WPEA | |
City: | Exeter, New Hampshire |
Country: | US |
Area: | Seacoast Region (New Hampshire) |
Branding: | WPEA 90.5 FM |
Airdate: | 1964[1] |
Frequency: | 90.5 MHz |
Format: | Variety |
Erp: | 100 watts |
Haat: | 10m (30feet) |
Class: | A |
Facility Id: | 68250 |
Licensing Authority: | FCC |
Coordinates: | 42.979°N -70.9495°W |
Callsign Meaning: | Phillips Exeter Academy |
Owner: | Trustees of the Phillips Exeter Academy |
WPEA (90.5 FM) is a non-commercial educational radio station licensed to serve Exeter, New Hampshire. The station is owned by the Trustees of the Phillips Exeter Academy. It airs a variety format.[2] The WPEA studios are located in the Elizabeth Phillips Academy Center on the campus of the Phillips Exeter Academy.[3]
WPEA is one of the oldest continuously operated high school radio stations in the United States. The oldest continuously operated high school radio station is AM 1450 KBPS Portland, which was licensed to broadcast by the FCC on March 23rd 1923 on March 23rd 1923.[4] The station was assigned the WPEA call letters by the Federal Communications Commission.[5]