History

Station Date Line & Information

WKPW-FM began broadcasting September 23, 1993 with a power of 250 watts, on an 80' tower, broadcasting from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

On January 10, 1994, WKPW-FM began broadcasting 24 hours a day with the Ultimate Digital Studio CD automation system.

In June 2001, the automation system was upgraded to the Audio Vault 100 Digital automation system. In the summer of 2005, the automation system was upgraded to AudioVault 2.

July 14, 1994 marked the date that WKPW-FM increased the power to 4,400 watts and became the second-highest-powered high school station in the State of Indiana. WKPW-FM has the potential to reach nearly 38,000 + listeners daily. The signal has reached listeners as far away as Jeffersonville, Indiana to near Cincinnati, Ohio and now that we're streaming online.....World Wide! Visit our "Listener's Page" to see who's listening or go to the "Home Page" and click the Listen Live button to listen online.

WKPW-FM began building new 2000 sq. ft. "Showcase Studios" in January 2010 at the Knightstown High School.

WKPW-FM transfered ownership from the Indiana Soldiers' & Sailors' Children's Home to the New Castle Area Career Programs in June 2010.

WKPW-FM moved into new studios at Knightstown High School on May 24-26, 2011.

WKPW-FM is a student-operated noncommercial high school radio station, operated by the New Castle Area Career Programs, located Knightstown High School in Knightstown, Indiana.

Key Personnel

Robert Hobbs - General Manager/Director

Mike York - Program Director/Instructor

Scott Ritchie - Principal

Brian Woods - I.T. Administrator

Vickie Rhodes - Executive Secretary

Kathy Terrell - Executive Secretary

Sheila Langfords, Executive Secretary

Bob Hawkins - Chief Engineer

Cary Tepper - Legal Counsel

Chuck Hurley - Audio Vault Engineer

Format

24 Hour Commercial-Free Classic Hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's & mid 90's

Power

4.4 Watts

Address

WKPW FM

8149 West U.S. Hwy. 40

Knightstown, IN 46148

Studio/Office: 765-345-9070

School: 765-345-5153, ext. 400

Fax: 765-345-7977

e-mail: wkpw@wkpwfm.com

Equipment

Air Studio

20 Channel AudioArts R-90 Console - Electrovoice RE-20 Microphones - Crown Power Amp - JBL Monitors - dbx Microphone Processors - Marti Remote Receiver & Transmitter - Sage Emergency Alert System - Audio Vault 2 Digital Storage System - 2- /24" Dell Monitors - Adobe Audition 2.0

Prod 2

12 Channel Audio Arts Console - Shure SM 7B Microphones - Symetrix 528E Microphone Processors - Crown Power Amp - JBL Monitors - Audio Vault Workstation - Audio Vault 2 Automation Systems - Adobe Audition 2 - Triple Array Monitors

Prod 3

Recording Studios

32- 8 Mackie Console - Shure SM7B Microphones - Symetrix 528E Microphone Processors - Crown Power Amps - JBL Mix Down Monitors - JBL 4410 Studio Monitors - Adobe Audition 2.0 - Audio Vault 2 Automation System

RF Equipment

Broadcast Electronics Transmitter - Broadcast Electronics Exciter - Orban 8100A Optimod - Orban 8100a/XT2 Limiter - Belar FM Modulation Monitor - Belar Stereo Monitor - AudioArts Distribution Amplifier

Broadcast Tools Switcher - Mosley STL Transmitter & Receiver

*****Transmitter is backed up by a 55 kw Caterpillar generator*****

This page was last updated: February 3, 2012

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