WPAW
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| WPAW | |
| City of license | Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Triad |
| Branding | 93.1 The Wolf |
| Frequency | 93.1 MHz |
| Format | Country |
| Power | 100,000 Watts |
| HAAT | 335 meters |
| Class | C |
| Facility ID | 40752 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Former callsigns | WMQX |
| Owner | Entercom |
| Sister stations | WJMH, WQMG-FM, WSMW |
| Website | www.931wolfcountry.com |
WPAW is a Country music radio station licensed to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and serving the Piedmont Triad region, which includes Greensboro and High Point. The Entercom outlet broadcasts at 93.1 MHz with an ERP of 100 kW.
[edit] History
The station's original calls were WAIR-FM (sister station and simulcast partner to current WPOL-AM). In the late 1960s the station began separate programming as a Religious/Beautiful Music station with the call letters WGPL.
In 1979, the station returned to a partial simulcast of a Top-40 format with WAIR, but the 93.1 station took on the calls WSEZ and the combination was collectively known as Z-93.
In the 1980s WSEZ completely separated from WAIR, playing Top 40 and later album-oriented rock. It became an Adult Contemporary outlet in 1987 (as 93 Mix) with the call letters of WMQX, which it retained during its entire tenure as an Oldies station, which began in 1990. The station contiuned to use the 93-MIX name until the mid-1990s when it was changed to Oldies 93.
On October 3, 2006 the station began spinning the format wheel, which landed on Country on October 4. The move now gives the region three Country outlets as they take on heritage rival WTQR and upstart classic country station WIST.
As of the week ending November 25, 2006, WMQX officially changed its call letters to WPAW.
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