WMPC

WMPC (1230 AM) is a noncommercial radio station licensed to Lapeer, Michigan, United States, and serving the northern suburbs of Detroit and the Flint area. It broadcasts a Christian radio format and is owned by the Calvary Bible Church of Lapeer. It first began broadcasting on December 6, 1926, and is one of the oldest continuously operating Christian stations in the United States.^[1]

The studios and transmitter are on North Lapeer Road in Lapeer. Programming is also heard on 250-watt FM translator W295CT at 106.9 MHz.

The station first signed on the air on December 6, 1926.^[2] It broadcast from a homemade transmitter in the Methodist Protestant Church of Lapeer. In the 1930s, the frequency was 1200 kilocycles. It was a "share time" station, required to work out a schedule with the other nearby stations on 1200 AM. The power was only 100 watts.

With the 1941 enactment of the North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA), WMPC moved to 1230 AM.^[3] It increased its power to 250 watts. The church's name had changed to the Liberty Street Gospel Church at 803 Liberty Street in Lapeer. WMPC was still required to share its time on the air with another radio station.

In the 1970s, the church changed its name to the Calvary Bible Church. WMPC increased its daytime power to 1,000 watts and was no longer required to share its time on the air with other nearby stations on its frequency. The radio station has only had four managers over the years: Rev. Frank S. Hemingway, Rev. Arnold Bracy, Bob Baldwin, and the current manager, Ed LeVoir.

In the 2000s, WMPC added an FM translator at 106.9 MHz, for listeners who prefer to hear the station on FM radio.

WMPC has a schedule of local and national religious leaders. Christian music airs anytime there is no scheduled program or to fill gaps in-between programs, hosts heard on WMPC include Chuck Swindoll, John MacArthur, and David Jeremiah among others. Adventures in Odyssey among other kids programs air 6 days a week to appeal to younger listeners.^[4]

WMPC is a non-commercial, non-profit radio station. It holds a "Sharathon" on-air fundraiser twice a year to support the expenses of operating the station.^[5]

• Michiguide.com - WMPC History

• Facility details for Facility ID 65496 (WMPC) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• WMPC in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 201347 (W295CT) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• W295CT in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

43°04′46″N 83°18′35″W / 43.07944°N 83.30972°W / 43.07944; -83.30972

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