WHPT

WHPT
Sarasota, Florida;
Broadcast area	Tampa Bay area
Frequency	102.5 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	102.5 The Bone
Programming
Format	Hot talk
Subchannels	HD2: Sports radio
Affiliations	Tampa Bay Lightning; South Florida Bulls football;
Ownership
Owner	Cox Media Group; (Cox Radio, LLC);
Sister stations	WDUV; WTBV; WWRM; WXGL;
History
First air date	November 15, 1960; 63 years ago (as WYAK)
Former call signs	WYAK (1960–67); WSAF-FM (1967–73); WQSR (1973–79); WSRZ (1979–84); WAVE (1984–88); WHVE (1988–91);
Call sign meaning	"The Point" (former branding)
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	51986
Class	C
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	503 meters (1,650 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	27°24′31″N 82°14′59″W / 27.40861°N 82.24972°W
Repeater(s)	107.3 WXGL-HD2 (St. Petersburg)
Links
Public license information	Public file; LMS;
Webcast	Listen live; Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.theboneonline.com

WHPT (102.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Sarasota, Florida, and serving the Tampa Bay area. Owned by Cox Media Group, it broadcasts a hot talk format. It is also the flagship station for Tampa Bay Lightning hockey and carries South Florida Bulls football. WHPT's studios and offices are on 4th Street North in St. Petersburg.

WHPT is a Class C station with an effective radiated power (ERP) of 100,000 watts, the maximum for most stations. The transmitter site is off 283rd Street East near Gopher Hill Road in Myakka City, an unincorporated area of southwest Manatee County.^[2] WHPT broadcasts using HD Radio technology. Its HD2 subchannel airs a Tampa Bay Lightning sports radio format.