WKPE-FM

WKPE-FM
City	South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Broadcast area	Cape Cod
Branding	"Cape Country 104"
Slogan	"Today's Best Country And The Legends"
Frequency	103.9 MHz
First air date	April 5, 1991
Format	Country
ERP	5,500 watts
HAAT	104 meters
Class	A
Facility ID	8586
Callsign meaning	W KaPE (intentional misspelling, based on old calls WKZE)
Owner	Sandab Communications
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	www.capecountry104.com

WKPE-FM (103.9 FM), known as "Cape Country 104", is a Country radio station licensed to South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, with its main studio in Hyannis, Massachusetts, shared with WFCC-FM, WQRC, and WOCN-FM. WKPE-FM is owned by local Cape Cod Business "Cape Cod Broadcasting" (aka Sandab Communications).

History

2007 format change

Beginning on September 25, 2007, the radio station began to buzz. Initially, the stunting involved playing one song in a loop. Each day the station added another song to the line up. On the tenth day of the stunt program (October 4, 2007), the songs began disappearing from the rotation. An announcement between songs also began to play, noting how many more days were left (counting down from 8 days) before the new format would be announced on October 12, 2007.

The list of songs played during the stunt were:

"American Pie" by Don McLean, "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" by Ella Fitzgerald, "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse, "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" by Thurl Ravenscroft (the voice of Tony the Tiger), "Thriller" by Michael Jackson, "Wide Open Spaces" by The Dixie Chicks, "Dirty Water" by The Standells, "Gone Country" by Alan Jackson, and "Sexyback" by Justin Timberlake.

On October 12, 2007, the stunting ended. After being absent from Cape Cod radio for more than 15 years, "Cape 104, The Cape's Hit Music Station" was relaunched. This marked the return of Steve Binder (mornings 6 a.m. to Noon) from the original Cape 104 along with Shai Jackson (Noon to 6 p.m.), another Cape Cod radio local. The format initially changed from Classic Rock to Hot AC, however by the end of 2007 it had evolved into CHR as more mainstream tracks were added.

2008 Format Changes

On November 10, 2008, Cape 104 flipped their format to 24/7 Christmas Music for the holiday season, renaming themselves "Cape Cod's Christmas Station, Cape 104." On December 26, 2008, Cape 104 flipped their format from 24/7 Christmas Music, to Country, renaming themselves "Cape Country 104, Today's Best Country And The Legends."

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Radio stations in the Cape Cod market

By AM frequency	1170 1240

By FM frequency	88.3 88.7 89.1 89.5 90.1 90.1 90.3 90.7 91.1 91.3 91.5 91.9 92.1 92.7 93.5 93.9 94.3 95.1 96.3 96.7 (WRYP) 96.7 (WVVY-LP) 97.7 98.7 99.5 99.9 100.5 101.1 101.9 102.3 102.9 103.9 104.7 106.1 106.5 107.5 107.9

Via FM subcarrier	67 kHz Talking Information Center (radio reading service)

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.55

Digital radio by frequency & subchannel	90.1-1 90.1-2 102.9-1 102.9-2 102.9-3

By callsign	KEC73 WAZK WBAS WBUA WBUH WCAI WCCT-FM WCIB WCOD-FM WEII WFCC-FM WFMR WFPB WFPB-FM WFRQ WGTX WHYA WKFY WKKL WKPE-FM WMVY WNAN WNCK WOCN-FM WOMR WPXC WQRC WRYP WSDH WVVY-LP WXTK WYZX WZAI

Defunct stations	WXLJ-LP/97.7

See also Boston Providence Newport New Bedford-Fall River Worcester

Country radio stations in the state of Massachusetts

By frequency	940 95.3 98.1 98.9 100.9 101.7 102.5 103.9

By callsign	WBWL WCTK WGFP WKLB-FM WKPE-FM WORC-FM WPVQ WRNX

By community of license	Amherst Greenfield Lynn New Bedford South Yarmouth Waltham Webster Webster

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Massachusetts

Coordinates: 41°41′28″N 70°11′20″W / 41.691°N 70.189°W / 41.691; -70.189

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