WPEB
Encyclopedia
WPEB is a Variety formatted broadcast
radio station
licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
Due to WPEB's low wattage, the station only serves the University of Pennsylvania
Campus and the University City Neighborhood. WPEB is owned and operated by Scribe Video Center, Inc.
on 48th Street at Baltimore Avenue.
In September 2005, WPEB filed a Suspension of Operations with the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), "in order to resolve complaints of interference to other stations."
It has subsequently resumed operations and was purchased by a nonprofit organization with plans to operate it as a community radio station.
Broadcasting
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radio station
Radio station
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licensed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
.
Due to WPEB's low wattage, the station only serves the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
Campus and the University City Neighborhood. WPEB is owned and operated by Scribe Video Center, Inc.
History
WPEB began in 1981 in studios located in the basement of Calvary ChurchCalvary United Methodist Church, Philadelphia
Calvary United Methodist Church is located on the southeast corner of 48th St. & Baltimore Ave. at 801 48th St. St. Philadelphia, PA 19143. Rev. John Pritchard is the pastor...
on 48th Street at Baltimore Avenue.
In September 2005, WPEB filed a Suspension of Operations with the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC), "in order to resolve complaints of interference to other stations."
It has subsequently resumed operations and was purchased by a nonprofit organization with plans to operate it as a community radio station.