WIPK
| City | Calhoun, Georgia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Gordon and adjacent counties of northwest Georgia |
| Branding | i94.5 |
| Slogan | The Hits NOW! |
| Frequency | 94.5 MHz |
| First air date | November 2011 |
| Format | Top 40/CHR |
| ERP | 6,000 watts |
| HAAT | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Class | A |
| Facility ID | 189512 |
| Transmitter coordinates | 34°28′18″N 84°53′8″W / 34.47167°N 84.88556°WCoordinates: 34°28′18″N 84°53′8″W / 34.47167°N 84.88556°W |
| Owner | C. Steve Hegwood (Core Communicators North LLC) |
| Website | i945ga.com |
WIPK FM, "i94.5", is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Calhoun, Georgia. The station's broadcast license is held C. Steve Hegwood, through licensee Core Communicators North LLC.
In August 2014, WIPK had been under contract to be sold to the owner of co-channel W233BF "Streetz 94.5" in Atlanta, which would presumably then simulcast on WIPK, similar to the situation with WTSH-FM and W296BB on 107.1, which also serve northwest Georgia and metro Atlanta respectively. Previously, WIPK had submitted complaints of RF interference caused by W233BF, as had WFDR-FM 94.5 on the other side of Atlanta. The sale closed on January 13, 2015, along with the format change.
WIPK transmits from east-southeast of the city, on the ridge east of Interstate 75. Completing its application, construction permit, and application for broadcast license all within 2011, the station serves several counties in northwest Georgia, including all of Gordon county and parts of surrounding ones. The usable signal usually reaches as far south and southeast as the north and northwestern exurbs of metro Atlanta. Reception in the Etowah/Allatoona basin is typically good in places near Cartersville and , but south of the ridge that includes Kennesaw Mountain and Sweat Mountain, signal strength drops off going down toward the Chattahoochee River valley, where it is now overwhelmed by W233BF.
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