WPIE

WPIE
Broadcast areaFinger Lakes
Frequency107.1 MHz (HD Radio) & 1160 kHz
BrandingESPN Ithaca 107.1/1160
Programming
FormatSports
AffiliationsESPN Radio
Ownership
OwnerVizella Media LLC
History
First air date
1989
Call sign meaning
Pie: co-founder's wife was a baker
Technical information
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID52124
ClassB
Power5,000 watts (daytime)
220 watts (nighttime)
447 watts PSRA
Transmitter coordinates
42°32′42″N 76°42′39″W / 42.54500°N 76.71083°W / 42.54500; -76.71083
Translator(s)107.1 W296CP (Ithaca)
107.1 W296DH (Watkins Glen)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen Live
Websitewww.espnithaca.com

WPIE signed on in 1989 as Tompkins County's third AM radio station and the Ithaca, New York market's 12th station on both radio bands. It broadcasts on 1160 kHz. Since November 2010, it has been locally owned and operated by Vizella Media and has been an ESPN Radio affiliate with national sports coverage, local coverage of the Cornell Big Red, Ithaca Bombers, Cortland Red Dragons, TC3 Panthers, and Section IV high school sports, and regional coverage of the Syracuse Orange and New York Yankees.