WFPL

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WFPL

Office in Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Broadcast area	Louisville metropolitan area
Frequency	89.3 MHz
Branding	89.3 WFPL News Louisville
Programming
Format	Public radio (news and information)
Affiliations	Kentucky Public Radio National Public Radio American Public Media Public Radio Exchange BBC World Service
Ownership
Owner	Louisville Public Media (Kentucky Public Radio, Inc.)
Sister stations	WFPK, WUOL-FM
History
First air date	1950 (1950)
Call sign meaning	"Free Public Library" (original licensee)
Technical information[1]
Licensing authority	FCC
Facility ID	4258
Class	B
ERP	21,000 watts
HAAT	236 meters (774 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	38°21′54″N 85°50′24″W / 38.365°N 85.840°W / 38.365; -85.840
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Webcast	Listen live
Website	lpm.org/news

WFPL (89.3 MHz) is a 24-hour listener-supported, noncommercial FM radio station in Louisville, Kentucky. The station focuses on news and information, and is the primary National Public Radio network affiliate for the Louisville radio market. WFPL is now owned by Louisville Public Media and was originally owned by the Louisville Free Public Library. When the station came on the air in 1950, it was the first library-owned radio station in the country.^[2]

WFPL's transmitter is off Moser Knob Road in New Albany, Indiana, amid the towers for other Louisville-area FM and TV stations.^[3] The 21,000 watt signal covers parts of Kentucky and Indiana.