WPCE

WPCE
Broadcast areaHampton Roads
Frequency1400 kHz
Branding"Peace 1400"
Programming
FormatTraditional Urban Gospel
Ownership
OwnerFriendship Cathederal Family Worship Center, Inc.
WGPL
History
First air date
1946 (1946) (as WLOW 1590 AM)
Former call signs
WCKA (1946, CP)
WLOW (1946–1961)
WHIH (1961–1971)
WWOC (1971–1975)
Former frequencies
1590 kHz (1946–1949), 1410 kHz (1949–1950)
Call sign meaning
W PeaCE
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID72813
ClassC
Power1,000 watts day and night
Transmitter coordinates
36°48′10″N 76°16′58″W / 36.80278°N 76.28278°W / 36.80278; -76.28278
Translator(s)95.3 MHz W237FM (Portsmouth)
Links
Public license information
WebsiteWPCE Online

WPCE (1400 kHz) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Portsmouth, Virginia, and serving Hampton Roads. WPCE is owned and operated by Friendship Cathederal Family Worship Center, Inc. It airs a traditional urban gospel radio format, with some Christian talk and teaching shows. The radio studios are on Church Street in Norfolk, Virginia.

WPCE is powered at 1,000 watts non-directional. The transmitter is off Barnes Road in Chesapeake, Virginia, near Interstate 464. Programming is also heard on 99-watt FM translator W237FM at 95.3 MHz.