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WNAP
Broadcast areaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Frequency1110 kHz
Branding"Gospel Highway Eleven"
Programming
FormatDefunct (was gospel)
Ownership
OwnerWNAP, Inc[1]
History
First air date
1947[2]
Former call signs
  • WNAR (1947–1984)
  • WGHW (1984–1987)[2]
Call sign meaning
Norristown Area
Technical information
Facility ID73313
ClassD
Power
Transmitter coordinates
40°08′5.00″N 75°18′45.00″W / 40.1347222°N 75.3125000°W / 40.1347222; -75.3125000
Links
WebsiteOfficial Website

WNAP was a class D AM radio station on 1110 kHz serving the Norristown, Pennsylvania, area. WNAP (also known as Gospel Highway 11) broadcast gospel music.[4] Today, Gospel Highway 11 continues to service the community as 24-hour online radio station.[5]

During its lifespan as a daytime-only station, WNAP's frequency was occupied by WBT from Charlotte, North Carolina, in the evenings.

The call sign WNAP were originally used by major station (nicknamed "The Buzzard") in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 93.1 FM from 1968 to 1986. The call sign was reused by that station from 1994 to 2000, but with an "-FM" suffix due to this Pennsylvania AM-band station having taken over the root call sign in the interim.

WNAP signed off March 1, 2021, and sold its broadcast tower, initially hoping to find another tower site to resume operations.[6] The station's license was surrendered to the FCC on April 13. Its programming continues to be carried on the Internet.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Call Sign Desk - Query". Federal Communications Commission. 1987-01-01. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  2. ^ a b "Call Sign History". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  3. ^ "AM Query & AM List Results". Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  4. ^ "HOME". Gospel Highway Eleven | Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ^ "WNAP 1110 AM Radio - Norristown, PA". 1993-07-14. Retrieved 2006-12-28.
  6. ^ "WNAP Signs Off With Land Sale". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  7. ^ "FCC Report 4/18: WNAP Surrenders License". RadioInsight. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
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