-Hudson Valley, with secondary targeting into the eastern Catskills; Northern Westchester County; the Danbury, Connecticut, area; Sussex County, New Jersey; and Pike County, Pennsylvania.[2] For many years, the station's top-of-hour ID mentioned its coverage of parts of five states (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts) and "an itty-bitty piece of Vermont". WSPK reaches the Bronx and, until the launch of stations at adjacent frequencies in the early 1990s, Albany as well. In recent years illegal pirate broadcasters have begun broadcasting on 104.7 in the Bronx and Brooklyn which interfere with K-104's signal in Southern Westchester and the Bronx where the station used to be listenable all the time.

  1. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WSPK". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  2. ^ "WSPK 54 dBu contour map". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.