Broadcast area | State College, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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Frequency | 90.7 MHz |
Branding | The LION 90.7fm |
Programming | |
Format | College Radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | Pennsylvania State University |
History | |
First air date | October 31, 1995 |
Call sign meaning | WK Penn State |
Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
Facility ID | 65471 |
Class | A |
ERP | 100 watts |
HAAT | 14 meters |
Transmitter coordinates | 40°47′58.00″N 77°52′11.00″W / 40.7994444°N 77.8697222°W |
Links | |
Public license information | |
Webcast | Listen Live |
Website | thelion.fm |
WKPS (90.7 FM, The LION 90.7fm) is a college radio station owned by Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania. The station runs on a full-time, multi-format schedule featuring a wide variety of programming.
LION 90.7fm transmits to a potential audience of over 125,000 from its studio in the Hetzel Union Building (HUB)-Robeson Center. The station also has a live webcast, which is capable of streaming live to hundreds of listeners. WKPS is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with the primary goal being to serve the campus and local community and secondary goals being the training, education and instruction of students in broadcast radio and station management. The station is run entirely by Penn State undergraduates, and maintains its tradition of public service by allowing student broadcasters from any academic major and community broadcasters local to the area. It also retains its programmatic independence by remaining unaffiliated with any academic college.