WPTE

WPTE (94.9 FM) is a hot adult contemporary formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving Hampton Roads. WPTE is owned and operated by Audacy, Inc.^[2] WPTE's studios are located on Clearfield Avenue in Virginia Beach, while its transmitter is located in Chesapeake.^[3]

WPTE

Virginia Beach, Virginia
Broadcast area	Hampton Roads
Frequency	94.9 MHz (HD Radio)
Branding	94.9 The Point
Programming
Language	English
Format	Hot adult contemporary
Affiliations	Westwood One
Ownership
Owner	Audacy, Inc. (Audacy License, LLC)
Sister stations	WNVZ WVKL WWDE
History
First air date	May 5, 1984 (1984-05-05) (as WNRN)
Former call signs	WNRN (1984–1987) WJQI-FM (1987–1996)
Call sign meaning	"Point"
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	64004
Class	B
ERP	50,000 watts
HAAT	152 meters (499 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	36°48′37.0″N 76°16′59.0″W
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live (via Audacy)
Website	www.audacy.com/pointradio

History

WPTE's HD Radio Channels on a SPARC Radio with PSD and EAS.

The station signed on May 5, 1984, as easy listening-formatted WNRN, "Winner 95".^[4] On March 3, 1987, WNRN changed its call letters to WJQI to stand for the new "Joy 95" branding, and would shift to soft AC.^[5] By March 1994, the station evolved to hot AC and adopted the "Q94.9" branding, before flipping to "94.9 The Point" on April 15, 1996, with the call letters changing to the current WPTE on May 6, 1996.^[6][7]