ERP 50,000 watts Class C2 Webcast Listen Live City of license Wiggins Owner Alpha Media Branding 97.9 WCPR | HAAT 142 meters Facility ID 72194 Frequency 97.9 MHz Format Active rock Area Biloxi, Gulfport Effective radiated power 50 kW | |
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Broadcast area Biloxi-Gulfport, Mississippi | ||
WCPR-FM (97.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Wiggins, Mississippi. Its transmitter is located in Saucier, Mississippi, on a 466-foot tower at 50,000 watts of power. WCPR plays primarily rock and alternative music. The station's signal reaches far west to Covington, Louisiana, far east to Mobile, Alabama, and far north as Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
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US98/97-9 CPR
The station started out with a country music format as US98 from 1994-1995. On September 20, 1995, the station dropped country for Active Rock as "Real Rock 97.9 WCPR" and became the first new rock station on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
In 1999, WCPR were the first radio station to play the popular song 'Kryptonite' by 3 Doors Down, which was eventually released on the 17th January 2000. in 2012, WCPR was nominated for a RadioContraband Rock Radio Award for "Medium Market Radio Station of the Year"
In July 2014, station owner, Triad Broadcasting was sold to Alpha Media along with sister stations, WXYK, WGBL, WQBB and WTNI
97-9 CPR currently ranks at #7 (5.5) in the Gulfport-Biloxi market according to the Spring 2015 Nielsen ratings release.