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WEXP (La Salle University)

1972 establishments in Pennsylvania2020 disestablishments in PennsylvaniaCollege radio stations in PennsylvaniaDefunct mass media in PennsylvaniaLa Salle University
Radio stations disestablished in 2020Radio stations established in 1972Radio stations in Philadelphia

WEXP was a free-form campus radio station in Philadelphia, which operated for nearly 50 years. The station primarily operated as a very low powered carrier current station, with its coverage limited to the La Salle University campus. At times it was also simulcast over the La Salle TV channel's Second Audio Program (SAP), and distributed over the Internet. Because of its extremely low power, the radio station did not need a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or receive official call letters. However, the self-assigned identifier of "WEXP", short for "explorer", was adopted. Originally on 640 AM, the carrier current transmissions moved to 530 AM to avoid interference from WWJZ, a new FCC-licensed 50,000 watt station assigned to 640 AM starting around 1992. Towards the end of WEXP's existence, the transmission briefly moved to 1600 kHz AM before suspending broadcasting.

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WEXP (La Salle University)
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