WPCV
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WPCV 97.5 FM
, (97 Country), is a country music
station owned and operated by Hall Communications. WPCV is licensed in Winter Haven, Florida
, with studios in Lakeland
, and transmitting facilities east of Haines City
.
While the station predominantly covers Polk County
, WPCV also serves listeners in the greater Orlando
area, as well as many parts of the Tampa Bay
area. With its transmitter located in the central part of Florida, broadcasting at 100 kilowatts
at 310 meters HAAT, WPCV is one of very few radio stations in Central Florida to reach both Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
WPCV has operated a country music format under its current calls since 1973. Previous to that, the station played Beautiful Music
as WHFL, and prior to that the station was known as WINT-FM and WXKL.
Frequency modulation
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, (97 Country), is a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
station owned and operated by Hall Communications. WPCV is licensed in Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 26,487 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 estimates, the city had a population of 32,577, making it the second most populated city in Polk County...
, with studios in Lakeland
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
, and transmitting facilities east of Haines City
Haines City, Florida
Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,174 at the 2000 census. As of 2010, the population estimated by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Florida is 18,762. Haines City is the third most populous city in Polk County, Florida...
.
While the station predominantly covers Polk County
Polk County, Florida
Polk County is located in central Florida between the Tampa Bay and Greater Orlando metropolitan areas. The county was established by the state government in 1861 on the eve of the American Civil War and named after former United States president James K. Polk. The county seat is Bartow and its...
, WPCV also serves listeners in the greater Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
area, as well as many parts of the Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico on the west central coast of Florida, comprising Hillsborough Bay, Old Tampa Bay, Middle Tampa Bay, and Lower Tampa Bay."Tampa Bay" is not the name of any municipality...
area. With its transmitter located in the central part of Florida, broadcasting at 100 kilowatts
Watt
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at 310 meters HAAT, WPCV is one of very few radio stations in Central Florida to reach both Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
WPCV has operated a country music format under its current calls since 1973. Previous to that, the station played Beautiful Music
Beautiful music
Beautiful music is a mostly instrumental music format that was prominent in American radio from the 1960s through the 1980s...
as WHFL, and prior to that the station was known as WINT-FM and WXKL.