WEVC (107.1 FM) is a
radio station
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licensed to
Gorham, New Hampshire
Gorham is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,698 at the 2020 census. Gorham is located in the White Mountains, and parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the south and northwest. Moose Brook Sta ...
. The station is owned by
New Hampshire Public Radio
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, and is an affiliate of their
public radio network.
The station signed on in May 1995 as commercial station WXLQ.
The station carried
country music
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and
classic rock
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formats during its five years of commercial operation.
In 1999, founder Gladys Powell sold the station to NHPR,
[ which made it part of its network on January 10, 2000.] It is the only station to be acquired by NHPR (all other NHPR stations were built and signed on by the network).
References
External links
nhpr.org
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EVC EVC may refer to:
* Eastern Valley Conference, a defunct American high school athletics conference
* Ecological vegetation class
* Economic value to the customer
* Eden Village Camp, a Jewish summer camp in New York state
* Electric Vehicle Comp ...
Coös County, New Hampshire
Radio stations established in 1995
NPR member stations
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