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| Broadcast area | Central Maryland |
| Frequency | 93.1MHz (HD Radio) |
| Branding | 93.1 WPOC |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Format | Country music |
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| Ownership | |
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| History | |
First air date | February 4, 1960 (65 years ago) (1960-02-04) |
Call sign meaning | "Pride of the Chesaspeake" |
| Technical information[1] | |
Licensing authority | FCC |
| Facility ID | 47747 |
| Class | B |
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| HAAT | 264 meters (866 ft) |
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Public license information | |
| Webcast | Listen live (viaiHeartRadio) |
| Website | wpoc |
WPOC (93.1FM) is a commercial radio station inBaltimore, Maryland. It airs acountry music format and is owned byiHeartMedia. The radio studios and offices are 1 W Pennsylvania AveSuite 200 Towson, MD 21204
Thetransmitter, with aneffective radiated power (ERP) of 16,000 watts, is off North Rolling Road inCatonsville, Maryland.[2] It has aheight above average terrain (HAAT) of 264 meters (886 feet), providing WPOC with a wide coverage area fromWashington, D.C. to the Maryland-Pennsylvania state line, and fromAnnapolis toFrederick. It broadcasts usingHD Radio technology. Its HD2digital subchannel formerly carried "24/7 Comedy Legends", acomedy format.
On February 4, 1960, the stationsigned on as WFMM-FM.[3] It was owned by the Commercial Radio Institute (which eventually evolved intoSinclair Broadcast Group) with studios at 44 West Biddle Street.[3] It was a rare stand-alone FM station, not associated with an AM station or a newspaper.
In 1974, the station was acquired byNationwide Communications, a division ofNationwide Insurance.[4] Nationwide decided to put acountry music format on 93.1 on September 2 of that year. Thecall sign was switched from WFMM-FM to WPOC, standing for "Pride of the Chesaspeake", because the station covers much ofChesapeake Bay. The stationaffiliated with theABC Directions Network for national news.
In 1999, the station was acquired byClear Channel Communications, which maintained the country music format.[5] Clear Channel later became iHeartMedia, the current owner. Until at 2022 the studios were on the second floor ofThe Rotunda Shopping Center, on West 40th Street, in Baltimore.
WPOC-FM is home to one of the longest tenured air staffs in iHeartMedia. WPOC is one of the format’s most consistentlysuccessful stations according to Country Aircheck. The station has seen "49 total No. 1 books and an unparalleled 104 years’ worth of combined tenure among its current airstaff."[6]
The station's on-air line up as of October 2025 consists of Michael J. (since 2000) and Bethany Linderman (since 2023) in morning drive, Bob Delmont (since 1999) handles middays.
Premiere Networks'syndicatedThe Bobby Bones Show is carried in the evening and Granger Smith's syndicated show is heard overnight.
Weekends consist of local voice tracking and syndicated programing, such as "Country House Party" and "Women of iHeart Country" as well as local specialty programing such as "Maryland Today", a public affairs show, and "Sunday Brunch with Laurie".
From 1988-2024, the station was home to "The Laurie DeYoung Morning Show." Host Laurie DeYoung (since 1985) was the first female to lead a major market Country morning show. For the majority of the show's run she was joined by three co-hosts who also respectively handled traffic, news and weather. DeYoung is two-time CMA Personality of the Year (1994 and 2014) and was inducted into the Country Music DJ Hall of Fame in 2010. She was the longest-running Country morning show talent in a major market when the show concluded in December 2024.[7] She now hosts 11 a.m. - noon Sundays.
WFMM-FM (Feb. 4, 1960)… 44 W. Biddle St. … Julian Sinclair Smith, pres & gen mgr
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