WEXP (FM)
| City | Brandon, Vermont |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Rutland County, Vermont |
| Branding | 101 The One |
| Slogan | "Welcome home to the music you love." |
| Frequency | 101.5 MHz |
| First air date | 1999 |
| Format | Full Service AC |
| ERP | 350 watts directional |
| HAAT | 398 meters |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 65961 |
| Callsign meaning | "The EXPerience", a former AAA radio station in Plattsburgh, NY |
| Owner | Radio Vermont Group/Ken Squier (Woodchuck Radio, LLC) |
| Sister stations | WCVT, WDEV, WLVB |
| Webcast | Listen live |
| Website | www.101TheOne.com |
WEXP (101.5 FM) is a radio station licensed to Brandon, Vermont, that broadcasts a full service adult contemporary format with an effective radiated power of 350 watts with a directional antenna located atop "Grandpa's Knob" near Castleton, Vermont. It brands "101 The One." WEXP is owned by Radio Vermont Group, which is controlled by former NASCAR broadcaster Ken Squier. 101 The One is also broadcast on WCVT.
101 The One airs a variety of music programs that are produced by the station, and play classic hits and album cuts from the 70s, 80s and early 90s. The station's morning show is called Wake Up 101 with Lana Wilder. That is followed by Allentown with Frankie Allen, The Edge of Knight with Jim Knight, and Chill Out 101 with Mister Mellow. The One's weather comes from meteorologist Roger Hill, who is also the forecaster for WEXP's sister station, WDEV. 101 The One features news updates at 7:00 and 8:00 AM, as a part of the Radio Vermont News Network, which broadcasts for seven minutes on all Radio Vermont Group Stations (WEXP, WCVT, WDEV, and WLVB). 101 The One's weekend programming consists of 101 Weekends with Matt Kelly, who plays music that is similar to what is heard on weekdays.
The station's construction permit was originally owned by Tim Hoehn, Gary Savoie, and local resident Michael Carr who wound up selling a controlling interest to Jeff Shapiro. Although the transmitter is located a distance from Brandon, the tower site on Grandpa's Knob, in Castleton, Vermont, was the only place that would suffice to get a city grade signal over the majority of Brandon. An FCC waiver permitted this operation. A story in the Rutland Herald depicted a large type balloon being raised over a hilltop in Pittsford to depict how high a proposed tower could be. What made the story enticing was that a series of hunters shot the balloon down, since the people there did not want a tower erected in their town.
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