WOPG-FM
Radio station in Esperance, New York, United States
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WOPG-FM (89.9 MHz) is a Catholic radio station licensed to Esperance, New York, and owned by Pax et Bonum, Inc. The station primarily carries satellite-fed programming by EWTN Radio. It is simulcast with co-owned WOPG (1460 AM) in Albany. The studios and offices are on Kenwood Avenue in Bethlehem.[2]
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| Broadcast area | |
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| Frequency | 89.9 MHz |
| Programming | |
| Format | Catholic |
| Affiliations | EWTN Radio |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Pax et Bonum, Inc. |
| WOPG | |
| History | |
First air date | November 3, 2010 |
Call sign meaning | "Words Of Peace and Goodness" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 171661 |
| Class | B1 |
| ERP | 1,400 watts |
| HAAT | 306 meters (1,004 ft) |
Transmitter coordinates | 42°46′28.9″N 74°40′53″W |
| Links | |
Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | pax-et-bonum-radio |
The station broadcasts at 1,400 watts effective radiated power (ERP) and serves the Mohawk Valley and Capital District.[3]
History
WOPG is the newest radio station in the Mohawk Valley region, having signed on November 3, 2010. The station is a "rimshot" into both Albany and Utica, and has its transmitter at a former microwave tower located near Cherry Valley, New York.[4]
In October 2013, Pax et Bonum announced that it would acquire WDDY (1460 AM) from The Walt Disney Company. WDDY had carried programming from Radio Disney; when that network decided to give up most of its radio stations, AM 1460 was available for purchase. Upon the deal's completion, that station was renamed WOPG and became a simulcast of WOPG-FM. Concurrently, the station relocated its studios to the 1460 transmitter site in Delmar, New York. The acquisition was made to improve WOPG-FM's reception in the Capital District, which is affected by terrain.[5] For those listeners who cannot clearly receive the FM signal in the Capital District, they can still listen to 1460 AM.
