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{{Infobox radio station
{{Infobox radio station
| name = WPIN
| name = WPIN
| image =
| logo = [[Image:WPIN ESPN93.1-810-97.1 logo.png|200px]]
| city = [[Dublin, Virginia]]
| city = [[Dublin, Virginia]]
| area = [[New River Valley]]
| area = [[Blacksburg, Virginia]]<br>[[Montgomery County, Virginia]]<br>[[Pulaski County, Virginia]]<br>[[Giles County, Virginia]]
| branding = ''ESPN Blacksburg''
| branding = ''ESPN Blacksburg''
| slogan =
| frequency = {{Frequency|[[810 AM]]|[[kHz]]}}
| frequency = 810 [[kilohertz|kHz]]
| translator = See {{section link||Translator}}
| airdate = [[1995 in radio|1995]]<ref name="LaunchDate"/>
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| translator =
| airdate = [[1999 in radio|1999]]
| format = [[Sports radio|Sports]]<ref name="Arbitron"/>
| format = [[Sports radio|Sports]] ([[WKEX]] simulcast)
| power = 4,200 [[watt]]s daytime only
| power = 4,200 [[Watt]]s daytime only
| class = D
| class = D
| facility_id = 17619
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| coordinates = {{coord|37|7|55.0|N|80|37|7.0|W|type:landmark}}
| facility_id = 17619
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| callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''P'''ulaski Dubl'''IN'''
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| coordinates = {{coord|37|7|55.0|N|80|37|7.0|W|type:landmark}}
| former_callsigns = WKNV (1989–1995)<br>WPIN (1995–Present)<ref name="CallSign"/>
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| callsign_meaning = '''W''' '''P'''ulaski, Dubl'''IN'''
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| affiliations = [[ESPN Radio]]
| former_callsigns =
| owner = Baker Family Stations
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| affiliations = [[Carolina Panthers]] Radio Network<br>[[ESPN Radio]]
| owner = Baker Family Stations
| licensee = Dublin Radio
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| sister_stations = [[WKEX]], [[WKNV]]
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| licensee = Dublin Radio
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| webcast = [http://ice24.securenetsystems.net/WPIN WPIN Webstream]
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| sister_stations =
| webcast = [http://www.espnblacksburg.com/listen-live.html WPIN Webstream]
| website = [http://www.espnblacksburg.com/ WPIN Online]
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| website = [http://www.espnblacksburg.com/ WPIN Online]
}}
}}
'''WPIN''' is a [[Sports radio|sports]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Dublin, Virginia]], serving [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]] and [[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery]], [[Pulaski County, Virginia|Pulaski]] and [[Giles County, Virginia|Giles]] counties. WPIN is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WPIN|title=WPIN Facility Record|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>


'''WPIN''' is a [[Sports radio|sports]] formatted [[Broadcasting|broadcast]] [[radio station]] licensed to [[Dublin, Virginia]], serving the [[New River Valley]].<ref name="Arbitron"/> WPIN is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.<ref name="FCC"/>
==History==
On March 18, 2016 WPIN changed their format from classic country to sports, simulcasting [[WKEX]] 1430 AM


[[810 AM]] is United States [[clear-channel]] frequency, on which [[KGO (AM)|KGO]] in San Francisco, California and [[WGY (AM)|WGY]] in Schenectady, New York are the dominant [[list of broadcast station classes#AM|Class A]] stations. WPIN (AM) must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to prevent interference with the Class A stations nighttime [[skywave]] signals.
==Previous Logo==

[[Image:WPIN-AM 2014.PNG]]
The station's flagship local sports program is "The Drive", hosted by veteran radio personality Paul Van Wagoner, alongside [[Virginia Tech]] alumni Andrew Alix and producer Nathan Brennan. It also serves as the radio home of [[Carolina Panthers]] football and [[Blacksburg High School]] athletics.

==FM Translators==
In addition the main station at 810 [[kHz]], WPIN is relayed by two [[FM translator]]s in order to widen its broadcast area, especially at night when the AM frequency is off the air.
{{RadioTranslators
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| callsign = WPIN (AM)
| call1 = W226AT
| freq1 = 93.1
| fid1 = 140350
| watts1 = 80
| haat1 =
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| class1 = D
| city1 = Christiansburg, Virginia
| call2 = W246CR
| freq2 = 97.1
| fid2 = 140358
| watts2 = 145
| haat2 = 356.2
| class2 = D
| city2 = Christiansburg, Virginia
}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|30em|refs=
{{Reflist}}
<ref name="LaunchDate">{{cite book|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BC-YB/2010/D4-2010-BC-YB-7.pdf|title=Broadcasting Yearbook 2010|date=2010|access-date=March 26, 2016|publisher=ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V.|page=D-563}}</ref>
<ref name="Arbitron">{{cite web|url=http://www1.arbitron.com/sip/displaySip.do?surveyID=WI16&band=am&callLetter=WPIN|title=Arbitron Station Information Profiles|access-date=March 26, 2016|work=[[Nielsen Audio]]/[[Nielsen Holdings]]}}</ref>
<ref name="CallSign">{{cite web|url=http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=17619&Callsign=WPIN|title=Call Sign History|access-date=March 26, 2016|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
<ref name="FCC">{{cite web|url=http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?call=WPIN|title=WPIN Facility Record|access-date=March 26, 2016|work=[[Federal Communications Commission]], audio division}}</ref>
}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.espnblacksburg.com/ ESPN Blacksburg Online]
*{{AM station data|WPIN}}
{{AM station data|WPIN}}
*{{FMQ|W226AT}}
*{{FXL|W226AT}}
*{{FMQ|W246CR}}
*{{FXL|W246CR}}


{{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}
{{Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford-Pulaski Radio}}
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{{Daytime-only radio stations in Virginia}}
{{Daytime-only radio stations in Virginia}}


[[Category:1995 establishments in Virginia]]
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[[Category:Sports radio stations in the United States]]
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[[Category:ESPN Radio stations]]
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[[Category:Radio stations established in 1995]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|PIN]]
[[Category:Radio stations in Virginia|PIN]]

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[[Category:Radio stations established in 1999]]
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[[Category:Classic country radio stations in the United States]]
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[[Category:Daytime only radio stations]]


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Revision as of 20:04, 28 April 2024

WPIN
Broadcast areaNew River Valley
Frequency810 AM kHz
BrandingESPN Blacksburg
Programming
FormatSports[1]
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
Owner
  • Baker Family Stations
  • (Dublin Radio)
WKEX, WKNV
History
First air date
1995[2]
Former call signs
WKNV (1989–1995)
WPIN (1995–Present)[3]
Call sign meaning
W Pulaski DublIN
Technical information
Facility ID17619
ClassD
Power4,200 watts daytime only
Transmitter coordinates
37°7′55.0″N 80°37′7.0″W / 37.131944°N 80.618611°W / 37.131944; -80.618611
Translator(s)See § Translator
Links
WebcastWPIN Webstream
WebsiteWPIN Online

WPIN is a sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Dublin, Virginia, serving the New River Valley.[1] WPIN is owned and operated by Baker Family Stations.[4]

810 AM is United States clear-channel frequency, on which KGO in San Francisco, California and WGY in Schenectady, New York are the dominant Class A stations. WPIN (AM) must leave the air from sunset to sunrise to prevent interference with the Class A stations nighttime skywave signals.

The station's flagship local sports program is "The Drive", hosted by veteran radio personality Paul Van Wagoner, alongside Virginia Tech alumni Andrew Alix and producer Nathan Brennan. It also serves as the radio home of Carolina Panthers football and Blacksburg High School athletics.

FM Translators

In addition the main station at 810 kHz, WPIN is relayed by two FM translators in order to widen its broadcast area, especially at night when the AM frequency is off the air.

Broadcast translators for WPIN (AM)
Call sign Frequency City of license FID ERP (W) Class FCC info
W226AT 93.1 FM Christiansburg, Virginia 140350 80 D LMS
W246CR 97.1 FM Christiansburg, Virginia 140358 145 D LMS

References

  1. ^ a b "Arbitron Station Information Profiles". Nielsen Audio/Nielsen Holdings. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Broadcasting Yearbook 2010 (PDF). ProQuest, LLC/Reed Publishing (Nederland), B.V. 2010. p. D-563. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "WPIN Facility Record". Federal Communications Commission, audio division. Retrieved March 26, 2016.


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