WHPY-FM

WHPY-FM (94.5 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Bellevue, Tennessee, and serving the Nashville metropolitan area.[1] It simulcasts a classic hits radio format with sister station WYGI 1430 AM Madison. They are owned by Kensington Digital Media and are known as "Hippie Radio." The stations focus on the "hippie era," playing the hits of the 1960s, 70s and 80s.

WHPY-FM
Broadcast areaNashville metropolitan area
Frequency94.5 MHz
BrandingHippie Radio 94.5
Programming
FormatClassic hits
Ownership
OwnerKensington Digital Media
WYGI
History
First air date
October 1974 (1974-10) (as WPCT at 94.3)
Former call signs
WPCT (1974-1983)
WIST (1983-1994)
WFGZ (1994-2012)
Former frequencies
94.3 MHz (1974-1995)
Call sign meaning
HiPpY
Technical information
Facility ID50126
ClassA
ERP6,000 watts
HAAT100 meters (330 ft)
Transmitter coordinates
36°04′40.00″N 87°01′37.00″W
Repeater(s)1430 WYGI (Madison)
Links
WebcastListen Live
Websitehippieradio945.com

WHPY-FM has an effective radiated power of 6,000 watts. The transmitter is on McCrory Lane in Nashville, near Interstate 40.[2]

History

The station signed on the air on October 1974 (1974-10). Its original call sign was WPCT. It broadcast at 94.3 FM and featured a country music format. WPCT was licensed at the time to Jackson, Tennessee.

The station continued with country music until November 28, 2003, when it was sold to Grace Broadcasting, which flipped formats to Christian Radio. In between those times, the station changed its call sign to WIST in 1983 and WFGZ in 1994.

It was announced on December 13, 2011, that Grace Broadcasting would sell the station to Kensington Digital Media.[3] The sale was finalized on January 3, 2012. The station was relocated from Jackson to the Nashville area. Its new city of license was Bellevue, Tennessee, a Nashville neighborhood.[4]

The station switched its call letters to WHPY-FM to stand for the word "hippie." It changed its format to classic hits, branded as "Hippie Radio 94.5". WHPY-FM broadcasts music from the "hippie era." Most of its playlist received airplay on Top 40 stations from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Notable DJs

Spider Harrison

References
  1. "Station Information Profile". Arbitron. Winter 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  2. Radio-Locator.com/WHPY-FM
  3. Hippie Radio to Debut in Nashville
  4. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1479843
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