WPCF
WPCF (1290 AM) is a radio station known "93.1 PLAY-FM...electronic music radio" broadcasting a 24/7 Dance radio format. Licensed to Panama City Beach, Florida, USA, the station serves the Panama City area. The station is owned by Evolution Broadcasting, LLC, whose sole managing member is Patrick Pfeffer.[1]
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| City | Panama City Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Panama City area |
| Frequency | 1290 kHz |
| Branding | 93.1 PLAY-FM |
| Slogan | electronic music radio |
| Programming | |
| Format | Temporarily silent (formerly Dance hits) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Evolution Broadcasting, LLC (Patrick M Pfeffer) |
| History | |
First air date | September 23, 1958 |
Former call signs | WSCM (1958-1979), WDLP (1994-2000) |
Call sign meaning | Panama City, Florida |
| Technical information | |
| Facility ID | 13012 |
| Class | D |
| Power | 270 watts day 55 watts night |
Transmitter coordinates | 30°10′44.00″N 85°46′55.00″W |
| Translator(s) | 93.1 MHz (W226CJ—Panama City) |
| Links | |
| Website | myplayfm.com |
WPCF plays talk-free Mainstream Dance Music each day, and then wide spectrum of EDM (electronic dance music). During the weekends the station also airs a number of syndicated shows including Vonyc Sessions with Paul Van Dyk, Future Sound of Egypt with Aly & Fila, Drumcode Radio with Adam Beyer, Kryteria Radio with Kryder, and more.
On September 8, 2017, WPCF's FM translator changed frequencies from 93.9 to 92.9 MHz & increased power from 90 watts to 250 watts. On March 1, 2018 WPCF's translator switched frequencies again from 92.9 to 93.1 MHz due to interference from WBLX-FM out of Mobile, Alabama on the same frequency.
Translator
| Call sign | Frequency (MHz) | City of license | Facility ID | ERP (W) | Height (m (ft)) | Class | Transmitter coordinates | FCC info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W226CJ | 93.1 | Panama City, Florida | 141653 | 200 | 130 m (430 ft) | D | 30º10'44"N, 86º46'55"W | FCC |
History
The station first signed on as WSCM on September 23, 1958, its callsign standing for "We Serve Country Music". Like WPAP would almost a decade later, they broadcast live sermons every Sunday. The station was assigned the callsign WPCF on April 1, 1979, after the original WPCF left the 1430 spot. On June 6, 1994, the station changed its call sign to WDLP then again on March 10, 2000 to the current WPCF.[2]
On January 6, 2014, WPCF dropped its Trop-Rock format for all Dance and Electronic music, becoming "93.9 PLAY-FM" which is now on 93.1 as of March 1, 2018 under the operations of Patrick Pfeffer, owner of Club La Vela, a dance club in Panama City Beach that bills itself as "the largest nightclub in the USA".[3]
On December 3, 2020, due to financial problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the station temporarily ceased broadcast.
References
- "WPCF Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- "WPCF Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
- Dance Plays In Panama City from Radio Insight (January 6, 2014)
External links
- WPCF in the FCC's AM station database
- WPCF on Radio-Locator
- WPCF in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
- W226CJ in the FCC's FM station database
- W226CJ on Radio-Locator
- W226CJ in Nielsen Audio's FM station database