WXPL

WXPL
Broadcast areaMontachusett-North County
Frequency91.3 MHz
Programming
FormatCollege
Ownership
OwnerFitchburg State University
History
First air date
August 1985 (1985-08)[1]
Call sign meaning
"Explosive"
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID21667
ClassA
ERP100 watts
HAAT-41 meters (-134 feet)
Transmitter coordinates
42°35′18″N 71°47′26″W / 42.58833°N 71.79056°W / 42.58833; -71.79056
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live

WXPL (91.3 FM) is a radio station licensed to serve Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The station is owned by Fitchburg State University.[3] It airs a college radio format.[4][5]

The station was assigned the WXPL call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on September 26, 1984.[6]

The station has a long record of maintaining an erratic broadcast schedule.[7] The station's official Web site notes that the station is "back on air" again after a recent transmitter problem and once again broadcasting in stereo.[8]

  1. ^ Broadcasting & Cable Yearbook 1999 (PDF). 1999. p. D-210. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for WXPL". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ "Teens Are On The Air At WXPL". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. 1991-07-28.
  4. ^ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
  5. ^ "College Radio Still Helping Topple Musical Barriers". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. 1991-03-20.
  6. ^ "Call Sign History". FCC Media Bureau CDBS Public Access Database.
  7. ^ Fybush, Scott (1996-03-03). "New England RadioWatch: March 3, 1996". New England Radio Watch.
  8. ^ Perloe, Alexandra (2007-03-09). "Headed back from Hiatus". Sentinel & Enterprise.