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Station Date Line & Information WKPW-FM began broadcasting September 23, 1993 with a power of 250 watts, on an 80' tower, broadcasting from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
On
January 10, 1994,
WKPW-FM
began broadcasting 24 hours a day with the Ultimate Digital Studio
CD automation system.
In
June 2001,
the automation system was upgraded to the Audio Vault 100
Digital automation system. In the
summer of 2005,
the automation system was
upgraded to AudioVault 2. July 14, 1994 marked the date that WKPW-FM increased the power to 4,400 watts and became the second-highest-powered high school station in the State ofIndiana. WKPW-FM has the potential to reach nearly 38,000 + listeners daily. The signal has reached listeners as far away as Jeffersonville, Indiana to near Cincinnati, Ohio! Visit our "Listener's Page" to see who's listening on their Smartphone.  WKPW-FM began building new 2000 + sq. ft. "Showcase Studios" in January 2009 at the Knightstown High School. WKPW-FM transfered ownership from the Indiana Soldiers' & Sailors' Children's Home to the New Castle Area Career Programs in June 2010.
WKPW-FM
moved into new studios at Knightstown High School on
May 24-26, 2011. WKPW-FM is a student-operated noncommercial high school radio station by the New Castle Career Center.
Chris Lamb Jediah Behny, Superintendent, Charles A. Beard Schools
Format
24 Hour Commercial-Free Classic Hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's &
mid 90's
Power
4,400 Watts
WKPW FM
Knightstown, IN 46148
School: 765-345-5153, ext. 400
Fax: 765-345-7977
Equipment
Air Studio
20 Channel AudioArts R-90 Console - Shure SM7B Microphones - Crown Power Amp - JBL Monitors - dbx Microphone Processors - Marti Remote Receiver & Transmitter - Sage Emergency Alert System - Audio Vault 2 Digital Storage System - 2- /24" Dell Monitors - Adobe Audition 2.0 Prod 1 32- 8 Mackie Console - Electrovoice RE-20 Microphones - Symetrix 528E Microphone Processors - Crown Power Amps - JBL Mix Down Monitors - JBL 4410 Studio Monitors - Adobe Audition CS6 - Audio Vault 2 Automation System Prod 2 12 Channel Audio Arts Console - Electrovoice RE-20 Microphone - Symetrix 528E Microphone Processors - Crown Power Amp - JBL Monitors - Audio Vault Workstation - Audio Vault 2 Automation Systems - Adobe Audition CS6 - Triple Array Monitors
Prod 3
12 Channel Audio Arts Console - Electrovoice RE-20 Microphone - Symetrix 528E Microphone Processors - Crown Power Amp - JBL Monitors - Audio Vault Workstation - Audio Vault 2 Automation Systems - Adobe Audition CS6 - Triple Array Monitors
Prod 4 & 5
AudioArts Air 4 12 Channel Consoles - Crown Speaker Amps - Rolls Tuners - JBL Speakers - dbx 286S Microphone Amps - Audio-Technica AT2020 Microphones -Adobe Audition CS6 - Audio Vault Automation System RF Equipment
Broadcast Electronics Transmitter - Broadcast Electronics
Exciter - Orban 8100A Optimod - Orban 8100a/XT2 Limiter -
Belar FM Modulation Monitor - Belar Stereo Monitor -
AudioArts Distribution Amplifier - Arbitron PPM Encoder
-Inovonics RDS Encoder
Broadcast Tools Switcher - Mosley STL Transmitter & Receiver
*****Transmitter is backed up by a 55 kw Kohler
generator*****
 WKPW Article in Radio World September 1, 2012 (click here to read article) 
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WKPW 8149 W U.S. 40 Knightstown, IN 46148 765-345-9070, studio 765-345-7977, fax |
