City | Greenville, South Carolina |
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Broadcast area | Upstate South Carolina & Western North Carolina |
Branding | WEPR 90.1 |
Slogan | "Your Classical NPR Station" |
Frequency | 90.1 MHz |
First air date | September 3rd, 1972 |
Format | Classical music |
ERP | 85,000 watts |
HAAT | 361 meters |
Class | C |
Facility ID | 60926 |
Transmitter coordinates | 34°56′29.00″N 82°24′38.00″W / 34.9413889°N 82.4105556°W |
Callsign meaning | WE Public Radio |
Affiliations | NPR, ETV Radio |
Owner | South Carolina Educational TV Commission |
Website | scpublicradio.org |
WEPR is a noncommercial Classical/News/Talk in Greenville, South Carolina featuring both Classical music as well as news and other programs from NPR. The station is part of the statewide "Classical NPR network" from ETV Radio.
With its 85,000-watt ERP, WEPR is one of ETV Radio's most powerful stations. In addition to its primary coverage area of the Upstate, its signal penetrates well into Western North Carolina, providing city-grade coverage as far north as Asheville.
WEPR was the first public radio station in South Carolina, signing on in 1972. Originally licensed to Clemson, it moved to Greenville in the 1980s.