- WKPX
Infobox Radio Station
name = WKPX
airdate = 1982
frequency = 88.5 MHz
city =Sunrise, Florida
area = Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood
format =Educational
owner =Broward County Public Schools
"(off-hours programmed byNova Southeastern University )"
erp = 3,000watt s
branding = WKPX
Radio X, "WNSU"
slogan = South Florida's Radio Alternative
class = A
website =WKPX 88.5 FM is a
non-commercial ,educational radio station owned and operated by the Broward District School Board and is located at Piper High School inSunrise, Florida . The station broadcasts with the talent of Piper High students, school days from 7:30AM to 6PM. After hours, broadcast students fromNova Southeastern University man the station, under the name "Radio X" and the fake calls "WNSU".History
The music format on WKPX was originally
Top 40 , but they altered their format in the late 80's to primarilyTechno , Alternative andPunk rock , among a wide variety of genres.In 2002 WKPX went to an
Audiovault system, in which the DJ portions were pre-recorded in advance, and the music is played from a computer. The station also changed its music focus to the more popular Alternative and Punk formats.Programming on WKPX included "
Not Real ", which focused on alternative rock with comedy; and "Halon 121", a Heavy Metal program, billed as the longest running show in WKPX's history (1982-2003).External links
* [http://www.wkpx.freeservers.com/history.html WKPX Website]
* [http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/piperhigh/wkpx.html WKPX-FM Web Site at Piper High School]
* [http://www.nova.edu/radiox Radio X (Nova Southeastern University)]
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