WHPT
Encyclopedia
WHPT is a Cox Radio
station located in the Sarasota, Tampa Bay, and St. Petersburg Florida areas, but can be heard as far south as Fort Myers
and Naples
, from its transmitter near SR 70, near the northeastern corner of Sarasota County
. While the station's license and transmitter is based within the Sarasota radio market, its studios are based in St. Petersburg with the other Cox stations, and focuses on the Tampa Bay radio market.
WHPT plays classic rock
. Its main competitor is Clear Channel Communications
active rock
station WXTB
.
. WHPT covers all of the Florida Suncoast
as well as the Florida Heartland
. "The Bone" can be heard as far south as Ft. Myers
and even Naples
. Which is unheard of with most other area stations.Consequently WHPT has difficulty reaching the immediate Tampa
area and Northward. Giving rather poor signal coverage to Pasco
, Hernando
and Northern Sections of Pinellas
Counties.
WYAK: details unknown
WSAF: details unknown
WQSR: In 1973, the Sarasota Radio Company purchased WSAF and changed its format to the Beautiful Music
format. Its new call letters reflected company president, Edward Rogers', philosophy: QSR: Quality Stereo Radio. After a somewhat schizophrenic existence for several years, playing Beautiful Music
from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Album Oriented Rock from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the station finally pulled the plug on the daytime format when ratings and advertising sales clearly indicated the community's preference for rock and roll http://www.radioyears.com/other/details.cfm?id=989. The format would eventually suffer challenges from other formats that eroded its Arbitron
ratings in the critical 25-34 and 25-54 demographics
.
QSR On-air Staff:
WSRZ: Cosmos Broadcasting (now Raycom Media
) purchased WQSR, on Labor Day weekend in 1979, changed its call letters to WSRZ. In 1980, Cosmos brought in Dain L. Schult with Radioactivity, Inc. who acted initially as a consultant for the station, and instituted a Mainstream
format at the station, which was a hybrid AOR
/CHR
approach, with specialty programming like Jazz on the side. It was Schult's idea to come up with the new moniker for the station: The Music Wave. The on-air personalities identified the station with "The Music Wave, one oh two and a half". Schult eventually became the station's Program Director
and afternoon on-air personality.
The Music Wave General Manager: unknown
The Music Wave Program Director: Dain Schult
The Music Wave Music Director: unknown
The Music Wave On-air Staff:
WAVE: In order to have the call letters of the radio station more closely represent the format of the station, and because Cosmos already had the "WAVE" call letters because of their TV station in Louisville, Cosmos successfully petitioned the FCC to transition WSRZ to WAVE in 1983. There was no significant change in format with the name change.
WHVE: In 1988, Susquehanna Radio Corporation
, part of conglomerate Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff
purchased WAVE and changed the calls to WHVE. Initially the new ownership maintained the existing format, but with more emphasis on its already existing jazz programming. Eventually the station began updating its sound with the introduction of a contemporary jazz playlist with artists like David Benoit, Anita Baker
, The Rippingtons
, Lee Ritenour
, Larry Carlton
, Grover Washington, Jr.
, David Sanborn
, and Kenny G
. For the last two years that Susquehanna owned the station, it maintained a Smooth Jazz
format.
The Wave 102.5 General Manager: Gordon Obarski
The Wave 102.5 Program Director: Jim Robinson
The Wave 102.5 Music Director: Don Brookshire
The Wave 102.5 On-air Staff:
WHPT: In 1991, "Bud" Lowell Paxson of Paxson Communications (now ION Media Networks
) negotiated the sale of WHPT from Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff and, after publicity stunt that featured a week's worth of playing Led Zeppelin
's Stairway to Heaven
over and over again, changed the station's call letters from WHVE to WHPT, renamed the station to "The Point 102.5" and changed the format to Adult Album Alternative
, or AAA.
Initially, The Point 102.5 followed a fairly conservative AAA path, combining adult-oriented artists like Bonnie Raitt
, Dire Straits
, Stevie Ray Vaughan
, Steve Winwood
, and Steely Dan
. Later, taking cues from extensive music testing and a work that was presaging a new alternative sound, the station began mixing traditional favorites with more contemporary artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers
, The Cranberries
, R.E.M.
, Spin Doctors
and U2
. The also station became known for its "New Music File" which featured new artists that were not receiving airplay on other stations, but were nonetheless consistent with the other music being played on the station. Notable adds to the "New Music File" that first saw airplay on The Point that later went on much larger national acclaim were Soul Asylum
, The Crash Test Dummies, 4 Non Blondes
, Tori Amos
, Chris Duarte
, Counting Crows
and Edwin McCain
. In 1997, WHPT, The Point 102.5 was sold by Paxon Communications to Clear Channel Communications.
By September 2010
, WHPT tweaked its classic rock
format in a younger and hard rock
direction and added 2000
-2004
titles plus most 1990s
titles, although newer rock can still be heard on its WSUN-FM
sister station.
The Point 102.5 General Manager: Drew Rashbaum
The Point 102.5 Program Director: Bob Cummings
The Point 102.5 Music Director: Kevin Mitchell
The Point 102.5 On-air Staff:
s, or letters. Starting in 1941, the signal was known as WTSP-FM. It has also been know by these calls: WYAK, WSAF-FM, WQSR, WSRZ, WAVE-FM, and WHVE.
Cox Radio
Cox Radio, Inc. is a division of Cox Enterprises that holds a number of radio stations. Cox Radio is headquartered at 6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs, Georgia....
station located in the Sarasota, Tampa Bay, and St. Petersburg Florida areas, but can be heard as far south as Fort Myers
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
and Naples
Naples, Florida
Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
, from its transmitter near SR 70, near the northeastern corner of Sarasota County
Sarasota County, Florida
Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. Census Bureau 2008 estimate for the county was 372,057. Its county seat is Sarasota, Florida....
. While the station's license and transmitter is based within the Sarasota radio market, its studios are based in St. Petersburg with the other Cox stations, and focuses on the Tampa Bay radio market.
WHPT plays classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
. Its main competitor is Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. is an American media conglomerate company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It was founded in 1972 by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs, and was taken private by Bain Capital LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners LP in a leveraged buyout in 2008...
active rock
Active rock
Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock plays contemporary rock artists with a mix of songs common in the classic rock radio format.-Format background:...
station WXTB
WXTB
WXTB — branded 98 Rock — is a commercial radio station in the Tampa, Florida area. However the station can be heard as far north as Ocala and Williston due to its strong signal...
.
Signal Coverage
WHPT transmits a 100,000 Watt signal out of Sarasota, County. About 60 Miles South of TampaTâmpa
Tâmpa may refer to several villages in Romania:* Tâmpa, a village in Băcia Commune, Hunedoara County* Tâmpa, a village in Miercurea Nirajului, Mureş County* Tâmpa, a mountain in Braşov city...
. WHPT covers all of the Florida Suncoast
Florida Suncoast
The Florida Suncoast is a colloquial name for the west-central and southwest peninsular Florida coastal area between Tarpon Springs to the north, and Naples to the south, and includes the Tampa Bay Area. This region is sometimes also referred to as the Sun Coast...
as well as the Florida Heartland
Florida Heartland
The Florida Heartland is a region of Florida located to the north and west of Lake Okeechobee, composed of six inland, non-metropolitan counties — DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, and Okeechobee. In 2000, The US Census Bureau recorded the population of the region at 229,509...
. "The Bone" can be heard as far south as Ft. Myers
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 62,298 in the 2010 census, a 29.23 percent increase over the 2000 figure....
and even Naples
Naples, Florida
Naples is a city in Collier County, Florida, United States. As of July 1, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 21,653. Naples is a principal city of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated total population of 315,839 on July 1, 2007...
. Which is unheard of with most other area stations.Consequently WHPT has difficulty reaching the immediate Tampa
Tâmpa
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area and Northward. Giving rather poor signal coverage to Pasco
Pasco County, Florida
Pasco County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 344,765. The July 1, 2007 census estimate according to the U.S. Census Bureau for the county is 462,715. Its county seat is Dade City, Florida which is in the northeast part of the county - somewhat...
, Hernando
Hernando County, Florida
Hernando County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 130,802. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 165,409 . Its county seat is Brooksville, Florida. The majority of the county's population is in Spring Hill, west portion of Hernando...
and Northern Sections of Pinellas
Pinellas County, Florida
Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. Its county seat is Clearwater, Florida, and its largest city is St. Petersburg. This county is contained entirely within the telephone area code 727, except for some sections of Oldsmar, which have the area code 813...
Counties.
History
WTSP: details unknownWYAK: details unknown
WSAF: details unknown
WQSR: In 1973, the Sarasota Radio Company purchased WSAF and changed its format to the Beautiful Music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
format. Its new call letters reflected company president, Edward Rogers', philosophy: QSR: Quality Stereo Radio. After a somewhat schizophrenic existence for several years, playing Beautiful Music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Album Oriented Rock from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., the station finally pulled the plug on the daytime format when ratings and advertising sales clearly indicated the community's preference for rock and roll http://www.radioyears.com/other/details.cfm?id=989. The format would eventually suffer challenges from other formats that eroded its Arbitron
Arbitron
Arbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
ratings in the critical 25-34 and 25-54 demographics
Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
.
QSR On-air Staff:
- Steven Burgess
- Neal Mirsky
- Brock Whaley
WSRZ: Cosmos Broadcasting (now Raycom Media
Raycom Media
- History :Although Raycom Media dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations....
) purchased WQSR, on Labor Day weekend in 1979, changed its call letters to WSRZ. In 1980, Cosmos brought in Dain L. Schult with Radioactivity, Inc. who acted initially as a consultant for the station, and instituted a Mainstream
Mainstream
Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
format at the station, which was a hybrid AOR
Album-oriented rock
Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles...
/CHR
Contemporary hit radio
Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts...
approach, with specialty programming like Jazz on the side. It was Schult's idea to come up with the new moniker for the station: The Music Wave. The on-air personalities identified the station with "The Music Wave, one oh two and a half". Schult eventually became the station's Program Director
Program director
In service industries, such as education, a program director or programme director researches, plans, develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services...
and afternoon on-air personality.
The Music Wave General Manager: unknown
The Music Wave Program Director: Dain Schult
The Music Wave Music Director: unknown
The Music Wave On-air Staff:
- Al Santana
- Carson Cooper
- Michelle Tellone
- Dain Schult
- Bill Hart
- Nina Cunningham
- Albert Calvert
- J.R. Nelson
WAVE: In order to have the call letters of the radio station more closely represent the format of the station, and because Cosmos already had the "WAVE" call letters because of their TV station in Louisville, Cosmos successfully petitioned the FCC to transition WSRZ to WAVE in 1983. There was no significant change in format with the name change.
WHVE: In 1988, Susquehanna Radio Corporation
Susquehanna Radio Corporation
The Susquehanna Radio Corporation was a media corporation which operated from 1941 to 2006 that was headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The company was a unit of Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff, a conglomerate more widely known for the Pfaltzgraff kitchenware line than its broadcasting pursuits.Some of...
, part of conglomerate Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff
Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff
The Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Company was a conglomerate of companies that started in the 19th century with Johann George Pfaltzgraff's emigration from Germany to York, Pennsylvania...
purchased WAVE and changed the calls to WHVE. Initially the new ownership maintained the existing format, but with more emphasis on its already existing jazz programming. Eventually the station began updating its sound with the introduction of a contemporary jazz playlist with artists like David Benoit, Anita Baker
Anita Baker
Anita Baker is an American R&B/soul jazz singer-songwriter. To date, Baker has won eight Grammy Awards, and has four platinum albums and two gold albums to her credit....
, The Rippingtons
The Rippingtons
The Rippingtons are a contemporary group mainly relating to the genres Smooth jazz, Jazz pop, and Crossover jazz. Formed in 1986 by guitarist and band leader Russ Freeman , their career has spanned two decades...
, Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
Lee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. One of his most popular songs was the smash hit, “Is It You” in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a...
, Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton
Larry Carlton is an American jazz, smooth jazz, jazz fusion, pop, and rock guitarist and singer. He has divided his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands...
, Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover Washington, Jr. was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with George Benson, John Klemmer, David Sanborn, Bob James, Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre.He wrote some of his material and...
, David Sanborn
David Sanborn
David Sanborn is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school...
, and Kenny G
Kenny G
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...
. For the last two years that Susquehanna owned the station, it maintained a Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles ....
format.
The Wave 102.5 General Manager: Gordon Obarski
The Wave 102.5 Program Director: Jim Robinson
The Wave 102.5 Music Director: Don Brookshire
The Wave 102.5 On-air Staff:
- Bob Cummings
- Steve Callahan
- Carson Cooper
- Tammy Jett
- Tim Kelly
- Don Brookshire
- Mark Kreuger
- Kevin Mitchell
WHPT: In 1991, "Bud" Lowell Paxson of Paxson Communications (now ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks
ION Media Networks is an American television broadcasting company that owns and operates over 60 television stations in most major American markets. It is now a privately owned company.-History:...
) negotiated the sale of WHPT from Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff and, after publicity stunt that featured a week's worth of playing Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
's Stairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven
"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in late 1971. It was composed by guitarist Jimmy Page and vocalist Robert Plant for the band's untitled fourth studio album . The song, running eight minutes and two seconds, is composed of several sections, which...
over and over again, changed the station's call letters from WHVE to WHPT, renamed the station to "The Point 102.5" and changed the format to Adult Album Alternative
Adult album alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats....
, or AAA.
Initially, The Point 102.5 followed a fairly conservative AAA path, combining adult-oriented artists like Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt is an American blues singer-songwriter and a renowned slide guitar player. During the 1970s, Raitt released a series of acclaimed roots-influenced albums which incorporated elements of blues, rock, folk and country, but she is perhaps best known for her more commercially...
, Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band active from 1977 to 1995, composed of Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers .Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, blues, and came closest...
, Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stephen Ray "Stevie Ray" Vaughan was an American electric blues guitarist and singer. He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughan and frontman for Double Trouble, a band that included bassist Tommy Shannon and drummer Chris Layton. Born in Dallas, Vaughan moved to Austin at the age of 17 and...
, Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood is an English international recording artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music , R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz...
, and Steely Dan
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band; its core members are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. The band's popularity peaked in the late 1970s, with the release of seven albums blending elements of jazz, rock, funk, R&B, and pop...
. Later, taking cues from extensive music testing and a work that was presaging a new alternative sound, the station began mixing traditional favorites with more contemporary artists such as Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
, The Cranberries
The Cranberries
The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
, R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
, Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits, "Two Princes," and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong," which peaked the Billboard Hot 100 charts at #7 & #17 respectively....
and U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
. The also station became known for its "New Music File" which featured new artists that were not receiving airplay on other stations, but were nonetheless consistent with the other music being played on the station. Notable adds to the "New Music File" that first saw airplay on The Point that later went on much larger national acclaim were Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983.The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with the original line-up consisting of Dan Murphy, Dave Pirner, Karl Mueller and Pat Morley. The latter was replaced by Grant Young in...
, The Crash Test Dummies, 4 Non Blondes
4 Non Blondes
4 Non Blondes was an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1989. The group was formed by bassist Christa Hillhouse, guitarist Shaunna Hall, drummer Wanda Day, and vocalist and guitarist Linda Perry. Prior to the release of their first album, Roger Rocha replaced Hall on...
, Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
, Chris Duarte
Chris Duarte
Chris Duarte is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Duarte plays a style of Texas blues-rock that draws on elements of jazz, blues, and rock and roll.-Biography:...
, Counting Crows
Counting Crows
Counting Crows is an American rock band originating from Berkeley, California. Formed in 1991, the group gained popularity following the release of its debut album in 1993, August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr. Jones"...
and Edwin McCain
Edwin McCain
Edwin McCain is an American singer-songwriter and musician.-Career:While his albums are released under his name, he does have a permanent band, referred to as the Edwin McCain Band...
. In 1997, WHPT, The Point 102.5 was sold by Paxon Communications to Clear Channel Communications.
By September 2010
2010 in radio
The following events occurred in radio in 2010.-Events:*Date Unknown: CHOI/Quebec City flips from Alternative Rock to News/Talk.*January 4: KJCS/Lufkin, Texas goes silent....
, WHPT tweaked its classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
format in a younger and hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
direction and added 2000
2000 in music
See also:* 2000 in music Record labels established in 2000-Events:*January – Gary Glitter is released from jail, two months before his sentence for sexual offences ends.*January 1**John Tavener is knighted in the New Year's Honours List....
-2004
2004 in music
See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
titles plus most 1990s
1990s in music
For music from a year in the 1990s, go to 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99This article includes trends in popular music in the 1990s....
titles, although newer rock can still be heard on its WSUN-FM
WSUN-FM
WSUN-FM is a commercial modern rock music radio station in Tampa, Florida, broadcasting on 97.1 FM.-History:The station signed on sometime in the late-1970 on the 106.3 FM frequency as WHBS, a station that served primarily Pasco and northern Pinellas Counties. The station later became WVTY, then...
sister station.
The Point 102.5 General Manager: Drew Rashbaum
The Point 102.5 Program Director: Bob Cummings
The Point 102.5 Music Director: Kevin Mitchell
The Point 102.5 On-air Staff:
- Nick Van Cleve
- Carson Cooper
- Cynthia Clarke
- Tammy Jett
- Mark Kreuger
- Tim Kelly
- Tim Harper
- Kevin Mitchell
Frequency Call Signs and Format
Prior to its current iteration of WHPT, the frequency 102.5 has had a long history of call signCall sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
s, or letters. Starting in 1941, the signal was known as WTSP-FM. It has also been know by these calls: WYAK, WSAF-FM, WQSR, WSRZ, WAVE-FM, and WHVE.
| Calls | Format |
| WTSP | unknown |
| WYAK | unknown |
| WSAF | unknown |
| WQSR | Beautiful Music Beautiful music Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s... 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Album Oriented Rock from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. http://www.radioyears.com/other/details.cfm?lid=13&id=989 |
| WSRZ | Mainstream Mainstream Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct.... , a hybridAOR Album-oriented rock Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles... /CHR Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... format |
| WAVE | Mainstream Mainstream Mainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct.... , a hybrid AOR Album-oriented rock Album-oriented rock is an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists.-Music played:Most radio formats are based on a select, tight rotation of hit singles... /CHR Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio is a radio format that is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts... format |
| WHVE | Traditional Jazz/Easy Listening Easy listening Easy listening is a broad style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the 1950s, evolving out of big band music, and related to MOR music as played on many AM radio stations. It encompasses the exotica, beautiful music, light music, lounge music, ambient music, and space age pop genres... /Smooth Jazz Smooth jazz Smooth jazz is a genre of music that grew out of jazz fusion and is influenced by R&B, funk, rock, and pop music styles .... |
| WHPT | AAA Adult album alternative Adult album alternative is a radio format. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots trace to the 1960s and 1970s from the earlier freeform and progressive formats.... , Classic Rock Classic rock Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the... |
Reference Links
- 440: Satisfaction
- WHVE - A History
- WQSR - A History
- Susquehanna Radio
- Tampa-St. Petersburg Radio Call Letter History
- Radio Evangelist