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| Broadcast area | |
| Frequency | 1340kHz |
| Branding | The Panhandle News Network |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | News/talk–sports radio |
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| History | |
First air date | October 13, 1946 (79 years ago) (1946-10-13) |
Call sign meaning | Eastern Panhandle Mountaineer[1] |
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Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 53484 |
| Class | C |
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Transmitter coordinates | 39°27′48.0″N77°59′11.0″W / 39.463333°N 77.986389°W /39.463333; -77.986389 |
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| Website | panhandlenewsnetwork |
WEPM (1340kHzThe Panhandle News Network) is anews/talk andsports radio formattedbroadcastAM radio station licensed toMartinsburg, West Virginia, serving theEastern Panhandle of West Virginia.[3] WEPM is owned and operated by John and David Raese, through licenseeWest Virginia Radio Corporation of the Alleghenies.[4]
Owner C. Leslie Golliday, a prominentMartinsburg businessman, envisioned a group of stations in the state, and his early announcers used the tag line, "This is the Mountaineer station for the Eastern Panhandle", thus the call sign there of WEPM.[1] Another suggested meaning for EPM is "Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg".
Golliday also ownedWCLG in Morgantown, WV which carried a similar tag line, "This is the Mountaineer station for northern West Virginia".
Golliday died in late June 2007, at the age of 92.
On October 31, 2014, Prettyman Broadcasting announced the sale of WEPM toWest Virginia Radio Corporation (WVRC) for an unknown sum.[5] Included in the same are sister stationsWICL andWLTF.[5] WVRC assumed control of the stations, through aLocal marketing agreement, on November 1.[5] The purchase was consummated on February 13, 2015, at a price of $3 million.
In addition to the main station, WEPM is relayed by an FM translator to widen its broadcast area.[6]
| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | FID | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
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| W229CM | 93.7 FM | Martinsburg, West Virginia | 154324 | 250 watts | 44 m (144 ft) | D | LMS |