WRPO-LP
| City | Russells Point, Ohio, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Indian Lake area and northwestern portion of Logan County. |
| Branding | 93.5 WRPO |
| Slogan | "Indian Lake's Greatest Hits" Where all the GOOD songs have gone! |
| Frequency | 93.5 MHz |
| Repeater(s) | WOHP-LP |
| First air date | May 27, 2002 |
| Format |
Oldies Community radio |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | 25.1 meters |
| Class | L1 low-power FM (LP) |
| Callsign meaning | Russells Point, Ohio |
| Affiliations |
USA Radio Network Gray Fox Audio Sensations |
| Owner | Village of Russells Point (managed by Gene Kirby) |
| Website | wix.com/wrpofm/wrpo-fm |
| City | Huntsville, Ohio |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Huntsville, Belle Center, Lewistown, Northwood and Bellefontaine |
| Frequency | 101.3 mHz |
| First air date | August 23, 2014 (as Gray Fox partner station of WRPO-LP) |
| ERP | 100 watts |
| HAAT | 20.5779 meters (68 feet) |
| Class | L1 (low-power FM) license granted on August 25, 2014 |
| Callsign meaning | Ohio's Highest Point (historical reference to Bellefontaine) |
| Affiliations | Repeater of WRPO-LP |
| Owner | Village of Huntsville (managed by Gene Kirby) |
| Website | wrpofm.wix.com/wohp |
WRPO-LP "Indian Lake's Greatest Hits" (for Russells Point, Ohio, its city of license) is an American non-commercial and educational low-power FM community radio station at 93.5 mHz licensed to the Ohioan village of Russells Point which up until early 2008 aired a Big Band and Adult Standards format. The station then aired a smooth jazz format from that point until May 9, 2009 when it switched to an oldies format. Its studios and transmitter are both located in the city of license and serves the communities of Russells Point, Lakeview, the perimeter of Indian Lake State Park, and surrounding portions of west-central Ohio.
WRPO-LP is simulcast on WOHP-LP at 101.3 mHz. Each station is owned and operated by their respective communities and is managed by Gene Kirby under the umbrella of "Gray Fox Broadcasting."
WRPO-LP, originally nicknamed "The Point," was founded in 2002 and commenced broadcasting on Memorial Day May 27 of that year. Its transmitter power is 100 watts ERP. Robbie Robinson and station manager Gene Kirby are just a few of the station's air personalities who are all volunteers. Its studios and offices are located at 433 State Route 708 in the village municipal building.
WRPO's former big band format was a tribute to the live performance venue of the now long gone Sandy Beach Amusement Park which was frequented by many of the popular orchestras and singers of that era...many of which were broadcast live nationwide on network radio.
WRPO is owned by the Village of Russells Point and is programmed and managed by Gene Kirby ("the Gray Fox" which is the namesake of Gray Fox Broadcasting), who also owned and operated WMHO, a micropower AM broadcaster (now defunct) at 1620 kHz in Marysville that initially aired a classic country format (following the three year departure of WUCO's studios and offices to Columbus when it was part of Saint Gabriel Cathiolic Radio) but has since employed a similar oldies format, as well as have programmed WDEQ-FM, 91.7mHz in DeGraff on behalf of its owner, the Riverside Board of Education until 2010. Kirby also served from 2011 to 2013 as operations manager of WQTT (the former WUCO) in Marysville which moved back to its original city of license in 2010. WQTT is now owned by ICS Communications.
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