WPNH-FM (100.1

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) is a commercial radio station located in

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. The station identifies itself as "100.1 The Planet" and airs

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peppered with

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and, more recently,

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. The station primarily covers the western Lakes Region and southern White Mountains area, though it can be heard as far south as

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and as far west as

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. WPNH-FM originally transmitted from a hilltop in nearby

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until the late 1990s when the station's transmitter was moved to the top of

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in Plymouth by new owners. In January 2013, soon after another rock station in the area was purchased by new owners who immediately stopped broadcasting the show, WPNH-FM became the Central New Hampshire affiliate for ''

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''. It replaced the station's previous morning show, the locally produced "Daily Planet" hosted by then-music director Annie Biello and newswoman Amy Bates. On December 29, 2014, shortly after hiring a new music director, the station began incorporating classic rock into its programming while eliminating most of its

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catalog. The station now primarily broadcasts Westwood One's

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music service, peppering in locally selected music on featured shows like ''Local Outbreak'', ''Out Of The Box'' and ''Punch Out''. WPNH-FM's sister stations are WFTN and

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, WSCY in

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, and WPNH in Plymouth. The station does not stream its signal over the internet.

References

External links

Official website
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